In my last column, I discussed some instances of birds with aberrant plumages, including albinos. In today’s column, I will continue the discussion of albinism in birds.

Although technically not in Maine — and a passport or ID card is required for the trip — only a few hundred feet across the bridge over the Lubec Narrows, an annual summer visit to hike the myriad scenic trails of Campobello Island has become a 20-plus-year tradition for our family.

PHIPPSBURG — Few of the two dozen youth fishing in kayaks on Center Pond last weekend were new to the casting part.

During most days from early spring through late fall, I bicycle past the boat launch on Route 27 on the south end of Messalonskee Lake, which state officials have closed to boat trailers to stop a variable-milfoil infestation from spreading from there to other waters.

Fishing and canoeing are two of my favorite summertime activities. I particularly enjoy when I get to combine the two.

A tragedy over the Independence Day holiday involving a 34-foot Silverton cabin cruiser in Oyster Bay, N.Y., brings to light a hazard that may not be at the top of every boater’s list of concerns: passenger and load limits. The investigation into the Oyster Bay tragedy is far from complete; in fact, the craft was […]

Summer fishing in Maine surprisingly has a lot to offer, despite long, hot days of late. The hex hatch in western Maine is coming on early. The caddis hatches at Moosehead are making evening fishing fun. The salmon have never looked better at Eagle Lake in The County. And the landlocks over at East Grand […]

On a recent, cloudless morning early enough for long shadows, I was pedaling south on Route 27 in Belgrade, when the outside bank thermo-meter at the Route 135 junction caught my eye — 68 degrees.

If you’re looking for a coastal paddle that will combine just about everything you’d want out of a day on the water, put Muscongus Sound in the midcoast on your must-do list for this summer.