4 months ago

Why you should give old-style wet fly fishing a try

Larger and sleeker than dry flies, yet smaller and more intricately colored than many streamer flies, this style of trout fly comes from a fishing heritage that is centuries old.

4 months ago

People’s joy and disappointment are the music of Maine’s moose permit drawing

The names of those who were successful in getting a Maine moose hunting permit through the state’s lottery were read one at a time Saturday afternoon in Riverside Park in Fort Kent.

4 months ago

Ploye Festival and the Maine moose lottery drawing happening in Fort Kent

Ploye Festival revelers had begun Friday with kids games involving ployes — Acadian flatbreads made of buckwheat — and the cooking of the world’s largest ploye that night.

5 months ago

Moose lottery is Saturday in Fort Kent

The 2024 moose lottery will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fort Kent’s Riverside Park Pavilion this Saturday, June 15. Hopeful applicants and other outdoor enthusiasts and family members can attend the drawing as well as experience a full day of outdoor-oriented fun. Activities will be ongoing throughout the day on the grounds […]

5 months ago

Triple turkey triumph

The young hunters were amazed and relieved when only 15 minutes later they spotted six toms and two hens.

5 months ago

Hooked on Fishing is slated Saturday

In preparation for the Presque Isle Elks’ Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs youth fishing derby, the Enfield hatchery of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will stock Mantle Lake in Presque Isle with 600 8- to 11-inch trout.

5 months ago

Fun Run a highlight of Fiddlehead Festival

Fiddlehead Festival features a river race, 5K and activities at the Northern Maine Fairgrounds in Presque Isle.

5 months ago

Learn to talk turkey

I was skeptical that turkey could survive our frigid, snowy, northern Maine winters and find enough food, let alone propagate and expand their territory.