Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2017
Take it from the mushers, a good lead dog is priceless
Mushers at the annual Greenville race say sled dog leaders are focused, fast and just special.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2017
Even in Katahdin national monument, snowmobilers are welcome
Many sledders who trek to northern Maine are unaware some of their favored trails run through what is now a national monument. Fortunately, their machines are still allowed.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2017
Maine Waterside Trails center to provide youth outdoor education programs
The Butler Conservation Fund is donating $5 million to build the center, multi-use trails and campsites on 4,300 acres along the East Branch of the Penobscot.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2017
Maine Juniors volleyball welcomes a place to call home
The former practice arena for the Portland Pirates will reopen as Maine Sports Arena and cater to a sport that’s booming.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2017
Is 81 too old to ski? 89? Not for these guys
Senior skiers at Shawnee Peak don’t let age slow them down.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2017
Land trusts focusing on universal access
The Scarborough Land Trust is the latest conservation group to add a trail for naturalists of all physical abilities.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Goodbye, bear man: Maine loses a Master Maine Guide
Wayne Bosowicz, who died recently at age 73, leaves behind the legacy of a man who ‘lived his life around bear.’
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Deirdre Fleming: Inaugural poem resonates at Mt. Abram ski area
Richard Blanco’s poem “One Today” is not known by all, but it is appreciated by those on the trail that bears its name.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2017
Nonprofits’ takeover of Bethel ski center a success
Forced to run the town’s ski center or let it close, two groups happily step up.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2017
Snowmobile riders split on idea of trail to Saddleback
While the ski area sits closed, sledders weigh the benefits of a trail to the mountain.
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