These skills courses, which are roughly the size of basketball courts, foster better bike-handling aptitude and offer fun on two wheels.
Outdoors
Birding: In birds, too, cheating pays
Over 90% of birds are monogamous. But it turns out, that adjective has a fair bit of built-in wiggle room.
We asked, and Baxter State Park Director Eben Sypitkowski answered
After one year in the job, the Bangor native is still learning how to best manage the 209,600-acre wilderness park.
Don’t put away those skis; Colorado ski area open for skiing July 4
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area received nearly 7 feet of snow since March allowing it to be open for skiing on July 4 for the first time since 2011.
E-bikes grow in popularity, befuddle regulators
Electric-assist bikes represent the fastest-growing bicycle segment in the United States, but regulators are still grappling with how to treat them.
A fish-crazed Mainer points us toward some of the best spots to land stripers
Our list of 12 go-to spots comes from Mike Giroux, who has chased the fish for almost a quarter-century – and caught plenty.
Cape Elizabeth rider is 1st unicyclist to complete Trek Across Maine
Thousands rode 180 miles on bicycles in the three-day fundraiser for the American Lung Association. But only Hugh Sharp did it on one wheel.
Pairs of nesting piping plovers in Maine hit record numbers
Still, with just 164 adult birds along the entire Maine coast, efforts to protect the endangered shorebird must continue, scientists say.
Josh Christie: Sunrise may get all the attention in Maine but …
Our sunsets also can’t be beat. Here are a few places where you can catch some great ones.
Canoeing: There’s much to like on a paddle through the mouth of the Pemaquid River
Many birds, lots of fish, fascinating history, lavender wildflowers and the soothing caress of the sun are just some of the perks.