Maine ski areas emphasize COVID safety, but some skiers still wary

The downhill skiing experience looks very different this winter with new protocols, but some Mainers still worry about out-of-state skiers who do not follow Maine health protocols.

Brunswick native training with goal of competing in 2022 Winter Olympics

Myles Silverman, 23, is living at a ski resort in Austria, working on his snowboarding skills.

Photos: Fishing in Industry

Bruce Bowen had hopes to catch a trout or salmon Tuesday on Clearwater Pond in Industry.

Pine Tree Camp offers its services during winter for first time

The non-profit camp, which serves those with disabilities, debuted its 'Adventure Day Pass' last summer and plans to offer it again starting in February.

Outdoors in Maine: The moose tick problem

The Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is hoping more will mean less, and less will mean more.

Riders anxious to get out on Maine’s snowmobile trails

With snowmobile sales spiking during the pandemic, this could be one of the biggest seasons yet – if the weather cooperates.

Outdoors in Maine: Chandler’s latest book on par with Thoreau

Laurie Apgar Chandler's 'Through Wooods and Waters' recounts her adventures though Maine's most fabled watershed with soulful prose and the razor-sharp eye of a naturalist with a journalist’s instincts.

Attendance at Maine state parks tops 3 million for first time

The number of campers and day-use visitors hit an all-time high in 2020 – even though camping season was delayed two to four weeks because of the pandemic.

Alpine skiers embracing backpacks during pandemic

Outdoors in Maine: Genetically-engineered mosquitoes; are black flies next?

What if you could wave a magic wand — or hire an insect engineer — and get rid of the scornful pests for good? Would you do it?