To Beat DEET Would Be Sweet!
May 28, 2008
Oh, my! For as long as man has taken to the woods, he has searched and searched for that magic “formula” that will keep biting insects away. For as long as man has searched for the secret there have been too-numerous-to-count “wives tales” formulas that “really do work”.
Take for example the blog I posted back in March about the use of Listerine mouth wash as an insect repellent. There have been over 30 comments from people who swear by it and those who will laugh in your face should you mention it. Read more
Maine Fishing Report For May 26, 2008
May 27, 2008
Region A – Southwestern Maine
This past week I was fortunate to take part in three days of brook trout sampling in the Moosehead Lake region. The folks that manage the big lake were kind enough to ensure that I saw a good cross section of their springtime field efforts. We worked both wild and stocked waters, assessed a relatively new stocking program, and assessed the age and growth implications of a stocking rate change. Read more
Titles and Authors of Selected Upper Androscoggin River Stories
May 23, 2008
Andro River Clean-Up Nets Over Ton Of Trash
Upper Andro Anglers Alliance and Telstar High School Students to Clean Up Androscoggin River
River on the Rebound
By Roberta Scruggs (Downeast Magazine)
Andro Smallies
By Darl Black
Float Stocking The Upper Androscoggin River
By Thomas K. Remington
Photography and story introduction by Milt Inman
Andro River Clean-Up Nets Over Ton Of Trash
May 22, 2008
On May 15th, students from Telstar Regional High School and the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance teamed up for a river clean-up between Gilead and Bethel, divided into two groups each covering half of that stretch of river. The effort was part of the National River Clean Up.
Wende Gray, representative of the UAAA, sent me the following photos and this comment. Read more
Maine Fishing Report For May 19, 2008
May 21, 2008
Region A – Southwestern Maine
By now most of the region’s waters that will be stocked have been stocked with the exception of some salmon lakes and some high-use catchable trout waters being stocked for a second time or third time. If you have any questions about whether your favorite water (catchable trout only) has been stocked please check out the Department’s new link (“current stocking”) on our Web site (www.mefishwildlife.com). The site contains an update listing of all stockings of catchable trout and is updated daily. Read more
Maine Warden Service Dive Team Receives Gift from Drowning Victim’s family, friends
May 17, 2008
WATERVILLE – The Maine Warden Service Dive Team on Friday (May 16) received a generous gift of underwater camera and surveillance equipment from the family and friends of Thomas W. Kopp, the late dean of admissions at Colby College.
Mr. Kopp drowned on Nov. 10, 2007, when the aluminum skiff that he, his son and three grandsons were in flipped over on Great Pond in Belgrade. Mr. Kopp was located in the pond the next day by his son, Blaine, who used similar underwater camera equipment to assist the Dive Team in its efforts to find his father. Read more
Maine Fishing Report For May 12, 2008
May 13, 2008
Fish Stocking Report Now Available With Daily Updates
The spring 2008 stocking report now is available on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Web site, and it features daily updates from hatcheries staff.
Instead of hearing when and where the hatcheries have stocked well after the season has ended, anglers now will be able to easily locate waters freshly stocked with catchable trout. Read more
The Good Food Store
May 12, 2008
The Good Food Store
212 Mayville Road
U.S. Route #2
Bethel, Maine 04217
207-824-3754
Email: goodfood@megalink.net
Website: http://www.goodfoodbethel.com
Take out sandwiches and meals to go – fresh baked goods. BBQ and Catering.
The Sunday River Ski and Golf Resort
May 12, 2008
Sunday River Ski & Golf Resort
PO Box 450, Bethel 04217
15 South Ridge Road
Newry, Maine
207-824-3000
800-543-2SKI
E-Mail – info@sundayriver.com
Website – www.sundayriver.com
One of New England’s premier ski and golf destinations. The resort’s Grand Summit and Jordan Grand Hotels feature studio, one and two bedroom units with kitchens, telephone and cable TV. Each hotel has a pool, spa, hot tub, sauna and restaurant. The resort offers studio to five bedroom condominiums and an inn.
The Sudbury Inn
May 12, 2008
The Sudbury Inn
P.O. Box 396
151 Main Street
Bethel, Maine 04217
207-824-2174
800 395-7837
E-mail – info@sudburyinn.com
Website – www.sudburyinn.com
A comfortable 18 room inn circa 1873. Lively Pub with 29 beers on tap. Fine dining in award winning and nationally recognized restaurant. Hearty breakfast served daily.
