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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.

Outdoors, Sports

Take it from the mushers, a good lead dog is priceless

by Deirdre Fleming February 12, 2017February 13, 2017

Mushers at the annual Greenville race say sled dog leaders are focused, fast and just special.

Outdoors, Sports

Even in Katahdin national monument, snowmobilers are welcome

by Deirdre Fleming February 5, 2017February 10, 2017

Many sledders who trek to northern Maine are unaware some of their favored trails run through what is now a national monument. Fortunately, their machines are still allowed.

Local & State, News, Outdoors

Maine Waterside Trails center to provide youth outdoor education programs

by Deirdre Fleming February 2, 2017February 10, 2017

The Butler Conservation Fund is donating $5 million to build the center, multi-use trails and campsites on 4,300 acres along the East Branch of the Penobscot.