Fishing derby sees record turnout
DEER ISLE The annual Slim’s Fishing Derby, held the weekend of Feb. 13-14, saw a record turnout. Organizers attribute that in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has people looking for things to do outside.
The derby is held as a fundraiser for scholarships in memory of Jimmy “Slim” Douglass, who died in a snowmobile accident in Deer Isle in 2008. The volunteer firefighter was 26.
Organizer Jesse Larrabee said 520 people participated, which is “130 more than our biggest year.”
“It is in line with what the game wardens had mentioned,” Larrabee said. “A lot of families and kids are outdoors because there’s nowhere else to go.”
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Biking the entirety of the Tahoe Rim Trail’s 165 miles, which currently traverses areas where cyclists aren’t allowed, could be a possibility in the future if a bill amending the Wilderness Act makes its way through Congress.
A bill in Congress could make biking possible in wilderness areas. Provided / Claire McArthur
The Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act, introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), seeks to remove the blanket ban of bicycles in wilderness areas by inserting language to ensure that the rules restricting “mechanical transport” does not include forms of non-motorized, human-propelled travel.
At present, the Wilderness Act prohibits roads, permanent structures or use of any mechanized machines in its lands but allows hiking, camping and horseback riding. Rangers must monitor the land on foot or horseback and use hand saws instead of chainsaws to clear trails. There are 757 wilderness areas encompassing nearly 110 million acres of fed