BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return for its twenty-second year to Portland at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, at the State Theatre in Portland. There will be different lineups of films each night. The Banff program, including the intermission, is approximately […]
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Some resorts off and running as alpine ski season begins in Maine
Sugarloaf and Sunday River, the state’s two largest ski resorts, opened in recent weeks, with others to follow suit in December.
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Hunting: How to best use that bonus antlerless deer permit
The antlerless deer permit allows hunters to take a second deer in addition to the one antlered deer allowed under a general hunting license.
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Mainers divided over rise of glamping
Some communities are pushing back on plans to develop ‘glampgrounds’ that seek to offer an outdoor hotel-like experience.
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No lunch, but free yoga at L.L. Bean
The Freeport company has hosted free events, including yoga classes, trivia competitions and movie nights almost every day this summer.
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Maine tech startups arise from increased interest in great outdoors
Investors, entrepreneurs and outdoor industry professionals take notice of the growing interest in the outdoor activities and the new technology-driven ways people are connecting with it.
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Human feces, unauthorized fires lead to closure of Tumbledown Mountain camping
Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.
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Bring on the bears, eagles and mountain lions: Maine Wildlife Park opens for the season
In: Expanded hours, more turtle displays. Out: Feeding the bears.
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Skiers hit Maine slopes in 2020-2021 season as pandemic pushed people to get outside
“People really wanted to ski,” Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said. “They didn’t want this to be one of the things the pandemic took away from them.”
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Outdoors in Maine: The Jet Ski debate rages on
Currently in Maine, Jet Skis are prohibited on 33 lakes and ponds. Given the ever-growing popularity of Jet Skis and assorted other variations of personal watercrafts, this user-conflict issue is likely to continue and, perhaps, grow in intensity.