SATURDAY Moosehead Togue Derby, all day in Greenville The Moosehead Lake region will again host a togue derby that draws 1,000 to 3,000 fishermen. There will be cash prizes for the three biggest togue. Those who aren’t fishing can enter drawings for door prizes. Tickets are on sale at NRECmoosehead.org. UPCOMING Moosehead Sled Dog Race, […]
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Birding: Annual bird counts include interesting lingerers
Warmer York County especially holds a range of seasonal holdovers in the Christmas Bird Counts.
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Deirdre Fleming: Inaugural poem resonates at Mt. Abram ski area
Richard Blanco’s poem “One Today” is not known by all, but it is appreciated by those on the trail that bears its name.
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Goodbye, bear man: Maine loses a Master Maine Guide
Wayne Bosowicz, who died recently at age 73, leaves behind the legacy of a man who ‘lived his life around bear.’
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Skiing in Maine: A great time to get your kids on the slopes
Sunday River and Sugarloaf are hosting Children’s Festival Weeks, and the WinterKids program is in full swing.
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Hunting: Strange bird has worked out, so don’t mess with it
Increasing hunting opportunities for the bird may not prove beneficial.
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Birding: Some really big years, and a study on bird feeding
The study investigated the effect of bird feeders on nest predators.
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TUESDAY Fast Flies, 6:30 p.m. in Yarmouth Craig Uecker is the guest fly tier at the Gray Ghosts’ fly tying class. His two flies (Hollow Fleye and Reverse Marabou) are tied with a minimal amount of material but create large profiles on the water. An instructor at the L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools for 19 […]
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Nonprofits’ takeover of Bethel ski center a success
Forced to run the town’s ski center or let it close, two groups happily step up.
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Maine state park passes will cost 50 percent more this year
The annual park pass fee hasn’t gone up since 2002.