You don’t have to live in Waterville to enjoy Earl Smith’s wonderful history of that city. Water Village, published by North Country Press, takes us through that fascinating history from 1498 to today. Boy, he must’ve done a lot of research! I found a lot of the stories to be fascinating including the fact that […]
It is time to demand public funding for the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department, which does a lot for all the citizens of Maine, but gets almost no funding from most Mainers. Public funding for DIFW should be the top priority in the next legislative session for all of Maine’s groups representing hunters, anglers, conservationists, […]
John Holyoke, the BDN’s outdoor reporter, has written a thoughtful and provocative column questioning whether Maine hunters should now be required to get permission to hunt on private land. You can read John’s column here, and I hope you will accept his invitation to send him your thoughts. He’s going to get my thoughts here […]
Children’s books these days are amazing, with great stories and awesome illustrations. And Beth Rand of Peaks Island has mastered both. Beth’s new book, 1 – 2 – 3 Gulls, published by Islandport Press,is a “counting book.” That makes it perfect for my 2 and 4 year old granddaughters (don’t tell them because we’ll probably […]
DIF&W recently presented their plan to expand protection of our native brook trout to members of the legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee. Today I want to share with you the reaction of committee members. This all began with a bill I submitted in the last legislative session to expand protection to the tributaries to […]
Linda and I have enjoyed lots of amazing trips, and usually traveled with little difficulty. But occasionally, we suffered what I called travel trocities, always caused by our airlines. I’ve decided to share some of those stories with you, for your entertainment. Here’s one about our last trip to Italy in 2016. Getting to Italy […]
Brian Daniels is a talented guy who loves the outdoors and writes everything from columns and novels to songs. I really enjoyed his first novel, Luke’s Dream, so of course I looked forward to his new book, It Seemed Like A Compliment To Me, published by Islandport Press. While the book is supposed to be […]
An Associated Press story on October 28 alarmed me. The first paragraph sounded good: “Maine is launching a new program to help pay for conservation work that benefits Atlantic salmon. The money will come from fees for road and bridge projects.” But the third paragraph raised an alarm. It reported, “the program will allow public […]
This is one of my favorite deer hunting stories. It’s one of many in my book, A Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing published by North Country Press. While my illness, ALS, has ended my opportunities to hunt, I sure do have some wonderful memories. Here’s one of them. Nothing is more important to deer hunting […]
Cinnamon Birds by Jeniferlee Pace Tucker could have been written from our camp in the North Woods. Published by North Country Press, this story is set on an island in a lake deep in the woods. The book was written for middle grade students ages 8 to 12. But of course, still young at heart, […]
