It’s unclear whether everything at the park will be ready by April 15, its traditional opening day.
Outdoors
Maine hunting groups take aim at bill to drop crossbow restriction
Some hunters say allowing crossbows during archery season would entice more people to hunt deer.
State hopes to limit live fish as bait in northern Maine
The state fisheries director announces that a proposed rule will be drafted in the next few weeks.
Three out-of-state skiers lose privileges at Sugarloaf after skiing out of bounds
Two men from New Hampshire and a man from Massachusetts had to be rescued after getting lost when they skied off the back of the mountain.
What’s Up In February: Stop what you’re doing and take a look
There’s plenty to see in the February night sky.
Hunting: New bill would allow crossbows during archery season
Here are some things to think about.
As pop-up shacks become more popular, more ice fishermen migrate to the movable shanties
But the tradition of the more permanent ice shack remains.
Hunting: Can bear resource bear more hunting?
With ever more bears, and ever more human-bear encounters, the answer is yes.
Birding: No partridges in pear trees, but plenty of other birds in Maine’s annual Christmas Count
The coastal area counts range from grackles to goldeneyes, from wrens to warblers