4 days ago
Aroostook State Park cancels activities due to lack of snow
Park officials issued a report Monday that trail grooming is not yet possible, so skiing and snowshoeing aren’t available.
Outdoors
3 weeks ago
Holiday gift ideas for outdoors folks
I have some suggestions to help the gift selection process, and a handful of new, innovative products to consider.
1 month ago
Extend your deer season with a muzzleloader
Traditions are leading more and more sportsmen to try an alternative style of shooting to prolong their season in hope of success.
1 month ago
Aroostook legislators make plea to keep Presque Isle ski center open
Libra announced the center would close on Dec. 1 and Pineland Farms would seek other uses for the 750-acre property, which includes a biathlon range, trail system, lodge and other buildings.
1 month ago
Fort Kent helps snowmobile club get a new trail groomer
The town is leasing the $148,500 groomer through the association, but the snowmobile club will be paying for it through membership dues and fundraisers.
1 month ago
Impending closure of Presque Isle ski center sparks local movement to save it
Since news of the closure broke, local residents have taken to social media to share what the center has meant to them and make appeals to save it.
2 months ago
Owner of Fort Kent Outdoor Center is giving facility to local board
Pineland Farms of New Gloucester, which is owned by the Libra Foundation, a charitable organization based in Portland, announced Friday it is transferring ownership of the outdoor center to the local governing body.
2 months ago
Nordic Heritage Outdoor Center will close next month
Declining use and rising operating costs prompted the decision, according to the Portland-based Libra Foundation, which funds the center’s operations.
2 months ago
How to go paddling for puddle ducks
Duck hunting season for our northern zone runs through the end of November. It’s been a great nesting year and puddle ducks of every species are prominent on every size waterway from mud puddles and creeks to huge lakes and rivers. As weather cools and frost becomes a regular morning event, the smaller, less hardy […]
2 months ago
This small bird provides some big action
Area bird hunters are enjoying excellent results this month, and Maine’s smallest quarry is offering up big excitement.
