Every Maine kid should have a copy of the Activity Guide that Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has put together. It’s loaded with fun projects, and will teach kids a lot about the great Maine outdoors. Titled “For Kids Who Like Messing Around Outdoors In Maine” it includes lots of fun things […]
I’d been eagerly awaiting a copy of Bill Samuel’s book on moose and ticks, White as a Ghost, so when DIFW Wildlife Biologist Nate Webb dropped it off at my house, I dove right in. DIFW’s Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso had recommended the book to me. I’ve been advocating for an aggressive attack […]
It’s more than irritating that every two weeks I can pick up a full garbage bag of trash between my home and my woodlot up the road, plus a second bag of returnables. Road slobs just don’t care that they are trashing our roadsides and private lands. Shame on them! It’s time for you to […]
Tom Huntington’s book, Maine Roads To Gettysburg, puts you right into the worst battles of the Civil War. I thought I knew a lot about the Civil War until I read Tom’s book. Tom profiles many Maine soldiers and even includes quotes from them, and his detailed descriptions of the bloody battles are amazing. He […]
Given that I have ALS and expect to be in a wheelchair soon, Mitch Sturgeon’s book, Enjoying the Ride, was inspiring. At the age of 35, Mitch’s mother broke her neck and was paralyzed. The family, which lived in Lincoln, Maine, was told she would not live long, but she lived another 35 years, […]
Peter Lowell, the long-time leader of the Lakes Environmental Association, is leading an ambitious project to expand our protection of Maine waters. I attended one of their meetings and was impressed with the participants and discussion. During that meeting, which focused mostly on invasive plants, I raised the issue of invasive fish, and asked […]
Senator Angus King has a great eye for stunning photos, so I guess that’s why they titled his new book, A Senator’s Eye. Angus is well known for his Instagram photos, and we must thank Islandport Press in Yarmouth for publishing this wonderful book featuring great photos and interesting text. Just be forewarned: it’ll take […]
Maine anglers should be aware the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to change fishing rules on a number of Maine waters. Proposals range from changing the lower protected slot on lake trout in Sebago Lake from 23 inches to 26″, to allowing anglers to harvest unlimited landlocked salmon under 14 inches on a […]
Polly Pansy grabbed my attention on the first page of The Flower Patch Pals by Gayle Plummer. Sheila Young’s illustrations are really wonderful in this children’s book published by North Country Press. Sheila is Gayle’ sister. Gayle wrote the book to inspire young gardeners, and it will certainly do that. I’ve already shared it with […]
A friend recently gave me a July 1991 copy of the Maine Sportsman, featuring a photo of me on the cover with a huge bluefish. Do you remember catching bluefish back in the day? Reading through the magazine took me all the way back to the year I started working for the Sportsman’s Alliance of […]
