Ski racing takes place at some area mountains, and the camaraderie is a big part of the attraction, writes columnist Dave Irons.
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Claim of Maine’s biggest ice fishing derby shifts to Aroostook County
For years, the Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby was the state’s biggest, but that mantle has been passed to the Long Lake Derby.
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Outdoors in Maine: Rewards for poaching information
Operation Game Thief has modernized and streamlined its information-gathering process through the use of a new cellphone app, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds.
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On Skiing: The 1998 ice storm’s impact on Maine ski areas, and ice cross at Lost Valley
Columnist Dave Irons cuts through all the different storylines on the slopes to preview a non-skiing event at the Auburn ski area.
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Outdoors in Maine: Sunday hunting lawsuit hits a snag, sort of
Recently, Superior Court Justice Deborah Cashman dismissed the suit, filed in April in Kennebec County Superior Court against Judy Camuso, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Extreme winter sport to debut in Maine at Lost Valley ski area
Ice cross – a sport in which skaters compete head-to-head down a steep track while navigating twists, banked turns and jumps – comes to Auburn in February.
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Maine state park campgrounds set attendance record in 2022
It marks the third consecutive year of record-breaking attendance by campers at state parks.
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Outdoors in Maine: The long, reliable legacy of the Servel
Retiring longtime appliance servicer Al Elkin believes that today, throughout the Maine woods, there are still hundreds, if not thousands, of Servels still ticking in remote cabins and sporting camps — a testimonial to their fabled reliability, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds.
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Outdoors in Maine: Posted land popping up in longtime hunting grounds
“No trespassing” signs are showing up in some of columnist V. Paul Reynolds’ favorite hunting spots, he writes.
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Important strides made in land conservation across Maine in 2022
From the coast and the mountains to Aroostook County, unusual conservation projects defined the past year.