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    March 16, 2013

    Allen Afield: No stats on how well Hank Aaron rode a bike

    Professional team sports often generate intense opinions about player skills, and myriad statistical tables about pro ballplayers can support a claim one way or the other. Here’s an example in major league baseball that most people know: A fan might say, “Hank Aaron ranks as pro baseball’s best home-run hitter of all time, and to […]

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    March 16, 2013

    Skiing in Maine: Snowstorms showed great timing this year, for skiers and resorts

    We’ve reached the point in the 2012-13 season when we’re able to assess just how good it has been, both from the standpoint of skiers and boarders and the ski area operators. With some areas closing down, setting closing dates in the near future, or curtailing and limiting operations, the end is in sight … […]

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    March 16, 2013
    Iditarod

    When maturity makes the musher matchless

    Mitch Seavey might be an old dog himself, but he knew enough old tricks to win the Iditarod.

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    March 16, 2013

    Best Bets

    MONDAY Spotlight on Maine / 6 to 8 p.m. in Portland The Visionaries documentary series for public television is featuring two Maine conservation organizations in a film that will be shown at SPACE. It also will be shown on Maine Public Broadcasting Network at 10 a.m. March 21 and at 11 a.m. March 23. “Forests […]

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    March 9, 2013

    Kid Tracks: Whether you’re on on skis or on foot, Portland offers delights

    One day it’s snowing, another day it’s raining and just to keep things interesting, a warm day is thrown into the mix. That’s what March in Maine is all about, which makes planning an outdoor adventure a lesson in weather watching and taking advantage of every condition when family time is available. With flexibility in […]

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    March 9, 2013

    Deirdre Fleming: Sometimes even moose will answer the call of a champion caller

    Each year the Alaska State Fair holds a moose calling contest, dubbed the “Moose Calling & Tall Tail Contest.” But across the Lower 48 states, nowhere but Maine appears to hold an annual moose calling contest. The Registered Maine Guides who run the calling contest here call it the “World Championship Invitational,” but then, there […]

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    March 9, 2013

    Not just chasing rainbows

    Committed anglers remember when the Upper Androscoggin offered big trout, and they're intent on making the river a destination fishing ground.

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    March 9, 2013

    Skiing in Maine: Sugarloaf shows another exciting side to adventurers

    Back in the day, there were two types of skiing — on-piste and backcountry. You were either skiing on lift-serviced trails at a resort, or you were hiking for your own turns on unpatrolled, often unmaintained slopes. In recent years a third option — sidecountry, or “slackcountry” — has been growing in popularity. Generally speaking, […]

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    March 9, 2013

    Carey Kish: Snowshoeing in Phippsburg can keep one’s spirits up

    Mother Nature has been pretty generous with snow along the Maine coast this winter, so on a recent Sunday my wife and I decided to go snowshoeing near the ocean, an all-too-rare treat. Our destination was Spirit Pond Preserve, a state-owned parcel of conservation land managed as an undeveloped part of Popham Beach State Park, […]

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    March 9, 2013

    North Cairn: Signs of spring even in the snow

    I am reading the signature of the earth in the snow. After four weekends of storms, which left me feeling trapped in the house, the few warm days that broke the monotony also re-established that there was, in fact, a world under all that white. First, the trees shrugged off their burdens like heavy overcoats, […]