15 Maine books for the outdoorsy person on your holiday gift list

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 18, 2020

If you need help finding a book for that outdoorsy person on your list, here are a few ideas, all by Maine authors.
• “Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument” by Eric Hendrickson
• “The Bog Walker’s Companion: A Guide to the Orono Bog Boardwalk,” edited by Jerry R. Longcore et al
• “Evergreens: A Collection of Maine Outdoor Stories” by John Holyoke
• “A Year in the Maine Woods” by Bernd Heinrich
• “We Took to the Woods” by Louise Dickinson Rich
• “Nine Mile Bridge: Three Years in the Maine Woods” by Helen Hamlin
• “Mountains of Maine: Intriguing Stories Being Their Names” by Steve Pinkham
• “Dog-Friendly Hikes in Maine” by Aislinn Sarnacki
• “A Monarch Butterfly Story,” written by Melissa Kim and illustrated by Jada Fitch
• “Maine Birding Trail: The Official Guide to More than 260 Accessible Sites” by Bob Duchesne
• “Birdwatching in Maine: A Site Guide” by Derek Lovitch
• “A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine” by Dana Wilde
• “Cooper & Packrat: Mystery on Pine Lake” written by Tamra Wight and illustrated by Carl DiRocco
• “Fly Rod Crosby: The Woman Who Marketed Maine,” by Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
• “Wild Plants of Maine: A Useful Guide (Third Edition)” by Tom Seymour