What a winer we are having. Even the newspaper headlines recognize that we are having a real Maine winter. This week certainly makes the point. Strong winds out of the northwest and chilly temperatures highs in the teens above zero and winds up to 5...

As I mentioned in an earlier post I am helping with the Maine SkillsUSA competition in Outdoor Leadership. Part of that involves reviewing the skills we assess. Some of them are straightforward—navigation first aid and responding to emergencies. But...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow so it looks like we've got about six more weeks of winter.  Here in Maine that usually means we're looking at mid-March for the unofficial end of winter and ice-out sometime in early April.  For me that's about two m...

14 degrees is the high temperature for the day with a stiff breeze. Nice and sunny today after a fresh coating of snow yesterday. For the record there is about a foot of good solid ice on the ponds in the area. I know that many of you are not winter...

Last fall I was approached about chairing the Maine SkillsUSA Championships in Outdoor recreation this year. The SkillsUSA Championships is a showcase of America’s skilled career and technical education students. It’s also one of the largest hands-o...