BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 6, 2023
Coming to Maine this summer I wanted to see moose everywhere! We embarked on excursions to regions having populations of the much-loved massive Maine mammal. On Pleasant Lake in Stetson we didn’t spot any moose. We navigated the Bangor City Forest trails and Orono Bog boardwalk, and enjoyed strolls along the banks of the city’s beautiful Penobscot River. Still no moose. We chartered Jack’s Air Service in Greenville to fly us over Moosehead Lake. Although difficult to clearly make out in dark water from a moving airplane at over 1,000 feet, we followed the ripples to observe our first moose. At a boggy area at dusk just out of Shirley two shadowy figures were grazing some 300 feet away. In Baxter State Park we saw several swampy patches while driving for miles, but the moose proved to be scarce. In Bigelow Preserve, no moose. Near Rangeley: “Moose!” She promptly walked into the shadows but not before briefly staring at us with a “what are you staring at, bud?” ~ Nick Thomas