Bad things happening in Maine’s state parks
L.D. 527 is a bill by Rep. Skolfield to require Maine Bureau of Parks to train their rangers in law enforcement and to authorize the issuing of summons. The public hearing for this bill was yesterday,...
View ArticleLots of good conservation recommendations
The Land Conservation Task Force has issued a lot of really good recommendations. While their recommendation of a major bond issue to revitalize the Land for Maine’s Future got most of the news...
View ArticleGreat kid’s guide to Acadia National Park
If you are headed to Acadia National Park with kids, you’ll want a copy of The Kid’s Guide To Acadia National Park by Eileen Ogintz, published by Down East Books. This book is a treasure, full of great...
View ArticleWardens offer landowner relations report
The Maine Warden Service is responsible for landowner relations at DIF&W, and they recently posted an update on their work with and for private landowners. Here is their report: We would like to...
View ArticleGreat outdoor opportunity for kids
Here’s a great outdoor adventure and opportunity for Maine kids. But you must act quickly. Here’s the info, provided by Maine’s Department of Inland fisheries and Wildlife. Wildlife Habitat Education...
View ArticleSnowmobile registration fee hike killed
An increase in the snowmobile registration fee was killed by the legislature’s IFW Committee, after a lengthy discussion. The bill would have increased the registration fee by $30, if the snowmobiler...
View ArticleThis book about Fly Rod Crosby is a Keeper
Pam Mathews’ book about Fly Rod Crosby is a keeper, and the illustrations by Heidi Kendrick are awesome. If I didn’t love the book so much, I would have ripped out a few of Heidi’s illustrations,...
View ArticleGood News from Greenville and Moosehead Lake
I attended the kickoff event for Destination Moosehead Lake, and have been impressed with all the good work they are doing to bring more people to Greenville and Moosehead Lake. Here is the group’s...
View ArticleHow do we get kids outdoors?
When I was a kid, we lived outdoors. The deep woods behind my house was my playground. And I was fishing and hunting at a very young age. Today, lots of kids don’t spend any time outside. That’s sad....
View ArticleTime to express your thoughts on National Monument
Here’s your chance to express your thoughts about how to maximize the economic and other values of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The Monument is a beautiful place, alongside the East...
View ArticleA great guide to the spectacular Down East Maine
I’ve been waiting a long time for a travel book focused on my favorite place, Down East Maine. So I have to thank Rich Bard for his exceptional book, Beyond Acadia – Exploring The Bold Coast Of Down...
View ArticleWe got sprayed by a whale
Linda and I once went on a whale watching adventure out of Campobello Island, and we saw many whales. We got so close to one, that when it blew, the water drenched all of us in the back of the boat! We...
View ArticlePlease visit a Maine sporting camp
I hope you will visit a Maine sporting camp this summer or fall. There is no better place to experience everything we love about Maine. Sporting camps offer everything from great food to lots of...
View ArticleLots of Interesting LandCAN projects
The Land Conservation Assistance Network is an amazing organization, headquartered in Maine, but doing projects all over the country. Here’s the first paragraph in their recent annual report Over the...
View ArticleThe Maine Wildlife Park Is Awesome
The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is an amazing place. Operated by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, they have dozens of wild animals, including moose, deer, and bears, along with fishers,...
View ArticleI still miss Gene LeTourneau
I still miss Gene Letourneau, who wrote about hunting and fishing every day for 50 years in Central and Southern Maine’s newspapers. Gene’s daily outdoors column, titled...
View ArticleGreat kids’ Maine North Woods hiking guide
Hope Rowan really knows Maine’s north woods. And I have to thank her for writing a hiking guide to the Katahdin region for kids. The book, Ten Days in the North Woods, published by Islandport Press,...
View Article76 people died in Acadia National Park
I had no idea 76 people died in the Acadia National Park. But to put that in perspective, 300 people have died in Glacier National Park, a place that Linda and I really like and visited quite often....
View ArticleAngus King steps up for hunters and wildlife
Maine’s U.S. Senator Angus King has stepped up to support hunters, wildlife, and everyone who loves the outdoors. Angus loves to fish and hunt ducks, so his support for our outdoor heritage is no...
View ArticleFascinating Story about native American canoes
When I saw the title, The Canoe Maker, and the illustration on the cover, I thought this book, published by Maine Authors Publishing, was a children’s book. But authors Jean Flahive and Donald Soctomah...
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