With the right preparation and community partnerships, some educators are planning on keeping outdoor learning going through the winter as a means of fighting COVID-19.
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Outdoors in Maine: Winning the moose lottery is just plain luck
Also, V. Paul Reynolds writes, the best part of a moose hunt is what happens in the frying pan long after the hunt is over.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster
State park visitors encouraged to look up with new stargazing program
A grant from Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund will supply telescopes to 12 Maine parks, including Bradbury State Park in Pownal.
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Outdoors in Maine: Nature’s ornery ways on display this year
Nature’s ornery moods have a way of hanging on like a rainy spell in early June.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, New England, News
Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante
With the national unemployment rate recently hitting the lowest level in 50 years, potential workers would rather have full-time jobs with benefits.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New report shows outdoor fun is serious business for Maine’s economy
Activities like hiking, boating, hunting, gardening and golfing contribute more to Maine’s economy than they do in almost every other state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP submits last-minute change to power line plan to avoid protected pond
The company now wants to build the transmission line farther from remote Beattie Pond, which was a sticking point for land-use regulators last week.
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Get on board with these themed summer cruises
Enjoy wine, music and sunsets while coasting on Casco Bay and beyond.
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Outdoors in Maine: Tom Hennessey made art of the outdoors
Sporting artist and writer died earlier this month.
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John Ford Sr., retired Maine game warden, author, dies at 71
A retired game warden who wrote a book about his experiences patrolling the Maine woods died Saturday after battling cancer. John Ford Sr., who joined the Maine Warden Service in 1970, was 71. In addition to his service as a warden, Ford served two terms as Waldo County sheriff and was a wildlife artist and […]