Students have practiced outdoor survival skills, like navigation and building fires, in the summer program.
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Big, lumbering and elusive: How to find a Maine moose
Moose spotting in Maine isn’t easy despite the beast’s size and number, but there are ways to increase your chances as prime viewing season begins.
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Some Maine moose tours
Northeast Whitewater Link: northeastwhitewater.com New England Outdoor Center Link: neoc.com Northwoods Outfitters Link: maineoutfitter.com Moose Woods Guide Service Link: moosewoodsguideservice.com North Country Rivers Link: northcountryrivers.com Tour prices range from $44-$375
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Mark Fanning, 76, remembered as ‘the godfather’ of falconry in Maine
The Buxton resident and former Bonny Eagle teacher who led the push to legalize falconry in the state died in a car crash in Virginia on Saturday. His wife, Cynthia Fanning, is in the hospital with serious injuries.
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‘No plans, no agendas’ — Maine and Mainers find van life a good fit
‘Van life means you can go anywhere and still stay relatively safe and comfortable.’
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State parks on pace for another record year
COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn’t slowed.
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South Portland tackles waterfowl droppings in Mill Creek Park
City officials are seeking federal guidance in trying to control ducks and geese gathered on the banks of Mill Creek Pond.
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Long Mountain trail loop closed
BETHEL — Larry Stifler and Mary McFadden held a ribbon cutting event on Sunday, October 31 to seal the deal on the loop closing for the Long Mountain trailhead. “Today you’re going to join us to be the first folks to try out our loop. I measured this as 5.5 miles,” Stifler stated. The […]
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A culinary quest for the best mushrooms led this Maine professor back into the woods
When she isn’t teaching political philosophy at Bowdoin, Jean Yarbrough can be found scouring the woods looking for edible mushrooms or in her kitchen cooking with her stash.