Outdoors

Published
February 18, 2012

Birding: Snowy owls make beautiful visitors

A suite of birds resides year-round on the Arctic tundra or on the taiga, the habitat of sparse trees just south of the treeless tundra. These birds include great gray owls, snowy owls and common redpolls. If food is in sufficient quantity, these hardy birds can survive the deep cold of these northern habitats. However, […]
Published
February 18, 2012

Snowmobiling: Sledders to golf for fun and funds

If you are itching to get out on the golf course, you don’t have to wait until the course is green and the air is warm. On March 3, a winter golf tournament will be held on North Pond in Rome. Proceeds from the tournament benefit two groups — Project Learning Tree (the educational arm […]
Published
February 18, 2012

Best Bets

TODAY Hike in the Park 2 p.m. in Freeport Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park offers nature programs year-round every weekend. This week’s program focuses on the wonder of Maine’s pine tree forest. Meet at the benches at the end of the second parking lot. Free with park admission, which is $1 for ages 5 to […]
Published
February 12, 2012

Kid Tracks: Wonderful winter hiking, light snow, false starts and all

There are a lot of variables to consider when hiking with kids. This is true of hiking with a dog as well. But there is one thing you can count on with both — a bathroom break will be needed within the first dozen steps of hitting the trail. Never in all the years I’ve […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Bog Brook’s a hidden gem

The 1,500-acre preserve gets relatively little foot traffic, but is ripe for exploring.

Published
February 11, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: New event offers lots of promise

Mainers will hear about it a lot in the coming weeks. And someday soon, we may not recall a time we didn’t hear about it. The first Great Outdoor Maine Weekend is scheduled for March 2 to 4, and organizers expect it to be a widespread success. The weekend will bring together land trusts, outdoor […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Mark Latti: The tips that might – yes, they just might – produce that trophy catch

It’s tourney time again, and many ice anglers have visions of prize money, fame and fortune. Most of us, however, are content looking for another shot at the big one that got away, or perhaps the catch of a lifetime that can hang on a wall or at least provide bragging rights among friends. We […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Josh Christie: Entrepreneur discovers his niche, building skis in Maine

Walking into the Volition Ski workshop in Bangor, I was struck by how much it felt like the ski tuning room we used in college. Loud music was blasting, skis were everywhere, and Chris Bagley and his fiancee were hunched over a pair of skis, hard at work. But Bagley isn’t tuning skis — he’s […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Allen Afield: Shooting deer … with cameras … does the job, too

Folks my age remember when Maine’s deer hunters in the regular firearms season often shot the first whitetail that offered a sure kill-shot. In those days, an old saying ruled, “If it’s brown, it’s down.” Back then in my circle of acquaintances, archers were the first ones to describe the learning experiences and joys of […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Best Bets

TODAY Hike in the Park 2 p.m. in Freeport Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park offers nature programs year-round every weekend. This week’s program focuses on the wonder of Maine’s pine tree forest. Meet at the benches at the end of the second parking lot. Free with park admission, which is $1 for ages 5 to […]

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