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 28, 2015
Norway’s outdoor skating rink christened
The late Bruce Fox was a symbol of the community and the town’s rink keeper.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2015
This winter, some Maine animals fitter than others
The state’s wildlife is coping with a deep snowpack and extreme cold, with mixed results.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2015
Maine Winter Sports Center shares the health statewide
It continues making healthy outdoors lifestyles accessible to all Mainers.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2015
Maine Winter Sports Center gets ‘transformative’ gift
The nonprofit, which lost its main funding source last year, could gain as much as $8 million through a gift from Presque Isle native Mary Barton Smith.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2015
To Maine ice fishermen, derbies are only about the fish
The focus of the Sebago Lake and Cumberland County derbies will strictly be on togue.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2015
Snowshoe maker has a foothold in Native American culture
Among Bill Mackowski’s personal quests is preserving the dying art of making snowshoes.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2015
Number of moose hunting permits may fall by 9 percent
A final vote is expected in March, although the number could change if high winter mortality occurs.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2015
Going against the flow, Maine fishermen favor reduced striper catch
Charter guides are ‘thrilled’ that regulators are tightening bag limits to protect the dwindling recreational fish, but other Northeast coastal states are not on board.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2014
Work on Mt. Agamenticus opens panoramic view to more people
One of the largest tracts of pristine Northeast coastal woodlands only gets more appealing.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2014
Maine moose have a southern comfort zone
For hunters with a November permit in Maine’s southern and central districts, odds favor the prey.
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