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  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Hunting: Hunters gear up as action time approaches

    Yup, it’s hard to believe, especially with a couple weeks of summer vacation left, but it’s that time of year again. Another Maine hunting season lies just ahead, starting out slowly and building momentum as we head into fall. GROUNDWORK FOR BEAR The first installment of Maine’s three-part bear season begins in a little over […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Maritimes a prime spot for bikers

    Motorcyclists from Maine find a warm welcome and beautiful roads on a trip to the nearby provinces.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Allen Afield: Nature’s signs still point to what weather will do

    ‘Look at those cows,” I said to the woman driving a sporty little car one evening. “It’ll be blistering hot tomorrow.” We were passing a pasture where two dozen cows beside the road faced southwest. She was driving but looked at me for several seconds before rolling her big blue eyes and saying, “Oh, cows […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Where have all the small stripers gone?

    Guides and anglers see some massive fish being pulled in this summer – and that could point to a large problem for the popular fishery.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Freshwater Fishing: Whitefish in Sebago, brook trout in wild streams

    Biologists are busy with studies around the state as the fishing slows down. But some signs indicate that, as usual, it will pick up in the coming weeks as we head into early autumn. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE Thirty years ago Sebago Lake was known for whitefish. But state fisheries biologist Francis Brautigam said after […]

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  • Published
    August 15, 2010

    Outdoors Dispatches

    ROCKLAND Historic boat making way for Breakwater Lighthouse A restored late-1800s wooden peapod boat will be launched today and rowed to the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, where the artifact will be placed on permanent exhibit in the light station’s boathouse. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, which has worked closely with […]

  • Published
    August 15, 2010

    Trail and ErrorFirst rule of sailing: Don’t get decked

    Sailboats dot the water off Portland’s coast, looking from a distance like paper creations floating in the bathtub of Casco Bay. They inspire a romantic one-with-the-sea feeling, their full sails like the puffed chests of proud soldiers. But I recently learned that there’s nothing romantic about dodging a swinging boom that seems intent on playing […]

  • Published
    August 15, 2010

    Freshwater FishingBass, togue and more still beckon anglers

    Finally in the second week of August, fishing sounds like it’s slowed, but biologists point out, it’s all relative. Those who don’t mind a little work are pulling boats over the low, rocky rivers in western Maine. Their reward? Fast bass action. Other surprises exist around Maine. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE The buzz about togue […]

  • Published
    August 15, 2010

    Deirdre FlemingDempsey’s challenge: Making time to stay fit

    Patrick Dempsey doesn’t like what he sees in the mirror. It’s true. “I looked at myself the other day and thought, ‘I need to get in shape,’” Dempsey said in a phone interview with the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. While the actor said some of those who work with him on the television show […]

  • Published
    August 15, 2010

    Allen AfieldFish buffet awaits anglers drifting down the Androscoggin River

    The Androscoggin River, from Gilead south, slides, rushes and tumbles between rugged, rolling hills that smile evenly at the sun, and in places, bare, gray, granite ledges rise above a sea of hardwood foliage. As the river nears Bethel, and certainly south of there, stretches look more pastoral than wild, and why not? From the […]