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Published
August 17, 2013

Allen Afield: Bike comes in handy when foiling a pit bull

When writers meet, a topic often pops up that intrigues me. Someone will mention an incident that makes such a salient point that the experience appears far too perfect to be true. Most writers feel reluctant to use these phony-sounding anecdotes, but as our courage builds through the years, we eventually write the story, because […]
Published
August 17, 2013

Hunting: As fall season beckons, good hunters know it’s time to start scouting

Another fall hunting season approaches. For some, opening day is a month or more away; for others the season begins in a few weeks. In either case, success more often goes to those who do their homework. Deer hunting kicks off with the expanded archery season, which begins the Saturday after Labor Day. Deer may […]
Published
August 10, 2013

Bird counters crazy about their loons

Volunteers, an integral part of protecting Maine's loons, have driven the state's loon count for 30 years.
Published
August 10, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: A high seas hero returns to his hometown to share his story

Tim Garrold never planned on a life of adventure at sea when he graduated from Searsport High School. Even when he mowed the lawn at the Penobscot Marine Museum, never did he imagine one day he would be a featured speaker there, sharing tales of maritime rescues in the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf and off […]
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August 10, 2013

North Cairn: No keeping dog’s death at a distance

I never dreamed it would be so hard to go back. Last week I returned to Cape Cod to take care of some personal business, pick up the dog’s ashes and briefly visit with friends, one night here, the next somewhere else, taking the gypsy tour for several days. The midweek morning I left to […]

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August 10, 2013

Josh Christie: Sunrise off the shore on a ferry boat is quite a sight

The first thing I noticed was the quiet. At 5 a.m. on a beautiful summer morning, I found myself standing on the deck of Casco Bay Lines’ Maquiot II. While I’m well aware that Portland is no metropolis, I’m used to a steady background hum of cars, boats and people. This early in the morning, […]
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August 10, 2013

Carey Kish: Rachel Carson Refuge helps preclude a silent spring

The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge comprises 10 geographic units ranging along 50 miles of the Maine coast from Kittery to Cape Elizabeth. These areas protect a wide variety of habitats important to migratory birds and other wildlife, and include tidal estuaries, salt marshes, barrier beaches and dunes, coastal meadows, rocky coast and forested uplands. […]
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August 10, 2013

Kid Tracks: The view was outstanding, but about those signs

Mount Zircon in Rumford offers a wonderful mountain-top view of the area. What it doesn’t offer is the best signage. The kids and I have spent a lot of time this summer in the White Mountains National Forest (both in Maine and New Hampshire) and have come to expect certain signage, thanks to our familiarity […]
Published
August 10, 2013

Hunting: Proposals on turkey hunting – too bold or just right?

The restoration of wild turkeys in Maine represents a major victory for conservation. Thanks to the efforts of biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and volunteers from the National Wild Turkey Federation, a species that was extirpated and remained absent from the state until just a generation ago has returned in […]
Published
August 10, 2013

Allen Afield: After paddling up the river, just go with the flow

A lazy canoe or kayak float on an August river or large stream has everything to recommend it to average canoeists — sense of adventure, exercise, scenery, fishing, wildlife sightings and far more. River trips often inconvenience paddlers, though, because paddling from a put-in to take-out spot may require putting one vehicle at the beginning […]

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