The Department of Inland Fisheries and wildlife stepped up big time to expand protection of our native brook trout and Arctic charr. Recently, they went public with their proposal and I want to share it with you today. This all began with a bill I submitted in the last legislative session to expand protection to […]
My column suggesting that we should have an eagle hunting season and that the eagle sandwich would be right up there with the lobster roll certainly got a lot of attention. I could not believe that some people thought I was serious. One guy sent me a really nasty letter and others posted nasty comments […]
Eager to prevent chronic wasting disease from getting to Maine, with special concern that it was recently discovered in Quebec just 100 miles from the Maine border, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has quickly adopted a new rule severely restricting the transportation of deer to or through Maine. I am going to share […]
The LivLyme Foundation is a treasure house of information about Lyme disease and ticks. Their recent conference attracted almost 400 people. You can learn a lot more about the foundation and access lots of information at www.livlymefoundation.org. One thing they offer are grants for kids who can’t afford their medications or doctor’s visits. That grant […]
Mimi Gough was very lucky to rediscover all the letters that her Dad sent to his family during his military service in World War II. And the book she has written, From Fledgling to Flyer, published by Maine Authors Publishing, shares those letters with us. This book includes a lot more than those letters. Mimi […]
If you are a Mainer who hunts and fishes, you must know who Dick Folsom was. Dick created the largest seaplane operation in the eastern United States, in Greenville. Many of us had the privilege of flying with Folsom’s. And now, thanks to Jake Morrel, we have a collection of wonderful stories told by Dick […]
Having learned that chronic wasting disease was found in Quebec just 100 miles from our border, Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has acted quickly, issuing both new rules and requests. Here is the press release issued on October 10 by DIFW. AUGUSTA, Maine — With Chronic Wasting Disease discovered in bordering Quebec, the […]
Gary Dumond began flying float planes when he was in high school, flying his dad’s Piper PA-11 over to Eagle Lake to visit with Maine Warden Pilot Jack McPhee. Jack encouraged Gary to train as a military pilot and then to return to Maine and seek a position as a Maine Warden pilot. I must […]
A Long Way to Walk by Norman Kalloch is subtitled One Families Tragic Journey Through the Maine Wilderness, but it is much more than that. This story is so gripping that I read the book in a 24-hour period. In September of 1783, Robert Forbes, his wife Mary, and their four children emigrated from England […]
I’ve always been impressed with the Poland Spring’s generous support for lots of Maine programs and projects. I recently attended their annual luncheon in which they recognize good neighbors. The highlight for me was my friend Gary Crocker’s very humorous speech. Good Neighbor Grants are awarded to community groups with a focus on education, environmental […]
