Category Archives: NWSJ Column

Twelve Months in Maine

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Outdoors folk in Maine have always had a knack for reading, and that’s allowed for a strong outdoor writing presence throughout the history of Maine’s print media. Writers sprung up around this demand for prose on the Maine woods and … Continue reading →

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Famous Women of the Maine Woods

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Reprinted from the May 2012 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal Many game wardens, woodsmen and guides of the past spent most of their lives in Maine’s remote north woods. Some of them brought their wives, and some of those … Continue reading →

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Hunting High With Duncan Gilchrist

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Reprinted from the September 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal As I begin writing this column, I’m lying in my tent waiting out a rainstorm on an 11,000 foot high plateau of the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Ben Ames Williams: Fraternity Village

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Reprinted from the August 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal A century or so ago, Maine’s landscape was heavily dotted with countryside farms. Settlers acquired land and worked hard to clear much of it with hand and horses, making … Continue reading →

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Some Dry Fly Fishing History

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Reprinted from the July 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal Fly fishing has changed a lot over the years. Advances in technology combined with accumulated knowledge of fish and ways to catch them has resulted in an explosion in … Continue reading →

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Thomas Sedgewick Steele – Early Maine Canoe Trips

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Reprinted from the June 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal. The woods of northern Maine were much different in the 1800’s than they are today. A forest that was once roamed by Indians and changed only by natural disturbance … Continue reading →

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NWSJ Column: Last Hunt, Part III

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

LAST HUNT, PART III (reprinted from the Outdoor Sporting Library column in the Northwoods Sporting Journal) This month’s column marks the third of a three part story, entitled “Last Hunt”. In the previous two entries (Last Hunt Part I and … Continue reading →

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NWSJ Column: Last Hunt, Part II

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

(Reprinted from the March 2011 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal) The theme of this column for the past couple of months has been the art of writing the fictional outdoor story. I described some of the basics I have … Continue reading →

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NWSJ Column: Last Hunt, Part I

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

In last month’s column, I wrote about the art of crafting the fictional outdoor story. This was partly a way to encourage aspiring writers to submit entries to the Northwoods Sporting Journal’s new outdoor writing contest. In addition, it was … Continue reading →

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NWSJ Column: From Fact to Fiction

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

From Fact to Fiction: Tips on Writing the Outdoor Tale In keeping with the spirit of the Northwoods Sporting Journal’s new outdoor writing contest, I thought I would share some tips and ideas for writing outdoor fiction for aspiring writers, … Continue reading →

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