Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Ice Fishing, Snow Volcanoes + Backyard Birding [AUDIO]

Welcome to Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine, which will air every Saturday at 9 a.m. on 92.9 The Ticket. Among today’s topics: Snow volcanoes, Winter Carnival and the Great Backyard Bird Count. Enjoy!

Part 1: Listen to the debut of Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine as he takes you to the Hancock County Ice Fishing Derby.

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Part 2: Bob talks to the organizers of Bethel Winter Festival about the event and its popular snow volcano.

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Part 3: Travel along rural roads by bus from Aroostook County to Winter Carnival in historic Quebec City.

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Part 4: Bob Myers from the Maine Snowmobile Association talks about “Ride the Wind,” an effort to connect a 600-mile trail from wind farms in Eustis to Mars Hill.

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Part 5: Seth Benz, the naturalist in charge at the Schoodic Educational Research Center, talks about the Great Backyard Bird Count, a four-day bird survey starting Friday, Feb. 15.

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Here’s a bonus video of last year’s snow volcano at the Bethel Winter Festival: