An ad-hoc friends group helped secure public access to this little island.
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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Maine awarding moose permits to 2,740 hunters
Nearly 90 percent of those will go to residents, the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says.
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Moose hunters flock to Bethel for lottery draw
2,740 permits were allocated, 90 percent of which went to Maine residents.
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Maine Forestry Museum gets face-lift
The museum, once falling into disrepair but now revived and expanded, offers a unique look at an industry key to the region’s past and present
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Mount Washington native keeps traditions alive
A spring skiing adventure holds promise for longtime buddies.
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Fishermen welcome new bag limit for stripers
The tighter rules receive widespread support from those concerned about the steep decline in the striped bass population.
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L.L. Bean hosts first birding festival on its campus
The retailer has partnered with Maine Audubon for the three-day event.
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Vernal pools virile and vulnerable
Development threatens those temporary pools that spring forth critters essential for a lively forest.
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An emerging dirt-bike sport looks to win favors
The Maine Dual Sport & Dirt Bike Association wants to cooperate with landowners who control where they may ride.
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Maine Marine Resources panel approves stricter bag limit for stripers
The change comes as the striped bass harvest has dropped dramatically in the past decade.