1 year ago
Winning muskie was a record-breaking whopper
The winning fish for the Fort Kent International Muskie Derby broke the all-time record for the 22-year-old tournament, organizers said.
Outdoors
1 year ago
Fort Kent International Muskie Derby starts Friday
The cash prize for the largest fish of the weekend will be $2,000 and the second-largest will get $1,500.
1 year ago
Aroostook-born hiker sets time on international trail in Maine
He aims to draw attention to this route that traverses parts of the U.S., Canada and Europe and could potentially bring more tourists to Aroostook County.
1 year ago
Summer plinking with a .22
When I was growing up in the early 1960s, there were no mandatory gun safety courses for boys, girls or fledgling adult shooters.
1 year ago
Why you should give old-style wet fly fishing a try
Larger and sleeker than dry flies, yet smaller and more intricately colored than many streamer flies, this style of trout fly comes from a fishing heritage that is centuries old.
1 year ago
People’s joy and disappointment are the music of Maine’s moose permit drawing
The names of those who were successful in getting a Maine moose hunting permit through the state’s lottery were read one at a time Saturday afternoon in Riverside Park in Fort Kent.
1 year ago
Ploye Festival and the Maine moose lottery drawing happening in Fort Kent
Ploye Festival revelers had begun Friday with kids games involving ployes — Acadian flatbreads made of buckwheat — and the cooking of the world’s largest ploye that night.
1 year ago
Moose lottery is Saturday in Fort Kent
The 2024 moose lottery will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fort Kent’s Riverside Park Pavilion this Saturday, June 15. Hopeful applicants and other outdoor enthusiasts and family members can attend the drawing as well as experience a full day of outdoor-oriented fun. Activities will be ongoing throughout the day on the grounds […]
1 year ago
Triple turkey triumph
The young hunters were amazed and relieved when only 15 minutes later they spotted six toms and two hens.
1 year ago
Hooked on Fishing is slated Saturday
In preparation for the Presque Isle Elks’ Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs youth fishing derby, the Enfield hatchery of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will stock Mantle Lake in Presque Isle with 600 8- to 11-inch trout.
