The federal money will go to support state agencies, conserve Maine waters and increase access to recreational uses.
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Outdoors in Maine: Colorful mushroom and large bird are two rare finds within state’s borders
Entoloma Indigoferum is one of the world’s most rare mushrooms, while the Steller’s sea eagle, one of the largest birds of prey on the planet, is hardly seen even on its home ground in Siberia.
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Casco couple teaches young son to ski despite physical challenges
Kara and Chad Kilmartin want their children to live an outdoor lifestyle and have helped 5-year-old son Cooper, who has spina bifida, learn to enjoy the slopes.
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On Skiing: Pro Tour skiers in the Olympics
Gone are the days where pro tour skiing and Olympic skiing are separate endeavors. Now they two entities have become companion opportunities for the world’s best skiers.
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Developers pushing forward with $113.5 million plan to reopen ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake
Rangeley-based Big Lake Development LLC is among the groups moving to relaunch ski operations on Big Moose Mountain as part of a project that backers say would generate hundreds of jobs.
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On Skiing: The best skiing is still ahead of us; but first, the Olympics
February and March are usually our biggest snow months, so we can look forward to plenty of good skiing for another two months, writes columnist Dave Irons as he looks forward to the Olympics and US Alpine Championships.
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Belfast’s most enthusiastic rowers embrace the cold
The community rowing program, Come Boating, launches six-oar Cornish pilot gigs year-round.
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Outdoors in Maine: A deer hunter’s paradise
Columnist V. Paul Reynolds hunted on Anticosti Island in Quebec a couple months ago, and he writes that it was the adventure of a lifetime.
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Photos: Sun and fun snowshoeing in Jay
Sisters Kathy Leclerc and Cindy Gauvin, both of Jay, and Leclerc’s daughter Kaylee Leclerc of Turner and her dog, Lincoln, snowshoe along trails.
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What’s in a name? Ask the skiers at Shawnee Peak
The Bridgton ski area was called Pleasant Mountain for 50 years before being renamed after a ski resort in Pennsylvania. Some skiers hope it will revert to its original name under new ownership.