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The pandemic fueled a hiking boom, but there are still places to avoid a crowd on the trail
Foot traffic on Maine trails is has trailed off from the pandemic-crazed high of 2020, but still higher that before COVID-19. Here are some hidden gems.
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Hikers revel in the views while hiking theParks Bennett Loop in Bethel. With such an increased demand on trails, folks at Inland Woods + Trails took the initiative and in April constructed a 3-mile loop trail in the newly conserved Bethel Community Forest.
Photo by Gabe Perkins
From the North Maine Woods to western Maine, down through southern Maine and along the coast to the Downeast region, land managers echo similar reports on hiker traffic: It is down from the wild spike that occurred in 2020 due to COVID-19 – when trail use doubled in many places – but Maine’s trails are still busy.
Special permits for fishing in Åchang Bay Preserve and Piti Bomb Holes
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juvenile rabbit fish, or mañahak;
juvenile goatfish, or ti’ao;
juevenile jacks, or i’e; and
scad mackerel, or atulai.
Tumon is open daily for hook-and-line and talåya from the shore. See regulations for an allowed catch or call 735-0286/81. No other fish, seaweed, shellfish or marine life other than talåya may be taken.
The harvest of fish is dependent on the following:
Social distance: The purpose of focusing on the use of talåya and hook-and-line is to protect our community by limiting fishing to a single-person activity. Please keep a distance of six feet or more between yourself and anyone else.
The harvest of fish is dependent on the following:
Social distance: The purpose of focusing on the use of talåya and hook-and-line is to protect our community by limiting fishing to a single-person activity. Please keep a distance of six feet or more between yourself and anyone else.
Only the use of talåya nets or hook-and-line for the harvest of, ti’ao, and i’e is allowed from shore from April 1-30.
I’e and tiao harvested shall not be longer than four inches long.
While fishing for ti’ao and i’e under this permit, entry into the water is only allowed to retrieve the talåya after casting the net.
Gayle Williams, Correspondent
The coronavirus pandemic has created many obstacles for performing arts organization, particularly in limiting how live shows can be presented. But it has also provided them with new opportunities.
“One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that we are bringing our music and our outdoor beauty together,” said Elisabeth Spahn about the Sarasota Orchestra’s series of outdoor concerts presented this season as SO on the Road: Parks & Partners.
Five of these concerts are scheduled now through the end of the season at locations as varied as G.T. Bray Park and Nathan Benderson Park in Manatee County and the Ringling Museum courtyard and Bay Preserve at Osprey in Sarasota County.
Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Feb. 4-10
Our weekly guide to the visual and performing arts in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
Tony nominee returns to Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is welcoming back audiences for a weekend of outdoor concerts by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes, who made her Sarasota debut in the pre-Broadway run of “Bonnie & Clyde” in 2010. She also starred on Broadway in “Grease,” “Cinderella,” “South Pacific” and “Bandstand.” Osnes, who was seen in the recent Hallmark Channel movie “A Royal Holiday,” plans to perform some of her favorite theater music and songs from the shows in which she has appeared. Concerts are at 7 p.m . Friday and Saturday at Asolo Rep’s Terrace Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail. Seating will follow social distancing guidelines, temperatures will be taken and masks are required. For ticket information: asolorep.org