Our reporter was skeptical of forest bathing at first, but the experience proved transformative.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Forest therapy walks grow in popularity in Maine
Like so many other outdoor pursuits, forest bathing has inspired people to spend meaningful moments in the woods before and during the pandemic.
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Wheels turning to build Maine’s next mountain biking destination
The Moosehead Outdoor Alliance plans to build a 25-mile trail system on 2,000 acres of the state-owned Little Moose Public Reserve just west of Greenville.
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Beech Ridge Motor Speedway nears its finish line after 73 years
Teenagers on up to 80-year-olds cheered and mourned one of the last nights of racing at the ‘Beech.’
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Outdoors-oriented online vacation rentals take off in Maine
The Hipcamp buzz has come to Maine, where primitive cabins and fields have filled with guests during the pandemic.
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Maine Huts and Trails to open this winter
The hut system with 80 miles of trails will offer some more affordable options.
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Fans and employees ‘devastated’ by sale of Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
‘When the announcement was made you could hear a pin drop’ in the crowd of 1,000 people, says Andy Austin, the longtime Beech Ridge race announcer.
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Retiring director leaves a legacy of access in the North Maine Woods
Al Cowperthwaite’s leadership has been key to Maine’s unique tradition of allowing recreation in the working forestland.
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Pandemic doesn’t slow growth of high school volleyball in Maine
Several schools have seen large turnouts with huge freshmen classes this fall, and new programs continue to pop up around the state.
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New campsites offer more opportunities at Katahdin Woods and Waters
While the seven new sites feature many of the traits of wilderness camping, they are close to parking spaces and not far from paved roads.