The Berry family, which has invested $40 million and quadrupled the work force, wants $12 million for the 400-acre ski resort.
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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OUTDOORS: Around the World,In Search of a Record
THOMASTON — Stanley Paris has his work cut out for him. The countdown has begun for his solo nonstop unassisted circumnavigation world-record attempt.
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Hundreds celebrate life of Camden Snow Bowl manager
Friends and family describe Jeff Kuller, who died Sunday at 56, as a man who inspired many.
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Deer population on upswing as hunting season starts
Firearm season opens for Maine deer hunters Saturday, and biologists predict the prospect of tagging a deer will be better than in recent years following a mild winter last year.
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State may ban use of live bait by ice fishermen on 16 northern Maine lakes
AUGUSTA — State officials may ban the use of live bait by ice fishermen on 16 lakes in northern Maine to help protect wild brook trout populations, state officials said Wednesday.
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OUTDOORS: Worth the Trip
WESLEY — Tommy Henley has spent close to $3,000 each year for the past six years coming to Maine’s Downeast woodland from Tennessee to hunt bear. And Henley, a traditional bowhunter, has never bagged a bruin. But the southern firefighter keeps returning to Maine because the silent, dark woods draw him back.
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Crowd gathers for annual Labor Day breakfast in Portland
PORTLAND — A rally for better jobs, wages and health care drew a crowd of about 175 people Monday to the annual Labor Day breakfast sponsored by the Southern Maine Labor Council.
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Pingree rallies Maine workers at breakfast honoring Working Class Heroes
Retired trade union activists John Newton and Wayne Poland were honored with Working Class Hero awards.
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Decline in out-of-state hunters hits local economy
A significant decline in hunters coming to Maine from other states is having a far-reaching economic impact, from state agencies to small businesses in rural areas.
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Decline in out-of-state hunting licenses has Mainers feeling economic sting
A significant decline in hunters coming to Maine from other states is having a far-reaching economic impact, from state agencies to small businesses in rural areas.