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 […]
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 […]
When I initially saw the book, Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao, I assumed it was a simple birding guide. Boy, was I wrong! This book, by Jeffrey and Allison Wells, is a thoughtful and comprehensive exploration of ecology and conservation in the islands. And oh yes, it’s also an exceptional birding guide, from beautiful […]
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 […]
Getting to and from Maine is a challenge. Many years ago I wrote the following column about this challenge. Susan Misiora works out of Albany, New York, as regional representative of the National Rifle Association. She recently told me of the latest in a long line of adventures she has encountered in trying to get […]
Mainers are often reluctant travelers. Many have not even traversed the entire state in which they live. My folks had never been to Baxter Park until Linda and I purchased a camp near there. Many Mainers have never visited Acadia National Park, even though every year it is one of the most visited parks in […]
Linda and I have suffered many travel trocities, but today I’m going to tell you about a couple of mine, experienced on hunting and fishing trips. The first occurred on a trip to fish the Leaf River in far northern Quebec. Some guys from the coast picked me up for the ride to Montreal, where […]
I’ve written four books that I hope might make your Christmas wish list, and/or be gifts you purchase for others. My first book, A Life Lived Outdoors, published by IslandPort Press, is a collection of favorite columns about home, camp, and Maine life, including stories about growing up in Winthrop. One section is stories of […]
