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Published
March 23, 2013

Snowmobiling: Endless winter a blessing to snowmobilers

Many folks have just put their sleds away for the season, but they may want to get them out again for some great early spring riding. Last week’s snowstorm dumped more than a foot on most of Maine with some places up north and in the mountains receiving close to two feet. It has been […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Allen Afield: Field training for the next generation of Maine sportsmen

Next weekend the 33rd State of Maine Sportsman’s Show runs from Friday through Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center, an event that has always aimed to offer family fun for all ages — but particularly for children. The Maine Sportsman magazine and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine co-host the show and have arranged kid-oriented, hands-on activities […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Best Bets

TUESDAY Sandpiper Search / 7 p.m. in Brunswick Derek and Jeannette Lovitch will recount their journey cruising the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russian in search of a critically endangered and charismatic spoon-billed sandpiper. No cost, at Curtis Memorial Library. UPCOMING Birding Trip / 8 a.m., April 13, in Biddeford Join York County Audubon for a […]
Published
March 17, 2013

Making a point to be personal

Outfitters and outdoors enthusiasts will get face-to-face about fins and furs at the State of Maine Sportsman's Show.
Published
March 16, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Special emphasis on the bass run

PORTLAND – The guy playing the acoustic guitar early in the evening was a fisherman. And the artist singing those original Pete Kilpatrick songs later in the night was as well. But a good portion of the Mainers who came to the Port City Music Hall Friday night to hear the Pete Kilpatrick Band were […]

Published
March 16, 2013

North Cairn: A little dirt on hands helps cultivate crops and calmness

Last week, when the weather warmed and an hour slipped through our sleep like sand through an hour glass — too quickly, so softly, it seemed a tenderness unfolding — I turned once again to the happily irrational acts of welcoming spring early. My principal jump-start on a season a good ways off was to […]
Published
March 16, 2013

Birding: Female birds rule the family roost, so they can make the males dance

Have you been awakened this March by a loud con-ka-ree? The song of the male red-winged blackbirds is ringing through the air again. Male redwings have been arriving back in Maine since the first of March. Females will not appear for a month or more. The reason for this striking difference in arrival between males […]
Published
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 […]
Published
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 … […]
Published
March 16, 2013

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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