Elver fishing has turned into a big-money game in Maine over the past few years, and the state’s Department of Marine Resources is tasked with overseeing an industry that has become much more complicated and controversial. The DMR has announced that it will hold a meeting to seek stakeholder input on a plan that would […]
A few years back, Wes Ashe came up with idea that would honor his friend, Alec Cyr, a Bangor High alum who died far too young, and benefit Cyr’s son, Chase. This year marks the fourth for Ashe’s Ice Fishin’ Derby & Benefit, and Ashe says there are a few changes this time around. First […]
With snow on the ground and a few frigid days behind us, we’re nearing the point of our late-pre-winter when Mainers start doing things that get themselves killed. It happens every year. Unfortunate. Tragic. But true. Lakes and ponds are “making ice,” as we say, and many of us are eager to get out there […]
Not long ago, I was talking with a friend of mine. It turns out he knew Denis Dauphinee, an author I’d recently interviewed. “He’s great. He is the real, live ‘Most Interesting Man in the World,’” my friend told me. Can’t say that I disagree. Dauphinee, who goes by “D,” has worked as a farmer, […]
Move over “North Woods Law.” Animal Planet is launching another Maine-based reality TV show that looks like a winner. It’s called “Cold River Cash,” and it it focuses on three teams of Maine fishermen who spend 10 weeks a year trying to earn thousands of dollars fishing for glass eels, or elvers. Animal Planet sent […]
According to the most recent reports, it looks like a pretty good snowstorm will hit much of the state early Sunday morning, turning Maine into a winter wonderland. Or, if you’re like some folks I work with, the storm will officially mark the date when you’re supposed to make like a bear and hibernate for […]
Jane Seekins says she doesn’t know how many more years she’ll deer hunt. Health concerns have begun to crop up more regularly, and the 73-year-old from Orland sometimes struggled to get into the woods this year. Chances are good that she’ll continue to find a way to hunt a bit … and when she does, […]
Avid ice anglers hoping to score a coveted Allagash Wilderness Waterway winter camping pass will have to act fast on Saturday, Dec. 14, when registration opens. A total of 48 sites at Chamberlain Bridge and Kellogg Brook are available, but Matthew LaRoche, superintendent of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, expects most sites will be rented out […]
If you’re an avid skier and you’re looking for a bargain, you may want to head to either of the state’s biggest resorts on Sunday to celebrate Maine Ski Day. Thanks to sponsorship help from The Bank of Maine, both Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley and Sunday River in Newry will offer deeply reduced prices on […]
About the time the tick bit me on the butt, I should have realized that this year’s deer season wasn’t going to go so well for me. Of course, the butt-biting took place before the season even started, when I was attaching a trail camera to a tree, so I figure I’ll forgive myself for […]
