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Outdoors

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November 17, 2013

North Cairn: Smoke gets in your eyes and mind

The scent of winter is arriving.
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November 17, 2013

Carey Kish: The autumn pace of an Acadia hike

With the tourists gone, a great hike becomes greater.
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November 17, 2013

Allen Afield: Deer cutting shouldn’t be a lost art

Should Maine hunters cut up deer at home or go to a meat cutter? It depends. And I know: That answer sounds wishy-washy. Without help to cut up the first deer, though, a neophyte may have problems. The job requires certain skills. But a book, video or friend can teach the basics, and then experience […]
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November 17, 2013

Skiing in Maine: Mount Abram – the little mountain that could set trends

Back in the 1950s, brothers Norton, Don and Stuart Cross were big-time loggers over in western Maine. Among their extensive timber holdings was small but imposing Mt. Abram. As they were developing plans to harvest timber on the northeast face, they came up with an idea. “We were going to cut harvestable trees anyway, so […]
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November 17, 2013

Best Bets

TODAY Full Moon Walk 3 p.m. in Cape Elizabeth Enjoy the setting sun and the rising full moon from the beach at Kettle Cove and Crescent Beach with the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club. Meet at the Kettle Cove parking lot. Registration required. Call 892-4332 or write to wdbriggs@myfairpoint.net. MONDAY Moonlight Madness walk 7 […]

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November 17, 2013

Hunting: Let your prey be recycled on the fly

I’m not sure if it was nature or nurture, but I grew up with a disdain for letting anything go to waste. Alongside the rock posters and baseball gear, my bedroom walls and shelves were covered with the hides, feathers, feet, bones and skulls of the various animals I’d shot, caught or found. Some were […]
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November 17, 2013

In Falmouth, a modern network of mountain biking trails beckons

The mountain bike community pitches in to build and maintain 45 miles of trails.
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November 10, 2013

The lead paddle has passed

John Will relinquishes leadership of the Pemaquid Paddlers, which he founded.
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November 10, 2013

Birding: Herring gulls stand test of time

Nearly wiped out, they may be more numerous than ever.
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November 10, 2013

North Cairn: Mouse, enter not my house

A love of animals doesn’t necessarily extend to rodents.