On Skiing: Ready to return to Maine’s slopes

In his first column of the year, Dave Irons writes about getting ready for the season and recounts the impact of Mainers, including Doc Deroches, on the ski industry.

In Photos: Gov. Mills joins fisheries officials to help stock the Presumpscot

They set out to hike America’s 3 longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?

In the fall of 2020, they began working out twice a day to build up strength for a journey that would take them more than 7,000 miles, from snowy climes in the Eastern U.S. to desert pathways in the Southwest and lush forests in the Pacific Northwest.

Face Time: Bob Dalot helps keep ATV trails safe for others

The 58-year-old Jay man has been president of the Western Maine ATV Club for over 20 years.

Outdoors in Maine: Referendum passage makes state a leader in hunting rights

Hunting rights aside, this Constitutional right to raise and gather our own food may be timely, given fast-rising inflation and supply chain issues, writes V. Paul Reynolds.

Outdoors in Maine: Reminiscing about old back road buggies

The city slickers from Madison Ave, many of whom have never driven “off road” in their lives, dream up television commercials for folks who want a tough truck for the back roads, writes V. Paul Reynolds

Maine state park campgrounds break attendance records again in 2021

It was the second consecutive year that the 12 state park campgrounds saw a record number of visitors, with 315,000.

Maine’s moose hunters not having much luck this fall

Hunters are on pace for a near record-low harvest.

At 83, hiker becomes oldest ever to complete Appalachian Trail

Known as 'Nimblewill Nomad,' he hiked the trail in sections, completing the final bit in western Massachusetts on Sunday.

Outdoors in Maine: Pondering the possible reintroduction of grizzlies out West

V. Paul Reynolds was on bear-guard duty while on a hunting trip in Colorado, where grizzly bears are supposedly extinct from the state.