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Oddities from old North Woods fishing camps

South East Piscataquis Democrats raise money for Dyer’s Hope House

MILO – The South East Piscataquis Democrats raffled off an Ugly Stik rod and reel at Milo’s Black Fly Festival on June 7.

How to prepare for hiking Katahdin

By Aislinn Sarnacki Two people died while hiking Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain.

AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Just as April showers bring May flowers, the summer season brings a bumper crop of garage sale signs.

Hunting on the rise in Maine, thanks to Commissioner Camuso

To the Editor; In response to a bad newspaper review, composer Max Reger wrote to the critic: “Sir, I am sitting in the smallest room of my house.

Is this the role of Maine’s fish and wildlife commissioner?

Piscataquis Democrats deliver to Piscataquis Regional Food Center

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Democrats continue their mission of supporting those that struggle with food insecurity.

A new treasure trove

By Nancy Battick If you’re new to genealogy you may not have heard of the USGenWeb project.

Protecting Maine’s forests from spruce budworm takes all of us

By Allison Kanoti and Patty Cormier If you’ve enjoyed Maine’s northern or western woods on a hike, or are a logger, a landowner, a forester, or just someone who finds peace in the woods, you know the scale and the value of our forests.

The new Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife app surprised me

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife just introduced its new app to the public this week called ME Outdoors.

AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Recently, I told a friend that I had a birthday coming up.

Spring fly fishing in the backcountry is unpredictable

By Kevin McKay Springtime in Maine is a fickle season, especially for anglers.

Forever chemicals: choices

Joining lineage societies

By Nancy Battick Have you ever wondered if you qualify for membership in a lineage society or how to join a fraternal organization — or if you have Scottish roots, how to join a clan? What’s the difference and what do you have to do to join? A lineage society, such as the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution or the Mayflower Society, is open to all who can prove descent from an ancestor qualifying you for membership.

I think this is the real cost of the state’s trout stocking program

By Bob Mallard A recent bill to increase fishing license fees to raise more money for hatcheries got a lot of people talking.

New Moosehead brookie record

Piscataquis Democrats host Spring Brunch

SANGERVILLE — Piscataquis County Democrats gathered for their annual Spring Brunch at the East Sangerville Grange on May 4 with over 60 people in attendance.

Too many Mainers are facing hunger. State lawmakers can help.

By Heather Paquette, Good Shepherd Food Bank president Hunger in Maine is rising, and the pressure on the emergency food network is higher today than at the peak of the pandemic.

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