Bill Green's Maine
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Saturday - February 18, 2012 at 7pm

This week on Bill Green's Maine, We'll be checking out the "lift line of love"--speed dating on a chair lift. We're on the court with Duke Women's Basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie, who is leading the Blue Devils to another NCAA tournament.  And we'll revisit the life of William Pitt Fessenden, who saved a President from impeachment.

Bill Green talks with Joanne P. McCallie

Lift line of love

Senator William Pitt Fessenden

Great Backyard Bird Count February 17-20

Portland, ME. (NEWS CENTER)-- Birders from all across the country will be taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend.  Last year, more than ninety-two thousand people counted more than eleven million birds.  The list featured 594 species.

Natalie Terry is matriarch of the mountain

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Natalie Terry has seen many changes in her 42 years as a ski instructor. She has taught more than 23,000 skiers.  Her total is slightly greater than the population of the city of Auburn.

Slide guitars

Saturday - February 11, 2012 at 7pm

Andy Shepard

US Cross Country Snowmobile Race

Bill goes ice climbing with Acadia Mountain Guides

Saturday - February 4, 2012 at 7pm

This week, we're ice climbing with Acadian Mountains Guides. We're talking with Red Sox Skipper, Bobby Valentine, about his life in baseball. And we'll look back on 100 years of L.L.Bean.

Bill talks with Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine

100 years of L.L. Bean

Saturday - January 28, 2012 at 7pm

We're way up north for some skiing and shooting, it's World Cup Biathlon. We'll talk to one of Maine's greatest conservationist, Brownie Carson. And we'll drive through the Hainesville woods looking for a tombstone every mile.

Green Outdoors: Skier app aids fundraiser

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine--Tom Hanson is the Treasuer of the Ski Museum of Maine. He is turning his skiing into a fundraiser.  He plans to ski three million vertical feet and will use an app to measure his effort.

Great Backyard Bird Count February 17-20

Portland, ME. (NEWS CENTER)-- Birders from all across the country will be taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend.  Last year, more than ninety-two thousand people counted more than eleven million birds.  The list featured 594 species.

Natalie Terry is matriarch of the mountain

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Natalie Terry has seen many changes in her 42 years as a ski instructor. She has taught more than 23,000 skiers.  Her total is slightly greater than the population of the city of Auburn.

Green Outdoors: Skiers should know responsibility code

BRIDGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Two serious ski accidents have marred the winter season.  Ski areas are reminding skiers to know the basic safety rules.

Currier breaks out in World Cup

Nove Mesto, Czechoslovakia (NEWS CENTER)-- Russell Currier of New Sweden, Maine finished sixth in a World Cup Biathlon. It is a break out for the twenty five year old Currier and the Maine Winter Sports Center which began training Maine kids in the sport fifteen years ago. 

Green Outdoors: 1914 Aero Sled rides again!

BRYANT POND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Winter time can mean old fashioned fun.  Perhaps no one is having more of it than Phil Smith who is refurbishing a 1914 Aero Sled, which looks like an air boat on skis.

Green Outdoors: Mainers compete at Nationals

RUMFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Jessie Diggins of the U. S. Ski Team put on the greatest show at the National Cross Country Ski Championships in Rumford. More than a dozen Mainers turned in respectable perfromance on the national stage.

Emery makes U. S. Developmental Team

NEW GLOUCESTER, ME (NEWS CENTER)-- A 21-year-old New Gloucester woman has made the U. S. Development Team in the sport of Skeleton.  Skeleton is a sledding event which is held on a bobsled run.  Sherri Emery must travel to Lake Placid, New York to compete.

Dr. Zee's Christmas lights are a hit in Augusta

Augusta, ME (NEWS CENTER)-- An Augusta Orthodontist is determined to brighten people's holidays.  Dr. Darryl Zeleniak has set up a spectacular display of lighting on his Augusta office.

Sunsets are getting later!

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Even though days are still getting shorter, sunsets are getting later.  The optimists among us believe that the long inexorable march toward spring has begun.

Tipping is important at Christmas time!

Falmouth, ME (NEWS CENTER)-- Tipping is important at Christmas time in Maine.  That's because tipping is the process of collecting greens that are used in the making of Christmas wreaths, kissing balls and garlands.

Green Outdoors: 10-year-old achieves outdoor grand slam

ACTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Ten year old A. J. Davis of Acton shot a turkey, a bear, a moose and a deer.  This makes him one of the youngest Maine hunters to ever complete the grand slam.

Fishermen, females fight over feathers

Portland, ME (NEWS CENTER)--Feather extensions are a popular style in women's hair fashion.  Salons have bought so many turkey feathers that fly tyers are crying foul.  They can't find feathers for their most popular dry fly patterns.

Green Outdoors: Average hunting season for safety

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Despite a rash of hunting accidents, inclduing two very serious ones, the 2011 deer hunting season is about average in terms of safety, according the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

"Herbie" the Elm lives!

BUXTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Herbie was the name given to the largest Elm Tree in New England.  It was cut down in January of 2011.  A number of local craftsmen have turned Herbie into fine furniture and other items.  Bob Cariddi's contribution is to make bowls.

Green Outdoors: Trimper goes afield

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Steve Trimper is best known as the Baseball Coach at the University of Maine.  However, he is also passionate about hunting and the season dovetails nicely baseball.

Outdoor Federation is defunct

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Outdoor Federation which was intended to unify the voices of attempting has gone defunct.  The leadership void in the Maine outdoors offers a unique opportunity for the Sportman's Alliance of Maine (SAM).

Green Outdoors: Hunters should act like guests

GRAY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- With Maine's hunting season about to begin, hunters are being warned to act like guests.  Ninety-five per cent of Maine is privately owned, so it's rare when someone is hunting on public land.

Ski Maine says ski Maine this year

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Ski Maine Association is making first tracks with their promotional program designed to get people skiing locally this year. 

Best friends vie in stakes final

FRYEBURG, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Two race horses who are best buddies will challenge each other in the Maine Standbred Stakes Final on Sunday at Scarborough Downs.

Tom Brown readies for third Paralympics

CASTINE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Tom Brown of Castine has won silver and bronze medals in Paralympic sailing races.  He is preparing for the American Olympic trials and hopes to earn a third trip to the games.

Green Outdoors: Hunters prepare for the season

CUMBERLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Fall's arrival signals hunting seasons for Maine hunters.  The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has two publications designed to help hunters.

Nicely wins Junior Worlds

GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A twenty-year-old Gorham woman is celebrating a Junior World Championship in the sport of archery.  Kendall Nicely won the title in Legnica, Poland and set a world record in the process.

Young horsemen bring new life to racing

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Five youngdrivers are making an impact on Maine Standbred Racing and most think the sport is better for it.

Cousins tie in Maine Sporting Clays Championship

Scarborough, ME (NEWS CENTER) --Sporting Clays is the hottest clay target shooting sport.  This year, 122 shooters vied for the Maine State Championship.  Cousins ended up tieing for the title and Bubb Copp ended up the winner when Keith MacDonald went home before the shoot-off.

100 Mile Wilderness run grows

FREEPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Some challenges are just so great that they become intriguing.  Running Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness is becoming such a challenge.

Mainers restore vintage canoes

Atkinson, ME (NEWS CENTER)-- Restoring vintage canoes takes patience, time and money. Jonathan Minott and Bob Volock are the experts who bring new life to old boats at the Island Falls Canoe Company in Atkinson, Maine.

Honey season is here

NORTH YARMOUTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A sweet crop is being harvested -- bee keepers report that honey season is just beginning. 

Maine Island Trail wins national recognition

Portland, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The Maine Island Trail has been named the best kayak trail in the country by Outside Magazine.  It's just the latest award for a trail that is considered on of Maine's great gems.

Bull Run battle was difficult day for Maine

MANASSAS, Va. (NEWS CENTER) -- This is the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.  The first major battle took place 150 years ago on July 21. Four Maine regiments were involved in the action which did not go well for the Union Army.

Busy weekend for pyrotechnics!

Farmingdale, ME (NEWS CENTER)--Central Maine Pyrotechnics will put on sixty-five shows around the state over a five-day holiday weekend.  It means lots of work and lots of fun for pyrotechnics.

Sportsmen's groups volunteer to protect Crooked River

CASCO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Crooked River is a hidden jewel providing much of the water for Maine's most populated area, Greater Portland. 

Off-road running with the Trail Monsters

POWNAL, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Trail running is becoming more popular. Many runners who used to be seen on roads, are now dashing through woods and fields.

Moose lottery to be held Saturday at Cabela's

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's thirty-first moose hunting lottery will be Saturday night.  3,862 permits will be awarded this year. The hunt will generate $1.4 million to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Striper fishing remains free for Mainers

Augusta, ME (NEWS CENTER)-- The movement to force recreational fishermen to buy a saltwater license has been halted.  However, Maine fishermen must be part of the National Saltwater Fishing Registry.

Ticks now a part of life in Maine

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Lyme Disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the Northern Hemisphere.  It has spread into Maine over the last thirty years and apparently is here to stay.

Pine Tree Store for sale

GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Kurt and Kathy Cressey have owned the Pine Tree Store in Grand Lake Stream for sixteen years. Now it's for sale as the owners have created a new business which is to be known as Pack Baskets of Maine.

Garrison goes pro

THOMASTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Troy Garrison of Thomaston is well known in his community.  He is a lifelong resident and a police officer.  Now Troy has turned pro as a bass fisherman and hopes to compete at the sport's highest level.

Fiddleheads are thriving

GARDINER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- It's fiddlehead season in Maine.  Picking and cooking the tasty fern is a spring tradition in this region.

Turkey season opens in Maine

POLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Turkey season opened for all hunters in Maine today.  Thousands of hunters were expected to be in the field. The season will last until June fourth.

Maine thoroughbred ready to race in 2011

SHAPLEIGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A Maine thoughrobred racehorse is preparing for a season of racing.

Maine Archives announces Civil War series

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --The Maine State Archives is observing the Sesquicentennial (150 years) of the Civil War by publishing hundreds of stories about the conflict.

Portland woman runs across America

(NEWS CENTER)-- Zoe Romano of Portland is running across the United States in an effort to raise $25,000 dollars for the Boys and Girls Club.

Pick a good bike

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- If you're planning on buying a bike this summer, make sure what you're going to use the bike for. Having a plan for your summer bike season is critical says Fred Robie of the Maine Bicycle Coalition.

House debates horse slaughter

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- How can a horse be put to death? That's the question being debated in the Maine legislature.  The Friends of Animals organization thinks the practice of shipping horses to slaughterhouses in Canada is inhumane and wants the practice stopped.

Woman given leadership post at IF & W

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A long time Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff has been named Deputy Commissioner.  Andrea Erskine becomes the first woman in the 130-year history of the department to be given a leadership post.

The sap is runnin!

DAYTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Freezing nights and warm days cause the sap to run in maple sugar trees.  Those who turn that sap into sweet, delicious maple syrup report this has been a banner year in Maine.

State to attempt to rebuild deer herd

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's deer herd has been decimated in Western, Northern and Eastern parts of the state.  The state is scrambling to put a plan in place to rebuild the herd, but it could take a half a century.

Groomers make the difference

LEWISTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- It's been a great winter for outdoor recreation. Snowmobilers have had great conditions in all corners of the state for about two months. Even with the recent rain, most areas are looking forward to at least a couple more months of sledding.

Landowners should know land

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Owning land can be a pleasure or a burden.  The Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM) encourages landowner to be active and engaged.  It will make owning land more pleasurable and profitable.

Legally blind skier among Maine's best

BRIDGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Fryeburg Academy's Christina DiPietro is among the state's top skiers -- even though she is legally blind.

Maine skater commemorates tragedy

SURRY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The U. S. figure skating community is commemorating the loss of the 1961 national team fifty years ago on Tuesday.

Presque Isle biathlon attracts thousands

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle hosted more than ten thousand people over the weekend as the World Cup Biathlon tour came to North America.

Portland Motor Club houses great cars

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Many people have had enough of winter.  They're not even thinking about how it affects their cars. 

Lago to compete in X-Games

NEW HAMPTON, N.H. (NEWS CENTER) -- Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago will participate in the X-Games this week despite a broken jaw sustained while filming a movie on January 13. 

Gould boosts Maine Handicap Ski

NEWRY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Gould Academy students are learning to become ski instructors in the Maine Handicapped Skiing program.

Volunteers make Black Mountain go

RUMFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Black Mountain and the Chisholm Ski Club hosted the U. S. National Cross Country ski races last week.  America's best were treated with a world class venue and support thanks to volunteers.

Mount Abram attracts world class coaching

GREENWOOD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Mount Abram has brought in some world class coaching to improve the quality of its race program.  Three-time Olympian Julie Parisien has joined the program that attempts to make high school racers the best that they can be.

Maine Outdoor Federation takes shape

JAY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A new outdoor organization has formed and its Executive Director expects it to be Maine's largest in just a few month.  The Maine Outdoor Federation is a group that wants to include all outdoor organizations.

Fisherman battle over territory

Yarmouth, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Lobstermen and shrimpers try to share the waters in the Gulf of Maine.  Occasionally, they want to fish the same place and one destroy's another's gear.  When this happens, tempers flare.  Today, the Department of Marine Resources tried to get both sides together to calm the issue.

World champion draft horses return to Maine

HARRISON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Six world champions returned to Maine last month. They are Percherons -- huge draft horses that were originally used by knights in medieval times.

Hunter says Remington 700 is unsafe

WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Steve SanPedro is an avid deer hunter with twenty years of military experience.  He was shocked two weeks ago when the Remington 700 that he was hunting with went off.  SanPedro says he had the safety on and did not touch the trigger.

Forester looking for Maine's largest trees

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Every two years, Maine creates a register of its largest trees.  A forester in charge of the program is calling on Mainers to place trees in nomination for the register by December 31.

Tagging stations in a quandry

ALNA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The people who run deer tagging stations are upset over a fee increase and an increase in paper work.

Roxanne Quimby development stirs controversy

WILLIMANTIC, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Noted conservationist Roxanne Quimby stunned neighbors in this small Piscataquis County town when it became known that she was planning a 15-lot subdivision around Greenwood Pond.

Hunting season opens

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The traditional firearms season on deer opened today.  170,000 sportsmen and women are expected to take to the field before the season ends on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Tim Bell leads Sportsman's Alliance

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Tim Bell wants to hit the ground running as the new leader of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.  Bell is an accomplished government affairs professional with a light hunting and fishing background.

American Chestnuts coming back

BRADLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The American Chestnut was once the most prolific hardwood tree in the Appalachians. The population has been decimated by a blight brought in from Asia and now only about 200 wild American Chestnuts exist in Maine.

DOC offers foliage events

Augusta, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The fall foliage season is beginning in Maine and the state is offering a number of events to encourage people to get outside and enjoy the season.

Foshay a master in the field

WASTINGTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Master Maine Guide Bob Foshay is one of the most respected guides in Maine.  One of his unique traits is that he doesn't stick with one breed of dog.

UNE Nature Writers take class outside

ALONG THE SACO RIVER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The best way to learn about nature is by experiencing it. That's what students at the University of New England say.

Pumpkin growing is getting serious

CUMBERLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- It's gone from fad to serious competition.  Pumpkin growing is attrracting increasing numbers of competitors and some big cash prizes.

Maine woman heads for world championship

WELLS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Mary Jordan of Wells will be competing at the World Equestrian games in Lexington, Kentucky beginning September 25.  Jordan, who has Multiple Sclerosis will be riding a horse named "Paxton" who was literally born in her arms.

Trash becoming a big problem on private lands

OXFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine has a unique history of recreation occuring on public land. As times change, there is greater pressure put on the relationship between land owners and those who recreate.

Outdoor enthusiast plan cleanup

Oxford, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- The Maine Landowner Relations Program is planning a regional Landowner Appreciation Cleanup Day.  The event is designed to keep private land open for recreational purposes.

New Maine Wardens face changing times

Vassalboro, Maine-- (NEWS CENTER) Twelve new game wardens have graduated from Advanced Warden School and been assigned to districts as Maine Game Wardens.

Summer of speed in Maine harness racing

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER)- Maine race horses are going faster than ever.  Records are falling.  A horse by the name of Rodeo du Ruisseau has set a new state record turning in a 1:52 and 3/5 at the Skowhegan State Fair.

Machias-area girl gets national attention

MARSHFIELD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --  A Marshfield girl who helps her Game Warden father train his police dog gets national attention from American Girl Magazine.

Blueberry harvest becoming more mechanized

Township 25, Maine--(NEWS CENTER) Maine is the largest producing blueberry state and the harvest in in full swing.

Mid-Coast Riders put on a show

BOOTHBAY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A group of Boothbay women have formed a precision riding group.  They are so popular in the neighborhood that they are about to begin public performances.

Wigwam exhibit at Maine Coast Botanical Gardens

Boothay, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-Maine Coast Botanical Gardens continues to grow.  The newest exhibit is a traditional Penobscot Wigwam constructed by Penobscot Artist and Teacher Barry Dana.

Eighty-two year old wins trap championship

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Cal Stinson of Prospect Harbor, Maine has again won the singles title at the Maine State Trap Shooting Championships.

Operation Dry Water cracks down on drinking and boating

SEBAGO LAKE, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Maine police agencies stepped up enforcement in a big way this week as part of Operation Dry Water. 

Mainers compete in Bermuda Race

Portland, Maine (Newscenter)--The Newport to Bermuda Race is wrapping up with seven Maine yachts battling in the competition.

Burnt Island popular for education programs

SOUTHPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Burnt Island is becoming well known because of the educational programs offered there.

George Smith to leave Sportsman's Alliance

Mount Vernon, Maine (NEWSCENTER)--George Smith, one of Maine's most powerful outdoor advocates, will leave his position as Executive Director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine by the end of the year.

Bee swarm season is here

FALMOUTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- This is the time of year that bees swarm.  The swarm may leave in a couple of days or it may move into a crevice at your house.  It is best to call a bee keeper to have the swarm removed.

Maine camping contest helps families get away

LIBERTY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's Bureau of Public Lands is trying to interest more families in camping. For the third year, it is running a contest which gives forty groups a fully-outfitted weekend of camping.

Peak A Week Club keeps trekking

RUMFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A group of hikers have met every Wednesday for twenty-six years.

Mystery skull identified

Coast Guard encourages "Paddle Smart"

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The U. S. Coast Guard station in South Portland is hosting an open house on Saturday, April 17.  Part of the event will be a PADDLESMART Kayak and Canoe Safety Synmposium.

Petey the partridge a regular at fish and game club

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NBC) -- The Scarborough Fish and Game Club is unlike any shooting club in the world. And that's because of Petey the Partridge.

Strange skull baffles Bill

MANCHESTER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A Manchester man discovered an unusual artifact while commercial fishing.  Now he's seeking help to find out just what this skull is.

Fort Kent is winter wonderland

Fort Kent, Maine--(NEWS CENTER)  While most of Maine has been enjoying an early spring, there have been six days of national championship nordic skiing and biathlon action.

Rescuers send out bills

Carrabassett Valley, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The nine snowboarders rescued off the back of Sugarloaf Mountain on the last weekend in February have received bills from rescue organizations.

Worm compost is black gold

BELGRADE LAKES, Maine (NEW CENTER)--His wife said he needed a hobby, so Jonathan Dyer began creating compost by farming worms in his basement.  It's an odd hobby, but one that Dyer finds fascinating and rewarding.

Wescott back at Sugarloaf

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Seth Wescott is back in Maine. The first American to successfully defend an olympic gold medal in a snow sport dropped by his restaurant at Sugarloaf Wednesday night.

Team Eight Doing Some Numbers

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A Bangor native is hoping Seth Wescott's popularity will bring more attention to Team Eight Snowboards.

Yarmouth Man "Switches" Olympics

Yarmouth, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Barry Sprague of Yarmouth is a technical director of NBC broadcasts from Vancouver.  We visited him before he and his family left for the games and talked about what it's like behind the scenes in Vancouver.

Support Julia Clukey

After an injury-plagued season, Julia Clukey of Augusta makes a solid effort at the Olympics.

10th annual One Lunger 100

TURNER, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--  The Turner Ridge iders Snowmobile Club has built a small fun raiser into a a major winter event.

Sportsman's Alliance encourages coyote control

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A former state biologist is leading the fight to form Coyote Hunter Networks.

Littleman Traps are finding a niche

HARRISON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Rick Rand of Harrison used to work during the summer and ice fish in the winter.  "This is a way to make some money from my day dreaming," Rand said as he showed off his premium ice fishing traps.

Search and rescue is a science

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Last week's search for Richard "Shaw" Jackson focused attention on how searches in Maine are conducted. 

Maine salt water fishermen must register

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A federal law is now in effect that requires salt water anglers to register by phone or on the internet.

Falmouth teen is an avian artist

FALMOUTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Christmas bird count is now going on. Birds are being counted in 23 circles around the state of Maine.

Vintage Gilsons going gangbusters

A Lyman man has collected about 50 of the old snowblowers that he first came to know as a worker in a local hardware store.

Tuttle Joins Wescott on Snowboard Tour

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Alex Tuttle of Stratton will be making his first World Cup start in the sport of Boarder Cross next week. 

Geocachers Take DeLorme Challenge

FREEPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The pastime of geocaching is a passion for some.  They are taking the game to new levels.  It's been a benefit to the DeLorme map company of Freeport which has swung into action in response to a growing market.

Shoreline park on Rangeley Lake expands

RANGELEY, Maine (AP) -- Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands says it's acquired more than one half-mile of shoreline on Rangeley Lake for the lakeside state park in western Maine's mountains.

Camp is an important part of hunting season

Maine Cocker Spaniel Upsets The National Field Trials

Apprentice Hunters Can Go Afield

Sidney (NEWS CENTER) -- A program that allows people to try hunting without taking a hunter safety program has put about one thousand people into the woods.  The apprentices must remain in visual and voice contact with an experienced hunter, but will it be safe?

Campbell's Heroics Cap Great Season

SCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER) -- New England's winningest driver attracts attention to another outstanding campaign with an heroic effort at Scarboro Downs.

Locked Moose Fascinate Outdoorsmen

FREEPORT (NEWS CENTER) -- In the fall of 2005, two large bull moose locked horns...literally.  The two bulls got their antlers entangled while battling in the Northern Maine town of New Sweden.

Foliage Reporting Goes Upscale

MONMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) -- Homeland Security money spent on Personal Digital Assistants aids in foliage reports.

Antique Engines Delight Fairgoers

The Farm Museum at the Fryeburg Fair is aan annual delight.

Unique Falmouth Conservation Project to Serve Community

FALMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) -- A cooperative effort between the Town of Falmouth, the Unviersity of Maine, a developer and friends will create an education center and open up land to public use.

Weld Cabin Great for Foliage Viewing

WELD (NEWS CENTER) -- Ardene and Daphne Proctor allow the public access to a wonderful foliage viewing spot.

Brunswick Environmental Club Recognized

    Brunswick High School's Environmental Club creates a plan for a smaller carbon footprint.

Cougar Sighting Reported

BATH (NEWS CENTER) -- A Bath man is among the 15 to 35 people in Maine who report cougar sightings each year. 

Composting At Highmoor Farm

MONMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) -- Beautiful Highmoor Farm on Route 202 in Monmouth is one of The University of Maine's  five agricultural research facilities.

Mainer Invents Pow-R Paddle

LAMOINE (NEWS CENTER) -- Greg Chaczuk creates light-weight motor to power small boats and canoes.

Was Rushworth Maine's First Astronaut?

Chris Cassidy's remarkable space mission prompts debate over who was Maine's first astronaut.

Teachers Tour Maine Woods

BROOKTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Ninety percent of Maine is forested, but few Mainers know much about the woods. That's where Maine Project Learning Tree comes in.

Wakeboarders Welcome Summer

RAYMOND (NEWS CENTER) -- As the sun has come back out, wakeboarders are appearing on Maine's lakes.

Woman Carver Making a Name

    Sue Talbot was born and raised in Maine.  Although she spent summers at the family's summer camp, she did not develop a passion for the outdoors until her early twenties.

Unseen Hazards That Threaten Hunters, Campers and Hikers

NAPLES (NEWS CENTER) -- Mainers grow up learning that there's nothing in the Maine woods that will kill them.  That's true when it comes to animals, but not true when it comes to pathogens.

Wii Adds Ft. Kent to Video Game

Willowbrook Faces Economic Challenge

NEWFIELD (NEWS CENTER) -- Willowbrook is a delightful summer stop for thousands of Maine families.  However, the downturn in the economy has hurt Willowbrook, with its endowment taking a particular hit.

Man And Niece Climb 14 ME Mountains In 4 Days

LEWISTON (AP) -- A Maine man and his niece who climbed 14 of Maine's highest mountains in just four days say they won't be attempting to repeat the effort any time soon.

Maine Hikers Set Record

Lady Slippers in Abundance!

BOOTHBAY (NEWS CENTER) -- Memorial Day marks the beginning of Maine's flower season.  Most gardens are about ten days from peak bloom and the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are among them.

Maine Man Pitches Old Poison Ivy Cure

Harold Brown says Nature's Poison Ivy Cure is  the oldest remedy around. To make it, Brown  picks sweet fern, a plant which grows abundantly in Maine.

Plastic Lures Harm Fish

(NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is strongly encouraging anglers to protect Maine's fish by changing from soft plastic lures to biodegradable ones.

Turkey Season Underway

(NEWS CENTER) -- Maine's Wild Turkey Season began Monday.  Twenty thousand hunters are expected to take to the field over the next five weeks.

Green Outdoors Goes Bass Fishing

(NEWS CENTER) -- Bass fishing is a rapidly growing sport in Maine. Now, a new tournament trail named USA Bassin' is attempting to lure amatuer fishermen and families.

Salmon Restoration In The Saco River

(NEWS CENTER) -- Atlantic Salmon restoration has been going on in Maine for more than forty years.

Bicycle Coalition Promotes Safety

(NEWS CENTER) -- Bicycles appearing on the roads is a sure sign of spring in Maine. In an effort to promote safety, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine is promoting cooperation between motorists and bikers.

Peary Centennial Observed

(NEWS CENTER) -- One hundred years ago today, Robert E. Peary became the first human at the North Pole, or so he said.  His claim has been challenged for almost that long.

Falcons Coming Back in Maine

The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the sky.  Once, extirpated from the area east of the Mississippi, they are coming back.

Cribstone Bridge Undergoing Repairs

HARPSWELL (NEWS CENTER) -- The Bailey Island Bridge is a Maine landmark.  Designed by a University of Maine Engineer named Llewelyn Edwards, the bridge was built over a two year period and opened in 1928.

DENVER WINS NCAA SKIING TITLE

(NEWS CENTER) -- Denver rallied on the final day to win the NCAA skiing championships.  Coed teams from colleges of all sizes compete against each other in this sport.

State Weighs In On Deer Feeding Stations

(NEWS CENTER) -- As another Maine winter stretches out, the state is weighing in on the age old practice of feeding deer. 

Kids Take In The Fun at Maine Chevrolet Ice Fishing Derby

(NEWS CENTER) -- Two thousand fishermen mobbed Sebago Lake over the weekend for the ninth annual Maine Chevrolet Ice Fishing Derby.