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Outdoors

Published
November 24, 2012

Skiing in Maine: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow – on the slopes

You skiers and boarders know what I’m talking about when I say that the first day back on the slopes every season is like nothing else in the world. And it seems as if every year it’s even more fun. Perhaps it’s because we’ve been dreaming about it for so long. Perhaps it’s because when […]
Published
November 24, 2012

Get A Lift ski contest returns

Packages to ski or snowboard are among the prizes along with the chance to win trail passes.
Published
November 24, 2012

What’s Up in December: Several highlights worth bundling up for

December marks the beginning of the winter solstice for us in the northern hemisphere. This year that will happen at 6:12 a.m. Dec. 21. That also marks the end of the Mayan calendar, which will just start another cycle. It will flip over to a new baktun that day as it does every 144,000 days, […]
Published
November 24, 2012

Best Bets

TODAY Nature Walk 1 to 3 p.m. in Jefferson Hidden Valley Nature Center is featuring a nature walk by master naturalist Jason Chandler: Explore the landscape with an eye to the past. What does a large basal scar on a 100-year-old oak tree say? What fire evidence might we uncover? Hidden Valley Nature Center is on […]
Published
November 19, 2012

Snow gun upgrades energize New England ski areas

High-efficiency technology allows them to open more trails, survive warm spells and save big on fuel use.

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Published
November 19, 2012

Your Turn: Reader Photographs
Published
November 17, 2012

Carey Kish: Damariscotta showcases natural diversity

The Upper Damariscotta River Region is one of immense natural beauty, a scenic landscape of bays and islands, salt marshes and mudflats, rivers and streams. Bordered by hills, fields, and forests, the Damariscotta River is a nutrient-rich tidal estuary that is home to a diverse array of marine life, birds and animals. It is here […]
Published
November 17, 2012

Allen Afield: A taste of the wilderness makes for holiday delicacies

Ancient dishes from yesteryear disappear as tastes change, and many old ones have ties to fall hunting or slaughtering time. Two traditional holiday entries jump to mind — mincemeat for Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, folks made mincemeat for pies, turnovers and filled cookies, often from […]
Published
November 17, 2012

Hunting: Almost heaven, W.Va. deer hunt

There’s an old saying that you should be careful what you wish for because it might come true. Climbing into my stand on a balmy West Virginia morning I was wishing for cooler temperatures. It was already in the 60s and forecasted to nudge 80 later in the day — hardly good weather for deer […]
Published
November 17, 2012

Schooled in the outdoors

A $1 million federal grant helped equip the Windham High outing club for outdoor expeditions.