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Published
August 28, 2011

Go with the flow

A father and son from Gorham complete a 740-mile canoe adventure, traveling from New York to Maine.
Published
August 28, 2011

Carey Kish: Katahdin Lake is newest gem in Baxter’s crown

The scalloped clouds are streaming with pink and purple and the hardwood trees on the mountainside are afire with the alpenglow of early evening. The wind has ceased and the surface of Katahdin Lake is like glass. I take a gentle paddle stroke, and my wife follows with another. With ease the canoe swings around […]
Published
August 28, 2011

What’s Up in September: Summer waning as autumnal equinox nears

The heat of summer will come to an end in September, and the days and nights will reach equal length. Try to get out under the night sky a little more often and really begin to experience the beauty of our natural inheritance, the celestial events, always happening, through which the Earth and solar system […]
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August 28, 2011

It’s Worth the Trip: Vinalhaven offers quintessential island experience

About an hour and 15 minutes on the ferry out of Rockland lies a treasure, a visit to which will transport you to both another world and another time. Vinalhaven, with its village of Carver’s Harbor, is the quintessential Maine fishing community, overlooked by many visitors and Maine residents alike. And therein lies a big […]
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August 28, 2011

Mark Latti: Want to see a moose? Temperature, food are key

So you want to see a moose. Maybe you’re a photographer, or perhaps you were lucky enough to get a moose permit and you want to scout some areas, or maybe you’re headed to northern Maine on vacation and you want to see a moose. Where should you go? “The two things that you think […]

Published
August 21, 2011

Birding: Birds’ systems help turn them into incredible flying machines

The fall bird migration is a protracted spectacle that extends well into November or beyond. The presence of numbers of sandpipers and plovers on the mud flats and the scarcity of tree swallows and barn swallows tell us that the fall migration is already well under way. In contemplating migration, I continue to be amazed […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Allen Afield: It’s time to catch some solitude along brook trout streams

Anglers find solitude galore now on Maine brooks and small streams, and that rule proves particularly true in the next several weeks. Here’s why: From April 1 through Aug. 15, anglers may use bait and enjoy a daily and possession limit in brooks, streams and rivers of five brook trout, a generous bag limit. But […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Outdoors Dispatches

EDGECOMB Photo contest seeks images of Sheepscot watershed The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association is accepting entries until Friday for its third annual “People’s Choice” photography contest. The contest is open to all who want to share their favorite images from the Sheepscot watershed. Cash prizes are $100 for first place, $75 for second and $50 […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Freshwater Fishing: Rainbow trout add to busy summer scene

Big fish being caught across the state are debunking the idea of slow summer fishing. The hottest spot of the week appears to be Norway Lake, where rainbow trout fishing is fast and fun. SOUTHERN MAINE An 18-pound trophy lake trout was taken out of Great East Lake at the New Hampshire border. And large […]
Published
August 21, 2011

It’s Worth the Trip: Exploring comes before technology for map makers

“If geography is prose, maps are iconography.” When film director Lennart Meri said those words, he was touching on something profound. Maps aren’t static, nor do they exist in a vacuum. A map shows politics and history and culture — far more than just distances between points. Hikers, traveling far from the roads Google Maps […]

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