Monthly Archives: November 2020
Weekly Soul by Frederic Craigie
Every week, I get a wonderful and very thoughtful quote from Dr. Frederic Craigie, who emails the quote to thousands of people. So I was excited to learn that Fred had published a book, Weekly Soul – Fifty-two meditations on meaningful, joyful, and peaceful living. The book is certainly that, but it is also so […]
DIFW opportunity may interest you
Hunting Is My Heritage
I wrote this column for Central Maine Newspapers, and it was published on November 22, 2006. It brings back fond memories of hunting with my dad for 56 years. The canoe paddle dips silently into the calm waters of Hopkins Stream, mist hiding the shoreline ahead, allowing us to sneak up to three Buffleheads that […]
A nice memorial to two game wardens
Lots of great information about moose
DIF&W Podcasts are Great
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is doing a great job with their podcasts. I’ve posted columns about some of them, but you should check all of them out. DIF&W’s Katie Yates, who joined the department 2 years ago, and whose job is to recruit more hunters and anglers, thought podcasts would be a […]
River Voices – Perspectives on the Presumpscot
After you read this book, you’ll be headed to the beautiful Presumpscot River. Robert Sanford and William Plumley did a great job recruiting a lot of impressive people to write each chapter in River Voices – Perspectives on the Presumpscot published by North Country Press. Each writer must have done a lot of research for […]
More women hunting and fishing
Hubbard’s (Great) Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine
I’ve got to thank Tommy Carbone for republishing Hubbard’s Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine. It’s an amazing book by Lucius Hubbard, first published in 1879. Hubbard updated and republished the book 4 times. Hubbard really knew Maine’s north woods and his book features his hikes and paddles throughout the north woods. Thankfully, our […]