On June 10, Jupiter will rise at sunset, reach its highest point in the sky at midnight, and not set until the sun rises.
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Labor shortage forces Maine Huts and Trails to close 2 of its 4 lodges for the season
The nonprofit says it doesn’t have enough workers to run the entire operation and complete the maintenance and improvements it needs on its trails and backwoods retreats.
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Maine to issue more moose hunt permits for 2nd straight year
The increase in permits will be centered in northern Maine, where the moose population’s at its healthiest.
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Hunting: Turkey season is not a sprint
Time seems elastic during a turkey hunt, or even the season as a whole.
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Awesome scenery, good company, cold beer and belly laughs along the Pacific Crest Trail
As columnist Carey Kish navigates the trail, one million footsteps and counting, he encounters deep snow — and figures out a workaround.
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More millennials are birding, around the country and in Maine
Young Maine birders say they like the connection to nature – and the sheer joy of watching birds.
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Birding: It takes a lot of fuel to complete a migration
Meeting energy demands is more difficult for birds, particularly small birds, than for any other animals.
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Park service says improvements being made at Acadia
Among them are work on the Hulls Cove Visitor Center and Frazer Point Pier.
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Moose permit increase approved, but any-deer hunting permits may be reduced
Maine will issue 11 percent more moose permits for next fall’s hunt, but because a large number of does were taken last year biologists propose cutting the number of any-deer permits by 20 percent.
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Canoeing: May is the perfect month to explore Flying Pond in Vienna
It’s a lovely spot, and most of the summer cottages haven’t yet opened for the season, so you’ll have it to yourself – except for the loons and the kingfishers.