Several Nordic classes around the state are geared toward kids in kindergarten and first grade.
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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Birders cap off 2021 with a first-ever sighting of a Steller’s sea eagle in Maine
The eagle, one of only about 4,000 worldwide, is thousands of miles from its usual territory in Asia and Russia.
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Maine reports 1,107 new cases of COVID-19
Six additional deaths also were reported on Friday, and 334 people were hospitalized with COVID infections.
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Maine state parks set another attendance record in 2021
For the second straight year, more than 3 million people visited Maine’s state parks and historic sites.
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Best of all time? Experts say these outdoor gifts can’t be beat
Maine’s outdoor adventurers say their most-loved outdoor gifts have stood the test of time.
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Indoor track: Athletes get to compete this winter, but it’s complicated
High school track and field athletes must wear masks during indoor meets, and they need proof of vaccination to compete at USM or Bowdoin.
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Want to give ice fishing a try this winter? Here are some tips
Ice fishing dealers share advice with newbies to the sport, even as they hurry to keep up with the spike in ice-trap sales during the pandemic.
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Nordic centers in Maine anticipate another busy winter
Last winter many cross country ski areas set records for season-ticket sales, and many sites were bustling on traditionally quiet weekdays.
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Fewer restrictions, more amenities hold promise for Alpine ski season
Several of Maine’s ski areas reported a spike in traffic last year, and they expect more of the same this winter.
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Derogatory Native American term coming to an end at Maine’s last holdout
The prospective buyers of a ski area in Greenville plan to change the resort’s offensive name.