Yarmouth’s Sophia Laukli will be following in the footsteps of Chummy Broomhall and countless others who have represented the state on the Olympic slopes over the last 70-plus years.
Outdoors
Outdoors in Maine: The Maine moose experiment
In all of this moose management strategy, the winter tick seems to be the wild card. With moose, more is not always better, writes V. Paul Reynolds
Eight artists selected for residency at Acadia National Park
Each participant will stay at the park for 14 days and will host a public outreach event during that time.
French adventurer, 75, disappears attempting to row solo across the Atlantic
Jean-Jacques Savin activated distress beacons Thursday night into Friday morning, his team said.
Team of biologists makes daring rescue of loons trapped in iced-in waters
A new recovery effort is helping to bolster Maine’s loon population.
Outdoors in Maine: Seeing the good in a spring bear hunt
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine supports a modified spring bear hunt that would target specific big woods areas that encompass major deer wintering areas, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds
On Skiing: Why the wind chill panic?
Naturally, we’re never told that the wind chill chart is a measure of wind and cold on raw flesh. On today’s skier, we don’t see much raw flesh, writes columnist Dave Irons.
Photos: Jay snowmobile trail groomed
It was the first time this year because of a lack of snow, Mark Bickford, president of the Andy Valley Riders Snowmobile Club in Jay, said.
The secret’s out: Seven waters near Rangeley now open to ice fishing
In a part of the state with few ice fishing opportunities, seven stocked ponds are now open in the winter.
On Skiing: Safety, it’s up to us
No skier wants that toboggan ride on the slopes, columnist Dave Irons writes. We can avoid that need by following a few simple rules, mostly just common sense.