Saturday at midnight, we bid adieu to 2011. Toasts were made, champagne quaffed, and decisions regretted. And we reached the ever-popular Jan. 1 tradition — New Year’s Resolution. What better promises to make for 2012 than resolve to take on some skiing-related tasks?
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OUTDOORS: Learn new ways to enjoy winter
Every winter, bigger and better winter festivals are rolled out somewhere in Maine. Outdoor gatherings are more in vogue today than ever, with state parks, land trusts and cities promoting frozen family fun and snow carnivals.
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Howie Mandel wants to make a deal – on his house
The TV host lists his custom Cape Cod-style mansion for $7.25 million.
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Real estate drama for actress McGowan
The starlet has purchased a new home, after selling her beloved residence a little too hastily and failing in her efforts to buy it back.
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A dome home that will have you spinning
This unique New York dwelling can rotate to take advantage of maximum solar energy.
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CORRECTION
As of today, commercial trash hauling fees in China will increase from 1 cent a pound to 2 cents a pound, or $20 a ton to $40 a ton. Figures on page B3 in Saturday’s edition were incorrect. It was an editor’s error.
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Noonan hopes to develop the statewide derbyinto the nation’s largest ice fishing event
Most of the roughly 6,000 ice fishermen who descend on Sebago Lake each February for the annual ice fishing derby don’t know Tom Noonan.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Thoughts turn south in cold of winter
When winter dreams begin feeling like a nightmare, many Mainers start thinking of warmer climates where salty fishing, sunbathing and beach bumming turn into a high art form.
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BOB HUMPHREY: Nonresidents not hunting in Maine
The problem is significant enough that the Legislature passed a resolve establishing a “Task Force To Examine the Decline in the Number of Nonresident Hunters,” charged with reviewing the numbers of nonresident hunters over the last five years, comparing that with national trends and developing recommendations to increase the number of nonresident hunters.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING: Funding for projects may be headed to Maine
Professor Richard Barringer likes to start at the beginning when he begins the tale of the outdoor funding windfall heading for Maine. But really, the good timing and hope in this story is in what could happen in 2012.