Click here to see the results OQUOSSOC — Hunters, their families and friends listened attentively, hoping this would be their lucky year. Rangeley and Oquossoc hosted a weekend of all things moose, including lottery drawings for state moose hunting permits. More than 54,000 applicants hoped to be picked for one of the Maine Department of […]
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Fly-tying classes offered on gray ghost streamer
OQUOSSOC — Fly-tying classes using the Carrie G. Stevens method will be offered at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Rangeley Outdoor Heritage Sporting Museum on Route 17. Leslie Hilyard, who owns Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies, will teach the classes. His business was founded by famed fly tier Carrie […]
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Pond Hockey Tournament a go for Rangeley
RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved a permit application for the annual Pond Hockey Tournament on Feb. 3-5 on Haley Pond. Event coordinator Linda Sikes gave a rundown of the event. She said they are planning on 11 or 12 rinks this year for four divisions. The site will open at […]
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Rangeley selectmen approve permits for Snodeo, fireworks
RANGELEY — Selectmen this week quickly approved permits for the annual Snodeo. Sandi Dumont, secretary of the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club, which sponsors the event, gave a quick rundown of the schedule, including Casino Night at the Rangeley Inn on Thursday, Jan. 19, children’s activities such as gingerbread man decorating at the Gingerbread House in […]
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Height of Land scenic overlook in Rangeley area now open on Route 17
LETTER D TOWNSHIP — A few travelers took pictures of the spectacular views of Mooselookmeguntic Lake from the newly reconstructed scenic overlook at the Height of Land on Route 17 on Thursday afternoon. What they saw were clouds being blown across the obscured Bemis Mountain Range by a chilling northeast wind, swirling and dancing over […]
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Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum celebrates Oquossoc Day
OQUOSSOC — The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society’s Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum will offer two special events in conjunction with Oquossoc Day on Saturday, Aug. 20. Peter Mehegan, former co-anchor of Boston’s WCVB-TV Chronicle news magazine, will be the featured docent at the museum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mehegan’s best-known Chronicle feature was […]
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First fly-in Oquossoc set for Saturday
OQUOSSOC — The town’s first fly-in is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, at Bald Mountain Camps on Mooselookmeguntic Lake. The event, which includes a barbecue, is to benefit Friends of Mountain Aviation and the Spanish Club at the Rangeley Lakes Regional School. Admission is free but donations will be accepted for those organizations, resort owner […]
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Volunteers needed to work on multi-use trail
MADRID — Volunteers are slated to work on Saturday, Aug. 21 and 28 on the first 2.5-mile segment of a proposed 35-mile large landscape, back country trail stretching from Strong to Oquossoc. Named for the noted Maine Guide Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby, the proposed trail will be three years in the making as existing trails […]
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Outdoor Heritage Day to feature 11-year-old fly tier
OQUOSSOC — An award-winning fly tier will join some of the best fly casters in the region on Tuesday, Aug. 10, in showcasing their skills to celebrate Maine’s fishing heritage at the 14th annual Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day. Hosted by the Rangeley Guides’s and Sportsmen’s Association, the event, which also celebrates the state’s hunting and […]
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Oquossoc museum to host archaeology seminar Aug. 21 on the Vail Site
OQUOSSOC — Archaeologist Richard Michael Gramly will hold a seminar on Wednesday, Aug. 21, on the Vail Site of early Palaeo-American Indian visits to the Rangeley region. The informal talk will be held at the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Oquossoc, Don Palmer, president of the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, said Wednesday evening […]