By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Maine lakes and ponds are beginning to freeze as winter sets in, but ice ...

Officials warn that early-season ice may not yet be thick or strong enough to support people or equipment. PORTLAND, Maine — With temperatures running colder than normal for early December, lakes and ...

As waterbodies freeze, officials and scientists urge recreationists to test the ice thickness and carry safety gear.

By V. Paul Reynolds For many of us outdoor trippers, it’s simply about the solitude — being out there in the Great Alone.

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As colder weather settles in, Maine has entered the early ice season, when lakes first begin to freeze and outdoor ...

If you're an ice fishing fan like me, no doubt you count down the seconds until ice first locks up the underwater world. You'd rather stare down an 8-inch hole in the ice than at a 50-inch TV in your ...

After months of anticipation, first ice is finally here! And there may be no better time to pull walleyes through the ice. First ice includes green vegetation still producing oxygen, aggressive fish, ...

The difference between a perfect first day on the ice and a frozen disaster can be determined by what you do right now, long before the first ice forms. Ice anglers wait impatiently for that first ...

Far from shacks or snowmobiles, this is about unlawful overreach by the federal government. Mainers understand the rhythm of the tides, the sound of cracking ice underfoot and that decency doesn’t ...