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January 28, 2012

Allen Afield: Daydreaming about favorite fishing spots

We’re approaching midwinter, and snowmobiling, ice fishing, rabbit hunting and self-propelled options like skiing, snowshoeing and hiking boom. A few hard-core types even backpack with a tent or fish a handful of open-water rivers or streams that have year-round fishing regs. Lots of us in the state’s bottom third seldom appreciate snowmobiling’s importance to the […]
Published
January 28, 2012

What’s Up in February? The shortest month, but still so much to see

February used to be the last month of the year and the word is related to rites of purification, which are februa. We are in the middle of winter but it hasn’t been consistently winter-like yet. There will be several interesting highlights in February, and it may not even be as cold as usual. All […]
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January 28, 2012

Snowmobiling: Trail conditions improving, but take precautions

There is riding and grooming going on across the state, now that many parts of Maine have received substantial snowfall, but the snow is patchy in some places. The warm fall and a few days of warmer than normal weather in January have resulted in open water — not all lakes and ponds are frozen […]
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January 28, 2012

Josh Christie: So much to follow while on the slopes, and it’s all your call

Smartphone applications have made it easy to keep score in our lives, as if we’re inhabiting a massive video game. Foursquare gives points and badges for checking in to stores and restaurants. Using Nike+, runners can set running goals and track stats from past workouts. From Chore Wars (an app that rewards household tasks) to […]
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January 28, 2012

Best Bets

TUESDAY Geology and History, 6:30 p.m. in Camden Geologist Sid Quarrier will give an illustrated talk on “Landscapes, Geology and Human Affairs on the St. George River” this week at Camden Public Library. He’ll explore how the land and its geologic history have had an influence on human affairs. Camden’s library is located at 55 […]

Published
January 21, 2012

A clear line of vision

Go to Millinocket in January to camp outside? Is it crazy, or worth every shiver to secure a summer camping spot?
Published
January 21, 2012

Deirdre Fleming; If you’re on the Baxter Line, you join a special group

This is part inside story and part full disclosure, and while I’m at it, I should say that in 20 years of journalism, I have never looked to personally benefit from a story. But that all changed Monday when Dave Jackson of Massapequa, N.Y., offered me a bratwurst sandwich. To report the story of the […]
Published
January 21, 2012

Allen Afield: Optimism for bustling trout fishing in Maine getting cast aside

Here’s the good news. In my lifetime, trout and salmon fishing in Maine has improved — not a lot, but enough to notice. Sure, places such as the Shawmut Stretch of the Kennebec, Sheepscot River between Sheepscot Pond and Route 105, and Long Pond in the Belgrade Lakes have taken a nosedive, but fishing quality […]
Published
January 21, 2012

John Christie: Many deals available for senior skiers

Let’s face it, as some of us reach and proceed through senior citizenry, we search for, and take advantage of, every little special deal we can find. Not that those of us who’ve passed into what some call our Golden Years don’t have a great deal to be thankful for: making it this far, being […]
Published
January 21, 2012

Hunting: For Ducks Unlimited, plenty of history of conservation

“It just isn’t worthwhile to go duck hunting these days — having to get up early in the morning or sit out in hard weather for a shot or two all day. I wouldn’t want my son to pursue a sport that I love so well that has sunk to such a low level after […]

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