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Outdoors
Maine Winter Sports Center gets ‘transformative’ gift
The nonprofit, which lost its main funding source last year, could gain as much as $8 million through a gift from Presque Isle native Mary Barton Smith.
To Maine ice fishermen, derbies are only about the fish
The focus of the Sebago Lake and Cumberland County derbies will strictly be on togue.
Outdoor calendar
SATURDAY World Record Ride, 11 a.m., Oquossoc The Rangeley World Record Snowmobile Ride for Cystic Fibrosis will leave from Bald Mountain Camps. Last year, the group raised $22,000 and had 385 snowmobiles riding for a world record. The ride starts in Oquossoc and travels to Rangeley. For more information, call 671-7275. Sled Dog Race, 9 […]
What’s Up in February: Plenty to see from fading comet to triple conjunction of planets
The month of February is named after Februa, which was the Roman festival of purification. We are now halfway through winter. That point is marked by Groundhog Day on the second of this month. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees its shadow, it will retreat back into its burrow and there will be […]
John Christie: 10 reasons to ski in Maine
There’s no reason not to put those boards in the snow.
Snowshoe maker has a foothold in Native American culture
Among Bill Mackowski’s personal quests is preserving the dying art of making snowshoes.
Maine’s moose hunt success rate down from 2013
Nearly two-thirds of moose hunters were successful in 2014.
Number of moose hunting permits may fall by 9 percent
A final vote is expected in March, although the number could change if high winter mortality occurs.
Going against the flow, Maine fishermen favor reduced striper catch
Charter guides are ‘thrilled’ that regulators are tightening bag limits to protect the dwindling recreational fish, but other Northeast coastal states are not on board.