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PublishedDecember 31, 2011
Noonan hopes to develop the statewide derbyinto the nation’s largest ice fishing event
Most of the roughly 6,000 ice fishermen who descend on Sebago Lake each February for the annual ice fishing derby don't know Tom Noonan.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2011
DEIRDRE FLEMING: Funding for projects may be headed to Maine
Professor Richard Barringer likes to start at the beginning when he begins the tale of the outdoor funding windfall heading for Maine. But really, the good timing and hope in this story is in what could happen in 2012.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
FOR THE BIRDS: Latest NGS Guide a user friendly tool for birders
The battle of the bird field guides is picking up again. The sixth edition of the National Geographic Society (hereafter, NGS) Field Guide to the Birds of North America was published recently. This new edition is much improved. It will offer some serious competition to other field guides.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
WHAT’S UP IN JANUARY: Meteor shower, death-defying comet start new year
January is named after the Roman god Janus, who faces forward and backward at the same time. There are several interesting highlights that will be well worth seeing during this first month of the new year.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011
Maine offers Jan. 1 hikes at state parks
The Maine Bureau of Parks is offering four guided "First Day Hikes" on Jan. 1, joining an initiative among all 50 states to get families outdoors for the holiday.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2011
KEN ALLEN: Thinking about the trees we decorate for Christmas
This month, the topic of Christmas-tree preferences has bounced around in my mind, mostly because Jolie, my intrepid companion, talked me into settling for an artificial tree instead of our usual aromatic balsam fir.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2011
BOB HUMPHREY: Hunting is safer thanyou think
I was at a postseason get-together for one of my kids' soccer teams recently when a parent approached me and asked, "When is hunting season over?" They were most concerned with when it would be safe to go outside without wearing orange.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2011
A way of living
PALMYRA -- If trapping and fur trade are not topics that interest you, the story of the Palmyra Fur Auction won't impress. But the reality of this truly age-old event in the heartland of Maine is bigger than even the average Maine trapper considers.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011
The permit that nods to a culture
It's a long way from happening and certainly no guarantee, but after six years of uncertainty, lawsuits and questions, Maine may become the first state to be given an incidental take permit for trapping by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011
SKIING: Have mountain to yourself
Lift lines. Crowded slopes. Tracked-out powder. As important as a bustling community of skiers is to the feel of the sport, haven't you ever wished you could have a mountain to yourself?
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