I was fortunate to enjoy three adventures of two weeks each in Alaska, focused on fishing. Two were with my friend Les Priest and one was with my wife Linda. On all three adventures, we encountered lots of bears. Today I’ll tell you about a few of those encounters. On Kodiak Island, Les and I […]
The state’s new outdoor recreation plan is comprehensive and very interesting. The plan covers everything including hunting, fishing, and winter recreation. If you enjoy the great Maine outdoors, you should read the plan, and comment on it. Comments must be submitted by November 22. Here’s the state’s announcement, with a link to the plan. AUGUSTA, […]
I don’t know why I haven’t heard of Agnes Bushell, an exceptional author who lives in Portland, but when I read Dana Wilde’s Kennebec Journal review of Bushell’s novel Asian Vespers, I quickly got a copy of and found it to be fascinating. And here is the really good news. I can now look forward […]
This is my fifth column of deer hunting stories, posted every Friday. Included in this column is a big buck I got in my 15 minute hunt. It was a Saturday and I got home from a funeral in the late afternoon, put on my hunting clothes, grabbed my rifle, and ran a half-mile through […]
When I got a copy of Chasing Maine’s SECOND by Michael Norton, I assumed it was all about the Second District Congressional race between Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden. After all, the subtitle is A Fight for Congress in Paradise. Michael does give us a great story about that race which was decided by ranked […]
Tom Doak, executive director of the Maine Woodland Owners, serves on the ATV Task Force created by Governor Janet Mills. In the November issue of MWO’s newsletter, Tom provided a good report on the task force and some of the major issues they are tackling. With Tom’s permission, I am sharing his column with you […]
Even though I don’t snowmobile, I really enjoyed Matt Weber’s book, Making Tracks, published by Islandport Press. Although he lives on Monhegan, he snowmobiles all over Maine, and his stories are very entertaining. His book’s subtitle is How I Learned to Love Snowmobiling in Maine, and given the number of difficult trips he’s experienced, he […]
This is my fourth column of favorite deer hunting stories, posted every Friday. Today I’ll tell you about the time I tried to swim out into a pond to retrieve my buck. Moose Pond in Mt. Vernon is not far from my house. The shoreline is completely undeveloped and the pond is surrounded by forests, […]
I was delighted to hear, in August, that my granddaughters had climbed Burnt Mountain in Baxter Park with their parents, our son Josh and his wife Kelly. The granddaughters, Esme and Ada, are 2 ½ and 5 years old. Josh said he kept Esme climbing by feeding her chocolates! Our camp is on the edge […]
High Green by Herbert Cleaves, published by North Country Press, is a very interesting story about an Irish-American’s love for and experiences with a railroad in northern Maine. It’s a work of historical fiction, but it sure does seem like a true story. John Hanahan’s dad owned the railroad, but John’s plan to drive trains […]
