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Saltwater anglers required to carry fishing card
Here I thought I was all ready for my first week of fishing for stripers in Maine.


Trapp Family Lodge expands mountain bike program
STOWE — Trapp Family Lodge, renowned for its commitment to “touch the earth gently,” while promoting fitness through outdoor activities and home to the first commercial Nordic ski center in North America, recently expanded the scope of its mountain bike programming.


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Two youth anglers


Inner-city teens learn outdoor skills on Tims Trail
WEST HAVEN — Clippers in hand, Joseph Stoudmire Jr. was clearing the thick growth of honeysuckle on the walking path known as Tim’s Trail.


Make the most of your exercise with VO2Max testing
Joey Adams of Shelburne has all the right credentials.He’s a cyclist, a personal trainer and a coach who earned an MA in Exercise Science.


OutdoorsVT: MS charity bike ride Aug. 7-8
Join other bicyclists Aug. 7-8 for a some of the best riding in Vermont and raise money for a good cause at the same time.


Outdoor briefs
RGS sets Fun Shoot


A relic ponders the sad state of affairs surrounding gadgets
column on gadgets


It is time to fuel your sport
Few sports are considered seasonal. Kids and adults play indoor soccer in the winter, go to ice hockey camps in the summer and, of course, swim year-round. Paddlers and rowers can use paddling and rowing machines in the gym when ice covers the waterways, cyclists can train on indoor cycles and runners can run on treadmills.


Explore Vermont — TNC issues new guide
MONTPELIER — After 50 years of preserving wild places and wild things, The Nature Conservancy figured it was time to put it all down in a guide.


Trail opportunities run from mild to wild
Opportunities range from mild to wild
Outdoor Vermont recreation column.


Getting fit for the hunt
There's still plenty of time to get fit for the fall hunting seasons because, before you know it, those days will be upon us.


Some cool tips for a sweltering summer
The Fourth of July is a birthday celebration that means different things to different people but, for the state of Vermont, it often means the beginning of the summer, especially for the tourist industry.


Champlain college angle Boat grants are available
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to Lake Champlain July 17 for the third of four stops in the Northern Division series. Forty collegiate teams will be competing for a top award of $10,000, to be split evenly between the school and bass fishing club.


Ticked off
Vt. Lyme disease reports continue upward trend
Outdoor enthusiasts need to keep ticks in mind this time of year.


Triathlons a big asset to workouts
Recently I happened to catch a classic Ironman on television. Watching the competitors push themselves through the grueling event, I couldn't help but be inspired.


That big hole is worrisome to generations
We are both looking into the large kitchen mirror. As I hold my 1-year-old grandson, he points at himself, or at me; I can't tell for sure. But I am overwhelmed by the love of the moment. Like his twin, he is a beauty. He smiles and talks gibberish, almost nonstop.


Vt. Master Angler Program honors trophy fish
WATERBURY — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recently unveiled a new angler incentive program to encourage fishing participation among children and adults, as well as gather information on big fish caught in Vermont.


A new breed of paddlers
At first glance it looks like an accident waiting to happen. You see something in the water that appears to be a slab or perhaps an overturned kayak and then you see someone standing on top of it with one long paddle, moving forward with deliberate strokes.


Land gift offers opportunity to pass on a legacy
Outdoor Vermont recreation column.


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