Outdoors
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PublishedMay 25, 2013
John Christie: Numerous campgrounds can provide for summer delights
If you haven’t been camping for a few years, I can tell you that you’ll be in for a pleasant surprise if you decide that this is the year to give it another shot. And if you’ve never experienced the natural pleasures of spending a few nights out under the stars with family or friends […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2013
North Cairn: Dandelions, a beautiful scourge
I have been living in the woods, but these days the landscape is looking distinctly like a meadow. Now that the five minutes of spring have passed through New England, midsummer has taken hold on sunny days, and as usual I am unprepared for the transition to temperatures warmer than 75 degrees. But the vegetation […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2013
Birding: Food’s the thing for a bird’s arrival
Difference in diet explains why grackles are among the first to show up, well ahead of ruby-throated hummingbirds.
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Best Bets
UPCOMING Ascent of the alewives May 25-27, Damariscotta The sixth annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Memorial Day weekend, May 25- 27. The festival is sponsored by the towns of Nobleboro and Newcastle and the Nobleboro Historical Society. Festival events will take place in many locations around Damariscotta Mills — […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Skiing in Maine: Books provide thrills for those unable to play
Praise the Lord (or Mother Nature or the Gregorian Calendar) — spring is here! Now that the days are longer and the temperatures warmer, we can finally get outside and enjoy one of the four best seasons that Maine has to offer. It’s time to put the boat in the water, air out the hiking […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Mark Latti: Ready for another fight
With its population stable, shad promise a challenge for anglers as they fight, run and leap like salmon.
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
North Cairn: Peace in life’s bare necessities
In the soft, lightening dawn, I make my peace with the day. Now that the light comes earlier and stays later, my animal metabolism has shifted out of the sloth of hibernation to a sort of energized, eager joy. Without thought, I awaken before the sun has come up fully over the horizon, in advance […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Allen Afield: Hybrid bicycle can be a novice cyclist’s best choice
In spring, folks wanting to get into bicycling seek advice from me about what model to buy, and my answer begins with a question. Does the novice wants to ride paved roads, forest trails or both? Many predictably ask for a compromise that works on pavement as well as on light-duty forest paths — the […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Carey Kish: Before hikers love the trail, the trails will need some love
At long last the woods are leafing out, with the reddish tinges of the red maples and the lime greens of the birch, aspen, and beech trees adding some welcome color to the monotonous gray tones of early spring. It won’t be very long at all before the entire forest will be cloaked in full, […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2013
Hunting: Perhaps gobblers are ignoring what would be last call
The birds just aren’t cooperating. It’s a common lament among turkey hunters when things don’t go according to plan, which seems to be a fairly widespread and common occurrence this season based on what I’m hearing from other hunters and guides. When that is the case you can give up and go fishing, modify your […]
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