When Friends of Baxter State Park President Barbara Bentley learned two weeks ago that the privately owned parcel beside Katahdin Lake would be given to Baxter State Park, she turned to the one person she thought could truly understand the nature of this unusual place.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING: Maine’s deer herd is getting help from IFW
AUGUSTA — A century from now, Mainers will look back and say the state’s fish and game department did what it promised, vowed Chandler Woodcock last week.
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143 acre addition to be given to park
A unique 143-acre parcel with stunning views of Mount Katahdin and a rich history is being given to Baxter State Park today by Huber Resources Corp., a timber management company based in Old Town.
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Finding fun without snow
NEWRY — Frozen waterfalls, whispering brooks, and the distant hum of snow guns outside a quiet grove. These are some of the things that make zip line rides in winter so unique.
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OUTDOORS: Learn new ways to enjoy winter
Every winter, bigger and better winter festivals are rolled out somewhere in Maine. Outdoor gatherings are more in vogue today than ever, with state parks, land trusts and cities promoting frozen family fun and snow carnivals.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING: Funding for projects may be headed to Maine
Professor Richard Barringer likes to start at the beginning when he begins the tale of the outdoor funding windfall heading for Maine. But really, the good timing and hope in this story is in what could happen in 2012.
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The permit that nods to a culture
It’s a long way from happening and certainly no guarantee, but after six years of uncertainty, lawsuits and questions, Maine may become the first state to be given an incidental take permit for trapping by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Sugarloaf opens new chairlift
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Wearing their ski togs and broad smiles, three teenagers from Freeport spent six hours in the cold Saturday so they could be a part of Sugarloaf history — to be among the first to ride the ski resort’s new $3 million Skyline chairlift.
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One year after accident, Sugarloaf opens ski lift
One year a ski-lift cable derailed and caused a major accident, Sugarloaf unveiled its new $3 million Skyline Quad at noon on Saturday.
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State parks have much to offer this winter
FREEPORT — On a recent weekend, there were few hikers on the trails that wind through a pine forest at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park before opening up to views of seabird nesting islands and mud flats.