The story of how I nearly rose to the status of superhero in the eyes of my neighbors begins at the G&M Variety Market in Holden. I had stopped at the market to grab a few items on the way home on Monday, June 20, and while waiting in line at the checkout, I watched […]
“Are there snakes in these woods?” my 4.5-year-old niece, Willa, asked me as we walked side by side into the Rolland F. Perry City Forest on Saturday, June 4, in Bangor. “Yeah, but they’re nice snakes,” I told her. “They won’t hurt you.” “Oh,” she said, her brown ponytail bobbing as she strutted ahead on […]
So I locked myself out on the balcony… again. The first time I managed to lock myself out on the 7-foot by 3-foot space was over the winter, and desperate to get back indoors, I busted through a screen with the bird feeder and climbed through the window, which was unlocked. The windows were locked […]
The recipients of the 2016 “Teddy Roosevelt Maine Conservation Award” were recently announced by Maine Woods Forever, an organization dedicated to celebrating and protecting the legacy of Maine’s forests and woodlands. The annual award, now in its second year, recognizes young people and youth groups who are acting to conserve the Maine wilderness and outdoor […]
Disclaimer: May not be suitable for all audiences. I certainly didn’t expect to witness what I did when I visited Sandy Point Beach Park in Stockton Springs yesterday. I was in town to interview someone for an upcoming BDN Outdoors story, and after the interview, I decided to visit the beach on a whim. The […]
I’m what many Mainers might call a “whippersnapper”. Born in 1988, I’m now edging up to my 28th birthday. I’m a full grown woman, but in Maine — which in 2014, had a population with the median age of 44, the oldest in the country — I’m still considered to be fairly young, and I […]
The scenic Park Loop Road of Acadia National Park will open to vehicles on Friday, April 15, kicking off the summer season of the park’s centennial year, the National Park Service announced today. The paved road provides easy access to many of the park’s hiking trails, carriage roads, beaches, scenic overlooks and facilities. The Hulls Cove […]
Casco, a snowy owl captured in Portland, Maine, and outfitted with a satellite transmitted in late February, pulled a bit of a disappearing act earlier this month when the owl covered some major miles and flew out of range in Canada. Now she’s back, and she has a story to tell. I was fortunate enough […]
With patches of snow still on the ground in Maine, ticks are on the move. It only takes the temperature rising about 38 degrees for ticks to become active and start searching for a host, according to tick expert Jim Dill of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. So now is the time to think […]
It’s said that birds are attracted to feeders in greater numbers when there’s a drop in temperature or right before a storm, and it makes sense — they’re filling their bellies in case they have to hunker down for a while. But during the most recent snowstorm, it seemed that the birds around my house in Hancock […]
Aislinn is a Bangor Daily News reporter for the Outdoors pages, focusing on outdoor recreation and Maine wildlife. Visit her main blog at actoutwithaislinn.bangordailynews.com.
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