2 months ago

Friendship woman donates 326 acres in Aroostook to land trust

The property donated by Donna Roggenthien is located roughly 15 miles north of Patten with nearly 12,500 feet fronting Rockabema Lake.

2 months ago

Dry flies: Here are the dependable dozen

For a devout dry fly fishing enthusiast like myself, it’s late-season heaven among a background kaleidoscope of changing leaves.

3 months ago

Lifelike decoys essential to waterfowl hunting success

Perhaps the most beneficial improvements to duck and goose decoys has been the introduction of movement to imitate a flock of real birds in motion.

3 months ago

12-year-old Presque Isle girl shoots 1st bear with grandfather’s gun

Londynn Langley and her grandfather waited almost two hours in a ground blind approximately 30 yards from a bait site the family has been using for about nine years.

3 months ago

It’s time to enjoy some late-summer bass action

For sheer fun and fight, nothing beats the acrobatic action of smallmouth bass on plastic poppers and hair bass bugs.

3 months ago

Leaders celebrate opening of national monument visitor’s center

“It was a true labor of love,” said U.S. Dept. of the Interior Sec. Deb Haaland on Saturday morning about the creation of Tekαkαpimək, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument visitor’s center.

4 months ago

Despite early doubts, many locals support Katahdin-area national monument

More than 40,000 annual visitors, along with the recent construction of a 7,900-square-foot visitor center atop Lookout Mountain, have led many in the region to say the monument is bringing the area a much needed economic boost.

4 months ago

Prepare now for your best bear season

Black bear hunting begins Aug. 24 with youth day, and general hunting starts Aug. 26. Trapping season and hunting with dogs begin Sept. 1 and 9, respectively.