Fristad Trails: It’s for the dogs
WRITTEN BY ANNE GABBIANELLI “Seriously! Don’t bother picking up after your dog! And good friendly dogs can run free!” That’s what one sign reads at the start of Fristad Trails in Belfast. The dog-friendly network of trails truly has gone to the dogs. “It’s what I…
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Acadia starts new Junior Ranger Angler program
WRITTEN BY BRITTNEY NICKERSON Acadia National Park has received funding from the National Park Foundation for its new Junior Ranger Angler program. The program is one of 57 projects nationwide intended to encourage fishing. Partners include Camp Beech Cliff, Friends of Acadia, the Maine Department of…
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The Fin and Feather Club of Maine
WRITTEN BY ANNE GABBIANELLI The question in the Millinocket region is: How do you keep a sportsmen’s club of 75 years alive? “It’s not easy,” said Bryant Davis, president of the Fin and Feather Club of Maine. “We’re not getting any younger. I think, in general,…
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An outsider’s understanding of Maine’s bear hunting tradition
WRITTEN BY DYLAN SAVAGEAU I’ve hunted plenty of things in Maine over the years. I’ve sat from dawn to dusk quietly in the woods waiting for deer, spent cold mornings on the water hoping I’m somewhere in the flyway for ducks, and put more than a…
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Winter lives here: Discover Rangeley
COURTESY OF THE RANGELEY LAKES REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE When winter blankets the western mountains of Maine, Rangeley transforms into one of New England’s most memorable family playgrounds, where adventure and small-town charm come together in every snowfall. Adventure seekers will revel in Rangeley’s extensive snowmobile…
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Wherever adventure takes you
COURTESY OF FOREST SOCIETY OF MAINE Think back to the paddle you took across an open lake, sunshine on your face as the water sways your boat. Or maybe it was a hike on a remote trail, the climb smelling of Maine pine trees and the…
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