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In Maine, snowmobiling, ice fishing and Nordic skiing are a big part of the winter economy. Downhill ski areas are making due with man-made snow, but those other industries have no choice but to wait for Mother […]

Every winter, bigger and better winter festivals are rolled out somewhere in Maine. Outdoor gatherings are more in vogue today than ever, with state parks, land trusts and cities promoting frozen family fun and […]

In 2010, more than half of the United States, from Texas to Maine, was engulfed in a major winter storm. Millions of people were without power, road or highway access, or viable communications. Loss of […]

FORT KENT, Maine — Winter has put construction on hold, but municipal officials are moving forward with major changes to Riverside Park just south of East Main Street. Once a neighborhood with scores of […]

The biggest factor so far this winter in Maine, however, has been the above-average temperatures. According to meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Caribou and in Gray, the average temperatures in […]

FREEPORT — The Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club will hold a winter hiking skills workshop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive. AMC Maine Chapter leaders Peter […]

No snow? No problem for the organizers of the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships at Black Mountain of Maine. A bizarre weather pattern for most of the late fall and into winter has left most of southern […]

Media mogul and conservationist John Malone bought 1 million acres of Maine timberlands last winter to retain as working forest, according to those involved in the deal. It made him owner of more than 5 percent of […]

Shrimp boats from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts take to the waters each winter for the sweet northern shrimp, with Maine boats typically accounting for about 90 percent of the catch. This winter’s season […]

Take U.S. Route 1 to Rockland, North or South. Follow Route 1A over Broadway to Rankin St. and follow the auction signs. We are excited to offer this wonderful fresh Estates auction to start off the new year!! We […]

AUGUSTA, Maine — An environmental group is accusing the state … would determine for the next 25 years how much Flagstaff Lake levels can be lowered in winter and summer months and how much can be released to […]

ADDISON, Maine — An effort to create a new 2,070-acre wildlife … typically happen at a state wildlife management area to happen here,” said Lois Winter, executive director of the Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation.

Over the next three months, more special events will be held and new activities and programs rolled out at the parks, said Gary Best, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands interpretive specialist. “We want to get more […]

“The extraordinarily warm weather has created challenges for every New England business that depends on snow,” Andy Shepard, president of the Maine Winter Sports Center, which owns Black Mountain, said Friday. […]

There are lots of goodies under the tree, but we don’t know what they are yet. It’s one of the exciting things about birding in Maine. Every winter is different. Some species can be seen readily one year and be […]

Wednesday’s icy rain paralyzed the morning commute, sent pedestrians sprawling and forced the closure of the southbound lanes of the Interstate 95 bridge into New Hampshire, after three tractor-trailers slid into […]

WINTER HARBOR, Maine — Ending years of speculation about what might happen to a pristine chunk of forest land located next to Acadia National Park, a New Hampshire firm announced Tuesday that it is buying more […]

GREENWOOD, Maine — Mount Abram in Greenwood is going all green to heat its ski lodge. The western Maine ski resort is using locally produced wood pellets, and no fossil fuels, to warm up its lodge. Mount Abram […]