I hope you will visit a Maine sporting camp this summer or fall. There is no better place to experience everything we love about Maine. Sporting camps offer everything from great food to lots of wildlife, woods, and waters, plus of course, great hunting and fishing. But you don’t have to be a hunter or […]
I’ve been waiting a long time for a travel book focused on my favorite place, Down East Maine. So I have to thank Rich Bard for his exceptional book, Beyond Acadia – Exploring The Bold Coast Of Down East Maine, published by Down East books. I’ve suggested to many people that when they get to […]
Here’s your chance to express your thoughts about how to maximize the economic and other values of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The Monument is a beautiful place, alongside the East Branch of the Penobscot River, one of my favorite places to fish. Local folks have embraced the Monument, and it’s already bringing […]
The Maine Warden Service is responsible for landowner relations at DIF&W, and they recently posted an update on their work with and for private landowners. Here is their report: We would like to take an opportunity and introduce the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Landowner Relations and Keep Maine Clean Programs, which is […]
If you are headed to Acadia National Park with kids, you’ll want a copy of The Kid’s Guide To Acadia National Park by Eileen Ogintz, published by Down East Books. This book is a treasure, full of great ideas for the amazing things that kids will enjoy in and near the park. The book will […]
L.D. 527 is a bill by Rep. Skolfield to require Maine Bureau of Parks to train their rangers in law enforcement and to authorize the issuing of summons. The public hearing for this bill was yesterday, and I was impressed with Tim Caverly’s testimony in favor of the bill. I want to share Tim’s testimony […]
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 ski 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 […]
