WHAT’S UP IN MARCH: March skies offer plenty to check out

Outdoors

Published
March 1, 2012

WHAT’S UP IN MARCH: March skies offer plenty to check out

March was the first month of the year on the early Roman calendar. It is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. March always marks the start of spring in the northern hemisphere. That will happen Tuesday, March 20 at 1:14 a.m.
Published
February 25, 2012

OUTDOORS: State parks are not just for summer

There's been scarce little snow so far this winter, and those who need their Nordic fix are getting antsy.
Published
February 25, 2012

ALLEN AFIELD: Salty seminars will provide plenty of information

The National Seminar Series 25th Anniversary event comes to the Westbrook Performance Arts Center (471 Stroudwater Street in Westbrook) on March 10, promising an entertaining, educational day for salty anglers.
Published
February 25, 2012

OUTDOORS: Hearts of gold at Gould

NEWRY -- Gould Academy in the White Mountains has inspired young skiers since it was formed in 1836. Its ski instructor program, started a quarter of a century ago, is new by comparison. But it has taught thousands of elementary school children in surrounding communities to ski.
Published
February 23, 2012

HIKING: Adventure at AMC lodge has some comforts, too

The soft light of dawn is filtering through the cabin windows. Despite the winter chill outside, the room is cool but not cold. I should get up and stoke the woodstove, but it's no easy task when you're toasty warm beneath flannel sheets and a down comforter. Instead I lay content for a while, listening to the quiet of the place, and admiring the artifacts adorning the log walls, which have comfortably sheltered many an outdoorsperson since the late 1800s.

Published
February 23, 2012

SKIING: Great places to learn

It was exactly 70 years ago when Roger Page taught his first ski lessons as an instructor on a little rope-tow ski slope in Leominster, Mass.
Published
February 23, 2012

FOR THE BIRDS: Snowy owls make beautiful visitors

A suite of birds resides year-round on the Arctic tundra or on the taiga, the habitat of sparse trees just south of the treeless tundra. These birds include great gray owls, snowy owls and common redpolls.
Published
February 16, 2012

KID TRACKS: Wonderful winter hiking, light snow, false starts and all

There are a lot of variables to consider when hiking with kids. This is true of hiking with a dog as well. But there is one thing you can count on with both -- a bathroom break will be needed within the first dozen steps of hitting the trail. Never in all the years I've been hiking with kids, and the few occasions I've taken a dog, have I avoided a false start.
Published
February 16, 2012

OUTDOORS: The tips that might produce trophy catch

It's tourney time again, and many ice anglers have visions of prize money, fame and fortune.
Published
February 16, 2012

ON SKIING :Entrepreneur discovers his niche, building skis in Maine

Walking into the Volition Ski workshop in Bangor, I was struck by how much it felt like the ski tuning room we used in college. Loud music was blasting, skis were everywhere, and Chris Bagley and his fiancee were hunched over a pair of skis, hard at work.