I must thank Tommy Carbone for republishing Lucius Hubbard’s book, Woods and Lakes of Maine, which was originally published in 1884. I think Tommy must have put a lot of effort into this book, which includes fascinating drawings and lots of maps. Hubbard’s amazing journey took him 160 miles through the Maine woods from Moosehead […]
Looking for fishing tips and other info for your fishing area? Here it is, from DIFW. https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/fishing-resources/fishing-report.html
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has published a wonderful series of columns telling us about lots of ways we can help our fish, wildlife, birds, and other critters. You can access those columns here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHMPgkcvZgkhwwRnNrHDcfsDGd
An increase in moose permits is proposed by DIFW, all in northern Maine. Here are the numbers. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHMZQrGTLfVJFftlBBkCPJzMZB?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1
I loved Irene Drago’s first novel, and have been looking forward to her new book, The Maine Point, published by Maine Authors Publishing. It’s really good. There is a lot of things I like about Irene’s novels, including that they are set in real Maine places, many of which I have spent time in. For […]
Troubling changes in the northern forest This is a terrific and important column by my friend Sandra Neily who lives in Greenville. Sandy has been an environmental advocate for decades. The photo with this column, which she gave me permission to use, is Sandy fishing with a bald head, shortly after she’d received treatment for […]
Within the first 12 days of 2020, five bald eagles in five different towns tested positive for high levels of lead, and all five had to be euthanized. Avian Haven in Freedom has found 57 such eagles in the last five years. In response, the state is working on a campaign to convince hunters to […]
King’s Bipartisan Push to Address National Parks Backlog and Fund LWCF Gains Momentum Senator King, the Ranking Member on the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, is a lead sponsor of the Restore Our Parks Act and a steadfast supporter of the LWCF WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan group […]
Big Fight in the North Woods: CMP’s Proposed Powerline by Jeff Reardon If you haven’t heard about Central Maine Power’s proposed powerline, you must be living under a rock. The project is being debated with a blitz of roadside signs, TV and radio and internet ads, duelling Facebook pages, public forums, newspaper articles, letters to […]
I’ve enjoyed all of Paul Doiron’s novels, and I found his new novel, One Last Lie, to be particularly engaging. I was especially pleased to obtain the book while we were stuck at home due to the corona virus. Paul’s novel provided great entertainment for several days. This novel has many interesting and compelling characters […]
