From Nordic skis and backpacks to paddleboards and kayaks, the Katahdin Gear Library has plenty to offer residents of Millinocket and nearby communities.
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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Appeal filed on lawsuit seeking end to Sunday hunting ban
The lawsuit contends that the state’s ‘right to food’ amendment paves the way for Sunday hunting.
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Debate over snowmobiles starts to rev up: 2-stroke or 4-stroke sleds?
While the quieter, cleaner 4-strokes have grown in popularity, many Mainers still are faithful to their lighter 2-stroke snowmobiles.
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Foam snowshoes offer a lightweight alternative for gliding on groomed trails
Relatively new to the market, foam snowshoes are much lighter than aluminum models – but they are not recommended for all types of terrain.
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High school students draw a crowd by staging ice-fishing derby
A pair of Oxford Hills students hosted a derby last weekend as a senior project. One of them hopes to grow it into one of Maine’s largest derbies.
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Mainer builds one of the largest networks of female hunters in the nation
Christi Holmes has grown her women’s hunting group into one of the largest in the country and one of the few offering trips, seminars and hunts.
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In just a few years, horse skijoring pulling in fans around Maine
The sport, in which a skier maneuvers around obstacles while being pulled by a galloping horse, is expected to draw thousands of fans to Topsham and Skowhegan in February.
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Want to escape the crowds, and save money? Try night skiing
The vast majority of Maine Alpine areas offer night skiing – and nearly half offer deals that top the day ticket pass.
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High Peaks Alliance gets $2 million to rebuild bridge over Sandy River in Farmington
The federal funding will be used to construct a 336-foot span that will link Farmington and Jay via the 14-mile Whistle Stop Trail.
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Extreme winter sport to debut in Maine at Lost Valley ski area
Ice cross – a sport in which skaters compete head-to-head down a steep track while navigating twists, banked turns and jumps – comes to Auburn in February.