This story will be updated. Keep watching for more photos and video. Hundreds lined Main Street in Fort Kent on Saturday morning to see mushers and their dogs take off in the 33rd annual Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races. Morning conditions were pleasant enough for spectators but still cold enough to sustain the dogs. […]
Allen, an English professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle by day, steals a couple of early mornings each week to run her dogs when the trails are the quietest.
Some ice fishermen walk into a bait shop, plunk down their bucket and their money and then happily head for the lake with whatever size, shape and species of bait fish the owner has dipped out
Players from Boston and Florida joined the lineup for the tourney, which raises money for youth hockey programs.
Maine’s largest snowmobile event, held between venues in Caribou and Presque Isle, is a weekend-long celebration of the sport.
Organizers said earlier this week that 17 teams are currently signed up and that there’s room for more.
There’s a staggering amount of work to do — including marking, packing and grooming 300 or so miles of trail through the Valley’s winter landscape.
Island Falls wants to give people new reasons to stop and stay overnight, support downtown revitalization and create business opportunities.
The University of Maine at Fort Kent recently welcomed 20 students from across the University of Maine System for a hands-on winter outdoor recreation course that prepared them for in-demand careers in Maine tourism, hospitality and outdoor recreation.
“The weather looks a lot more positive than it did a couple years ago, and we are confident that the race is going to proceed like it’s supposed to.”
