Hall-Dale High School track team member Tyler Fitzgerald’s year in school was incorrect in a story on page C1 of Saturday’s edition. Fitzgerald is a junior. It was a reporter error.
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JOHN CHRISTIE: Plenty of cycling options in Camden-Rockport
The Camden-Rockport area abounds in trails for virtually every biking level and interest, from easy glides along the harbors to challenging mountain trails that’ll test even the most proficient expert.
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OUTDOORS: Getting a helping hand
METINIC ISLAND — The work of federal biologists trying to bring seabird populations back to Maine’s vast island network is a job littered with unexpected problems and roadblocks.
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ON FISHING: Reprinted classic offers tips for streamer success
Springtime is trout time. But when is it time to go trout fishing in the spring? Many fisherman swear by the old adage that when alder leaves are the size of a mouse’s ears, it’s time to go trout fishing.
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ON HUNTING: Fast start, then the shuffle
The arrival of a new season always comes with a certain amount of anticipation on the part of turkey hunters. This year’s early spring green-up seemed to increase the anxiety as hunters pondered how it might affect their success.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Caddis start hatching heavily
When trout and salmon gently sip floating insects off the surface, it often means that they are feeding on hatching aquatic insects, dead-drifting with the current or just sitting on still water, typical behavior for mayflies.
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Maine churches expected to collect money against gay marriage
But other churches of various denominations are working to support the ballot measure.
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CORRECTION
The special graduation section published Wednesday should have reported that commencement at Valley High School in Bingham is scheduled for Sunday, June 10.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Amazing renovations, performances at the Waterville Opera House
It says a lot about a community when it chooses to save a 100-year-old playhouse, recognizing the importance of the arts as well as the historic structures in their community, and is able to raise $4 million for the project. We were blessed to attend the “Encore Performance” of the refurbished Waterville Opera House and were more than impressed by the building improvements, the performances and the strong support for this important institution.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “A Study in Sherlock” and “Moxie: Maine in a Bottle”
A STUDY IN SHERLOCK: STORIES INSPIRED BY THE HOLMES CANON Edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger Bantam Books, 2011 385 pages, $15 ISBN 978-0-8129-8246-6 No other fictional detective has been written about more than Sherlock Holmes, the famous “consulting detective” created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) in the late 1800s. Doyle’s […]