Deirdre Fleming has been an outdoor reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for 15 years and a reporter in Maine for 22. She has traveled to every corner of Maine to report stories, camped across all 16 counties, and met thousands of Mainers whose greatest pleasure is to work and play outdoors. She’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched charter captains land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake (literally on the lake) in winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She likes nothing better than to get an exclusive interview on a controversial outdoor topic and then hear that Mainer say her article was spot-on. She is often asked, but still doesn’t know her favorite Maine wildland. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, Fleming lives in Portland with her partner and their rescue dog and cat. In her free time, she loves to ski, fly fish, hike, hunt, mountain bike race, and wilderness camp where there are no people.

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PublishedApril 18, 2018
Outdoor track preview: Veteran coaches are abundant in southern Maine
In a sport where no athletes are cut, many coaches have led their programs for 25 years or longer.
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PublishedApril 15, 2018
Portland hiker turns penchant for hiking into successful business
Ryan Linn, with two partners, runs a company called Atlas Guides that makes map-based navigational apps for smartphones.
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PublishedApril 8, 2018
Maine Outdoor Education Program combines Nordic skiing, learning
Stearns High School students are among those benefiting from a New York philanthropist’s vision.
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PublishedApril 1, 2018
‘Opening day’ remains a ritual, regardless of Easter – or the weather
Many Maine anglers uphold the tradition to welcome in the spring fishing season.
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PublishedApril 1, 2018
Fishermen flock to Maine to cross Arctic char off their bucket list
This spring fishing season, many are dreaming of pursuing the hard-to-catch rare species.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2018
March snowstorms send skiers flocking to Maine trails
Wherever there are mountains and cross-country trails catering to skiers, there’s no bemoaning those season-extending snowstorms.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Boys’ indoor track: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team
The list is highlighted by a pair of multiple record-setters – Jarett Flaker of Scarborough and Cayden Spencer-Thompson of Mattanawcook Academy.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Girls’ indoor track: Nyagoa Bayak, Westbrook
The junior set Maine records in the high jump and triple jump and earned All-America honors.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Girls’ indoor track: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team
Cheverus dominates this year’s selections, with three athletes and the coach of the year.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2018
Boys’ indoor track: Jarett Flaker, Scarborough
The sophomore racked up three state titles and three all-time Maine bests in a rare season.
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