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Published
August 4, 2012

North Cairn: This forest so sublime is home

Of all the earthly things that please me these days, none surpasses the sounds rising out of the sunset silence, the natural emptiness interrupting nothing on the ocean or the bay’s far coast. The lingering of the grasshopper in the unclipped grass stops me, and I listen for the disordered chorus of the crickets as […]
Published
August 4, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: A day to honor Baxter, with stories from an outdoor-loving president

When Governor Baxter Day is held in two weeks in Portland, a more famous conservationist will share in the celebration of the governor’s legacy. And when Teddy Roosevelt seemingly speaks to us from the grave, he’ll tell stories about his time in Maine and how it was a time that shaped his life, perhaps even […]
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August 4, 2012

Hog Island Camp: The rebirth comes to life

A unified effort between various groups is taking a camp steeped with history and making it a valuable spot to join with nature again.
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August 4, 2012

Josh Christie: Rachel Carson deserves thanks for her contributions

Fifty years ago, Houghton Mifflin published Rachel Carson’s seminal “Silent Spring.” The book, a damning look at the environmental effects of pesticides, was a national bestseller. Carson gets much of the credit not only for a national ban of the pesticide DDT in the 1970s, but with the birth of the modern environmental movement. On […]
Published
August 1, 2012

Saltwater Fishing Report

OFFSHORE Sea surface temperatures in the western Gulf of Maine are in the mid to upper 60’s. Groundfishing continues to be good on most all mid and offshore humps. Catches include pollock, haddock, cod, white hake, cusk and redfish. Make sure to fish a fly (hot pink, yellow) a couple inches above your Norwegian jig. […]

Published
July 28, 2012

A natural fit for nature

Cupsuptic Lake Park and Campground in western Maine combines the simple life and an environmental message.
Published
July 28, 2012

North Cairn: Migration to Maine only natural

When I knew I was coming to live in Maine and before I actually found my cabin-like A-frame in the country, most of my friends thought it would be a good fit: a nature lover, living on a rocky coast, studying the vast ocean and the limits of the horizon. But every once in a […]
Published
July 28, 2012

Allen Afield: A snake bite isn’t likely, but a few safety tips make common sense

In the “Field & Stream” August 2012 issue, Keith McCafferty wrote about the skyrocketing cost of antivenin to treat venomous snakebites in Montana hospitals, and the price for a trip to the emergency room absolutely flabbergasted me. Let’s just say that if the victim has no health insurance or a low-paying job, medical care for […]
Published
July 28, 2012

Worth the trip: A special day of kayaking awaits on the Androscoggin

Within a short drive of more than half the population of Maine, and with the only reminder that civilization is near being the sound of traffic on Route 1, is a special kayaking adventure that will come to many people, as it did to me on a recent paddle, as more than a surprise. It’s […]
Published
July 28, 2012

What’s Up in August: Meteor shower should be a sight to behold

We are now halfway through summer and the days are getting shorter by about three minutes per day. Along with the annual Perseid meteor shower, we also will have a daytime occultation of Venus, and a close conjunction of Mars and Saturn that will turn into another quadruple conjunction similar to one we had last […]

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