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ATV Crash in Maine Sends Three to the Hospital
Maine Game Wardens are investigating an ATV crash that took place on the Madagascal Pond Road in Lee. The crash involved several people and caused three to go to the Penobscot Valley Hospital where they were treated for injuries. At approximately 4:45 PM on May 26, Paul Boucher, age 68, of Lewiston was operating his [...]
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TBF Dream Team Rally Set for Cobbossee Lake, September 22
The Bass Federation’s brand new Dream Team Rally tournament trail is excited to announce the TBF of Maine is scheduled to host its first TBF Dream Team Rally event. The event is scheduled for September 22 on Cobbossee Lake at the state ramp in Monmouth, Maine. The event is open to ALL TBF members; all [...]
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Northern Outdoors Offers Kids Half-Priced Maine Rafting Summer Fun in the Sun
Kennebec and Penobscot River Summer Kids Half-Price Rafting is big value and huge fun with Northern Outdoors. Crafting affordable active family getaways, Northern Outdoors is the only Maine outfitter to offer half-price kids whitewater rafting on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers all summer long with the same professional quality as always. On weekdays from June 11 -to-August [...]
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Sugarloaf Will Invest $1 Million for Low-Energy Snowmaking Guns
In an effort to put an end to the negative effects brought about by one of the lowest natural snow falls in recent memory, Sugarloaf has announced that it will invest $1 million into new low-energy snowmaking guns. Sugarloaf officials hope that this new technology will increase the Maine resort’s ability to keep snow thick [...]
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Road Signs to Help Maine’s Endangered Turtles
Late May through early July in southern Maine is a critical period when female turtles undertake risky overland forays to reach nesting areas. During this time, turtles often cross roads, sometimes with fatal consequences. In response, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and The Nature Conservancy are cooperating to install new road [...]
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The Maine Butterfly Survey Takes Flight for a Sixth Season
With at least 120 species, butterflies contribute a colorful component to Maine’s biological diversity. In addition to serving as delicate harbingers of spring, butterflies also play important ecological roles, both as pollinators of wildflowers and as prey to larger species, from dragonflies to migrant birds. Butterflies are also valuable ecological indicators of ecosystem stress due [...]
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2011 Brook Trout Pond Survey an Overwhelming Success
Two conservation groups and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote ponds for brook trout this fishing season. This will be the second year anglers can help Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and state biologists gather data on which ponds in western and northern Maine are inhabited by [...]
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Maine Couple Creates a Burgeoning Business Making Personalized Campfire Rings
Fred Patterson simply wanted a quality, charming campfire ring for his family to enjoy when out in the woods or in their backyard. Being that Patterson has been working at a local fabrication plant for 25 years, he had no problem cutting out a few high-quality custom made rings of his own. He crafted a [...]
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Opening Day Doozies: Coyotes, Turkeys and Hunters, Oh My!
Opening day can prove to be one full of oddities as many accidents and strange occurrences can happen as sportsmen and wildlife get back into the swing of things. And sometimes, hunters can run afoul of coyotes who are on the prowl for breakfast. “I’ll never forget looking up and seeing a jaw full of teeth coming [...]
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Seven One-Mile Races on Seven Islands in Seven Weeks
David O’Meara, the world-renowned coach, speaker, author and athlete known as the “One Mile Runner,” is set to embark on his fifth international running challenge this July. This year’s “Isles Mile Challenge” will take David to seven different islands to run seven one-mile races, in seven different time zones and in seven consecutive weeks. But [...]
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