Thunder Snow is a harrowing story that will keep you reading to find out if 28-year-old Brandon Chase lives or dies. This is Monmouth resident Thomas Torrington’s third novel, and it is a terrific tale. Chase snowshoes up the back side of Saddleback Mountain to tent out and sky down one of the trails the […]
I thought I knew a lot about Gerry Largay and her death, after she got lost hiking the Appalachian trail in Maine. But I learned so much more from Denis D. Dauphinee’s book, When You find My Body, published by Down East Books. Dauphinee tells us all about Gerry, who was a wonderful woman, including […]
I don’t know of another state where 3.5 million contiguous acres of private land is open to the public for all sorts of outdoor fun. Mainers are very lucky to have North Maine Woods which was started 48 years ago. At that time there were 19 landowners and managers. Today the 3.5 million acres have […]
I’ve hiked most of Mt Katahdin’s trails but I have to tell you that the crowds these days on the trails are far too large. I think there are much better and more enjoyable hikes throughout Baxter State Park. We’ve owned a camp on the edge of Baxter for nearly 40 years. We actually drive […]
We’re very lucky in Maine to have free access to so much private land. You probably know that access to private land in many states is not available. I recently read a story about an online marketplace in the Western states that allows landowners to list their property for use by hunters, anglers and other […]
You can buy one instant lottery ticket with assurance that you will win, even though you may not win any money. The Maine Outdoor Heritage instant lottery tickets generate funds for lots of great wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation projects. Many years ago, when I worked for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, we teamed up […]
Governor Paul LePage hated public land and did everything he could to stop us from acquiring more of it, including refusing to support a bond issue for the Land for Maine’s Future, throughout his 8 years as governor. A reliable, well-funded LMF program remains essential to permanently protecting working waterfronts, farmland, water access and hunting […]
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 […]
Earl Brechlin and his friends have experienced awesome adventures in the north woods. Actually quite a few of their river adventures were scary. But you will enjoy reading all of the stories in Earl’s new book, Return to Moose River, published by Down East Books. Earl and his friends would get together every year for […]
Many years ago, when Angus King was governor, I decided to try to get some public money for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. I worked for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine at that time and recruited Maine Audubon to be our partner. Chris Potholm did a poll for us, showing that the public’s […]
