As winter gives way to spring in Maine, mud season brings thawing ground, soft roads, frost heaves and temporary weight limits that affect daily travel and outdoor activity.
Mud Season
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Is it mud season? Maybe, but it’s going to be short
PORTLAND — Northern New England’s annual mucky ritual of mud season is underway and underfoot, staining carpets and ruining morning commutes down sodden dirt roads, but it will likely be much shorter than last year. Mud season descends on Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont every spring, and as snow and frozen ground melt, playgrounds turn to […]
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Don’t lose the boots: north New England ready for mud season that could stretch deep into May
WESTBROOK (AP) — New England’s own Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote, “Life is made up of marble and mud.” In the region’s northern reaches, life will soon be made up of mud, mud and more mud. Mud season is a rite of spring in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, when the snow and frozen ground melt, […]
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Don’t lose the boots: New England steels for epic mud season
WESTBROOK — New England’s own Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote, “Life is made up of marble and mud.” In the region’s northern reaches, life will soon be made up of mud, mud and more mud. Mud season is a rite of spring in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, when the snow and frozen ground melt, dirt […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury ATV trails closed until June 1 to dry out
ROXBURY — Mud season is underway in Western Maine, thanks to Thursday’s rain and warmer temperatures, prompting a local all-terrain vehicle club to close trails until they are dry and firm enough for knobby tires. Michael Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, said late Thursday afternoon that its trails will be off limits […]
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Mud season declared over; Roxbury ATV trail system open
ROXBURY — Despite days of rain, mud season officially ended for Roxbury all-terrain vehicle trails early Friday morning. The ATV motoring public can now drive about Roxbury trails. Michael Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, said the club opened the extensive and popular trail system at 5 a.m. Friday. On May 7, Worthley […]
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Mud season keeps River Valley-area ATV trails closed
ROXBURY — Rain added to already saturated soils Tuesday afternoon on the Foley Trail for all-terrain vehicles. It’s mud season for River Valley-area ATV trails and they’re all closed until June 1, according to posted signs. Mike Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, examined an exposed culvert Tuesday on the Foley Trail behind […]