What’s Up in March: Many conjunctions as vernal equinox approaches

Highlights include conjunctions between Venus and Mercury, and Mars and Saturn.

100-Mile Wilderness ski journal: Heading for home across the frozen expanse of Long Pond

Want to play like an Olympian? You can – kind of – right here in Maine

Maine ranger returns to black bear den and finds a gift to the world

While on a timber inspection in Carthage last fall, Maine Forest Service Ranger Erik Ahlquist located what appeared to be a black bear den. This week, he returned to the site with biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and this is what they found. Maine Forest Service Ranger Erik Ahlquist holds […]

Skiing in Maine: WinterKids Passport Program growing into outdoor adventures

The program has expanded to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and dog sledding.

Birding: Records made to be broken in sighting birds

Josh Fecteau of Kennebunkport set a Big Year record for Maine in 2017.

How do you go winter camping? Two Windham men develop what they call the perfect pulk sled

After trial and error, Stephen Bailey and Jeff Anderson design the only camping sled they'll ever need.

Unique state park cabin in Camden a ‘posh’ experience, campers say

Three men from Boston sample Maine's only state park cabin, and say it's unrivaled.

A 7-day ski adventure is a bonding in bindings

An outing that covers 250 miles from the Russian border to Sweden provides a memorable, tale-telling experience.

Birding: Christmas Count reveals some surprises

The northern cardinal continues to show an expanded range.