Neighbors of the western Maine mountain worry that it may lose its small-town appeal as it gets much-needed capital improvements.
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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What’s SUP? That’s stand-up paddle boarding and here’s how to do it
The ubiquitous boards are now firmly rooted in Maine’s outdoor culture and afford an intriguing way to see what’s in the ocean.
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Saddleback reaches ‘historic deal’ for ski resort’s future
A public relations firm representing the resort said details of sale of Maine’s third-largest ski area would be released Wednesday.
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Maine Audubon hires longtime L.L. Bean executive as new director
Andy Beahm takes leadership of the conservation group after serving as interim director since January.
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As striper fishermen hope for a big year, one Windham angler is ready
Paul Korenkiewicz will pass up a night’s sleep to chase striped bass.
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As Maine’s moose herd declines, so do moose-vehicle collisions
A 55 percent decrease over the past decade – thanks in part to raised awareness – gives Maine officials more insight into how and where to manage the herd.
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Even at 87, John Neff is one of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s most dedicated volunteers
The club prepares the trail for the busy hiking season each spring.
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In From the Outdoors: Q&A with Mike Brown
Brown is a scientist studying striped bass for the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
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State proposes issuing 66,050 deer permits, the most in a decade
The 44 percent jump would affect mostly southern and central Maine, where two mild winters have allowed the herd to rebound.
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Homans Path brings Acadia fans home
The little-known trail celebrates the national park’s first donor.