By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The application period for licensed hunters to enter Maine’s 2024 antlerless deer permit lottery is open.

By Bill Graves, Pine Tree Woods & Waters Just in case you’re wondering, the true definition of a “wet” fly is not one that has just been cast into the water.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff Sports fans in Central Maine have a rare opportunity to see a live roller derby bout this weekend.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The public will be able to weigh in on proposed changes to fishing rules for some of Maine’s lakes and ponds during a hearing in July.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom CALLING IT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE — Toby Nelson, who also is chief communications officer at Foxcroft Academy, officiates a match during a Limitless Wrestling show on Saturday, June 22 during the 2024 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Some fishermen just love the sport, while others fish to eat the catch.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nearly 60 runners and walkers of all ages had the opportunity to earn their whoopie pies at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s 14th Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K and 1K on Saturday, June 22 prior to the 2024 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.

GREENVILLE — Due to forecasted heavy rain and thunderstorms, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital has postponed the Sunday, June 23 Bike & Boat event.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff June 18 was National Go Fishing Day, but Maine biologists encouraged people to leave the cold-water species in their safe zone during the heatwave and seek warm water fish such as bass, perch, or pickerel.

Tennis players from three area high schools were named to the Penobscot Valley Conference All-Conference Team for the 2024 season.

Local baseball and softball players were honored by the Penobscot Valley Conference for their performances during the 2024 season.

More than a dozen local athletes were named to the Penobscot Valley Conference Small School Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference team.

By Stephen Seeback, Moosehead Lake Region fisheries resource technician  Like smelt, lake whitefish have the fresh smell of cucumbers.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Briar Lyons Boetsch and her husband Aaron were fishing a cove in Moosehead Lake this spring when they found one that had smallmouth bass.

DURHAM, New Hampshire — Piscataquis Community High School sophomore Ava Goulette, the 2024 Class C champion in both the discus and shot put, took part in both events at the 77th New England Interscholastic Championship on June 8 at the University of New Hampshire’s Wildcat Stadium.

By Fisheries Resource Supervisor Tim Obrey Where to fish: June is a great time of year to hit the trout ponds in the Moosehead Lake Region.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The economic value of Maine’s lakes to the state economy has more than doubled in 25 years, according to a University of Maine study being released in June.

Northern Light CA Dean Hospital announces that its annual Bike and Boat fundraiser is now open for registration. With gorgeous views of the Maine woods and majestic Moosehead Lake, Bike and Boat is a family-friendly experience that raises funds to support CA Dean Hospital.