The first one in greater Portland will take place on Aug. 13 at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Up the river without a paddle? A canoe pole could do the trick
A guide service based in Maine’s Midcoast offers lessons on canoe poling, a method of transportation that dates back centuries.
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Crappie name, but a tasty fish
The black crappie – or croppie, as it is called in some parts of the country – is a flaky, white and sweet freshwater species that’s well suited for a fish fry.
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Walk-up campsites are harder to find at Maine state parks
After two years of record-setting demand for camping sites, the state has cut back on its allotment of non-reservable sites by 47 percent.
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Maine Boatbuilders Show canceled because of ‘struggling economy’
The annual event, which dates back 3 decades, had been scheduled for July 15-17 at Portland Yacht Services.
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Moose lottery resumes this year as a daylong festival Saturday in Jackman
The annual hunting-permit drawing, which was done virtually the last two years, includes moose seminars, art and fanfare.
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‘Just because you’re bigger, you can still be a hiker. There shouldn’t be barriers’
Paige Emerson of Old Town has more than 6,600 followers on her Instagram account, @chubbyhikerreviews.
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Track and field: Records likely to fall Saturday at state championships
The Class A meet will take place in Bangor, Class B in Bar Harbor and Class C in Lewiston.
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Even anglers who embrace catch-and-release are alarmed about PFAS in fish
The state’s recent advisory about high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in fish in some bodies of water has anglers worried – even if most don’t eat their catch.
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Track and field: Poland boys win Western Maine Conference Division 2 title, girls 2nd
The Knights win by 14 points on the boys side, while the girls miss out by three points to NYA. York sweeps the Division 1 titles.