Sep 14, 2012 07:26 am | georgesmith Stan Keach is a nationally-known bluegrass songwriter whose song, Whispering Water, was in the National Top Ten Bluegrass Singles Charts in 2009. But Stan's greatest talent is working with young people, many of whom have found themselves and their real talent by playing for and with Stan. He's an amazing ... read more | comment
Sep 13, 2012 07:11 pm | Nick Sambides Jr. MILLINOCKET, Maine – Come to town Friday and you might find yourself asked to be the subject of a painter's portrait. A dozen artists will go out into the community Friday to paint people, landscapes or scenes that they will display Saturday as part of this weekend's Trails End Festival, ... read more | comment
Sep 13, 2012 02:37 pm | Tom Groening BELFAST, Maine — Not only did Neil Edwards nearly succumb to hypothermia after his canoe swamped on Sheepscot Lake late last month, but the fishing hadn't been so good that day, either. Edwards, 72, is a retired physician who chaired the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee before ... read more | comment
Sep 13, 2012 10:12 am | John Holyoke When you’re bear hunting, sometimes it pays to say put, even when you haven’t seen any critters approach your bait in days. Just ask Matt Knox of Pennsylvania, who used that tactic while hunting with guide Steve Monroe of Grand Slam Guide Service last week, and bagged a state-record 699-pounder. ... read more | comment
Sep 13, 2012 08:05 am | Aislinn Sarnacki If you don’t plan on playing outdoors this weekend, shame on you. A bunch of outdoor events are going on, and the weather looks like it’s going to be pretty nice (sunny, a bit chillier than now and with a chance of showers on Saturday). To help you make a ... read more | comment
Sep 12, 2012 03:53 pm | Aislinn Sarnacki Every decade in a person's life is a milestone. At 10, a child rejoices at reaching double digits. At 20, he's no longer a teen. From 40 to 60, he'll compile charming Hallmarks about the joys of growing old. But upon turning 70? "Threescore years and ten," said Mark Twain ... read more | comment
Sep 12, 2012 03:46 pm | UnBylined AUGUSTA, Maine — The third annual Landowner Appreciation Cleanup Day is Saturday, Sept. 15. Landowner Appreciation Cleanup Day is a way for all who enjoy the outdoors to say thank you by helping clean up unwanted trash and dump sites on private property throughout the state, according to a Maine ... read more | comment
Sep 12, 2012 12:22 pm | Aislinn Sarnacki Star parties, UFO footage, night hikes and sun celebrations. Maine’s second annual Maine Starlight Festival is not to be missed. The festival has been underway since Sept. 7 and runs through Sept. 19, and the final weekend is an explosion of cosmic events. The festival coincides with the Acadia Night ... read more | comment
Sep 12, 2012 08:33 am | Chris Williams AUBURN, Maine — A former police officer charged with hunting-related crimes in Maine and Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in connection with deer hunting and a drug-related felony. Everett H. “Lenny” Leonard, 61, of Turner pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Monday to two charges of ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 05:39 pm | Julia Bayly ALLAGASH, Maine — Two hundred fifty dollars and a gallon of gin. That's the current reward for any information leading to the recovery of a prized family heirloom taken about a month ago in Allagash. Missing is a vintage 20-foot Old Town Guides Special wooden canoe that last was seen ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 03:43 pm | georgesmith It was the obvious question, after I received a September 7 press release from Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announcing that Maine has a lot more moose than we thought: 76,000. So yesterday I posed that question to the agency's moose biologist, Lee Kantar, after tracking him down ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 11:29 am | John Holyoke Guide Jim Webber knows he’s got a bunch of big black bears visiting his bait sites. In fact, he figures that of the 22 sites he’s maintaining this bear season, about 15 of them are being visited by bruins that weigh from 300 to 400 pounds. Two other sites, Webber ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 09:50 am | Aislinn Sarnacki This trail network is beautiful, well-maintained, small, easy to navigate and the perfect spot to admire wildlife. read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 10:41 am | John Holyoke When we debuted our new free publication — BDN Maine Outdoors — back in March, we were eager to showcase some of the reasons readers love spending time in Maine’s woods, on our waters, and exploring our mountains. This morning, I’m happy to announce that the third edition of our ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 08:31 am | Aimee Thibodeau Not often, but every once in a while a wild critter will be so intent on feeding or breeding that it will dismiss my presence and continue it’s activity as though I was just part of the landscape. While being cautious not to interfere with nature’s ways, I feel somewhat ... read more | comment
Sep 11, 2012 04:09 am | bayman Something was watching me thru my kitchen window…. read more | comment
Sep 10, 2012 02:26 pm | John Holyoke First, a note from your regular blogger: This space has been hijacked by my boss, Aimee Thibodeau. Oops. What I meant to say was, “I volunteered to host her cool turtle tale here, seeing as how she doesn’t have a blog of her own (yet).” So sit back. Read. Enjoy. ... read more | comment
Sep 10, 2012 12:14 pm | John Holyoke I love it when I wake up in the morning find messages in my email in-box that have words like “state record” in them. That’s exactly what happened this morning: On Friday (as thousands of you read my blog post on one hunter’s 600-pound black bear) another hunter was sitting ... read more | comment
Sep 10, 2012 11:16 am | John Holyoke A photographer friend recently came to me with a request: Can you do something with my pal’s fish photo? He’s pretty proud of this muskie. When I saw the photo, I agreed that “something” could be done. So here it is: More proof that those looking to tangle with a ... read more | comment
Sep 10, 2012 10:06 am | Aislinn Sarnacki I fully expect someone from the Bangor area to recognize this parcel of woods and wetland fairly quickly by viewing the photo gallery below. But with that said, I had never walked the trails until yesterday, and I’m from the Bangor area. And when I was there yesterday, I only ... read more | comment
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