By Ron Chase Six of us awoke early in the bunkhouse at South Branch Pond Campground on the second day of our recent winter expedition into Baxter State Park with the goal of climbing North Traveler Mountain.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff If you plan to watch the total eclipse on April 8 from your favorite state park or ATV trail, you may want to check first.

A number of players from the region received postseason honors from the Penobscot Valley Conference.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill awaiting the governor’s signature will require two of the state’s departments that deal with fisheries to be responsible for a plan to keep invasive species from taking over waters important to native fish.

By Ron Chase Most skiers, ice climbers and mountaineers focus on Chimney Pond with their sights set squarely on Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park.

Wrestlers from the area’s three teams have been honored by the Penobscot Valley Conference for their performances in the 2023-24 season.

By Tim Obrey, regional fisheries supervisor If you are a frequent reader of these fishing reports, you may recall some of the work we have done on Rainbow Lake to keep landlocked salmon out of this Arctic charr water.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A $30 million bond request meant to bolster existing and develop new trails could be used to repair damage that multiple storms inflicted on the state’s trail system, according to a Maine Trails Coalition spokesperson on March 14.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff There has been great speculation on social media about whether early ice-outs on lakes and ponds would translate to a sooner open water fishing date in Maine.

GUILFORD — This spring Greenville High School and Piscataquis Community High School will combine for a cooperative softball team, with players from SAD 4 traveling north on Route 15 for practices and home games in which they will wear the Lakers uniform to compete in Class D South.

GUILFORD — On Saturday, March 9 Foxcroft Youth Wrestling participated in the Pirate youth wrestling tournament at Piscataquis Community Secondary School.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — The state’s most talented high school seniors took the court at Husson University’s Newman Gymnasium on Saturday, March 9 to face off in the 44th annual Maine McDonald’s All-Star games organized by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches.

By Ron Chase A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about my son, Adam, and me climbing Williams Mountain in western Maine.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Many ice fishermen have already turned their sights toward open water fishing, turkey hunting, boating or other spring activities.

New leaders of the nearly century-old Piscataquis Country Club in Guilford are hoping expanded hours and new offerings draw enough interest to save the golf course from closing.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Every winter, I read about hikers who died on snowy mountains not far from my home.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Shooting free throws in a close game can be nerve-wracking.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy’s Connor Donhue and Jack Kinsbury were each recognized by the Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League for their performances during the 2023-24 indoor track season, being named to the all-conference team in five events between the two of them.