BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 22, 2023
There’s a long history in Maine of larger-than-life outdoorsmen and women. Add to the list a lesser-known but still one-of-a-kind character who helped bring the Maine outdoors to the national masses: Charley Miller, a Bangor native, Maine guide, boxing trainer, occasional writer and lecturer, and the self-proclaimed best outdoor cook in America. When he wasn’t training boxing legends at his gym near Moosehead Lake, or taking celebrities and locals alike on canoe or fly-fishing trips, Miller was hauling his portable outdoor kitchen around in his custom-outfitted station wagon to sportsmen’s shows, Boy Scouts gatherings, private parties and other events.