From the 60-inch traditional wooden style to the 20-inch racing models, snowshoes have changed dramatically over the decades.
Outdoors
Skiing: App definitely has virtual benefits, but can’t replace a live lesson
The Carv app can certainly help a comfortable skier looking to improve skills, but it’s a long way from a in-person conversation with an instructor.
Ask Maine Audubon: Expanded range brings Carolina wren to Maine winters
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Hiking in Maine: There is pure joy when climbing Katahdin in winter
Be prepared to climb Maine’s tallest peak in February, but for hardy hikers it is an adventure of a lifetime
Fourth annual Somerset SnowFest kicks off Saturday
The festival began Saturday with a box sled derby, the Icehole World Championships, downhill kayak race and more.
Fish and wildlife restoration in Maine to get $16 million infusion
The federal money will go to support state agencies, conserve Maine waters and increase access to recreational uses.
Developers pushing forward with $113.5 million plan to reopen ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake
Rangeley-based Big Lake Development LLC is among the groups moving to relaunch ski operations on Big Moose Mountain as part of a project that backers say would generate hundreds of jobs.
Indie Film: Aspiring actor and Windham resident Anthony Carignan stars in the first episode of a new series
Local boy goes on an adventure, several of them.
Belfast’s most enthusiastic rowers embrace the cold
The community rowing program, Come Boating, launches six-oar Cornish pilot gigs year-round.
Skiing: At Quarry Road Trails, dormant downhill slopes get a revival
Quarry Road Trails in Waterville, a Nordic mecca since 2007, will soon have lift-serviced Alpine skiing for the first time since the 1970s.