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		<title>August 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2010/07/august-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot, Humid, Suffocating Month, But… August heat suffocates the soul with high temperatures and humidity, so Maine appliance stores do a brisk business selling air conditioners. However, at dawn, August shows a crispness in the air reminiscent of the fall and red maples in lowlands sport a few scarlet leaves, a certain promise of what’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 2010 Almanac</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July’s Dry Heat Makes It Bearable…Even Sweet July reigns as Maine’s hottest month, but dry air makes it bearable. Sure, humidity might take over for a few days, but mostly, this month offers dry heat, a sneaky heat that can burn unprotected skin – so please be careful. The month offers outdoors folks so many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2010/05/june-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine’s As Green As It Ever Gets This month, Maine’s as green as it ever gets, rivaling Ireland. Hayfields with short, verdant grass ripple in the wind, and foliage looks lush to the extreme, the kind of green that oil painters need lots of yellow to duplicate. Yellow brightens the green considerably where blue changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2010/04/may-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/?p=1339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THIS MONTH May’s Endless Winds Dry Land May days quickly develop a pattern. The sun rises at least 20 out of 30 days and spreads warm light across the land, but by 10 a.m., the resulting heat starts thermal currents rising that in turn cause inevitable winds. Folks can bet on that outcome with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2010/03/april-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/?p=1290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[~ THIS MONTH ~ Spring’s Here, But What About the White Stuff? Open-water anglers wait patiently like children for Christmas, and finally, April Fool’s Day arrives and we head forth to fish. The snow stands deep, though, and ice covers most ponds and lakes, except where a rushing stream pounds into the still water. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2010/01/february-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maine Sportsman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/?p=1275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[~ THIS MONTH ~ February Offers More of January…With More Sun As far as cold and snow go, February offers more of January – about the same temperatures and snow as the first month…just more light. In January, the average high temperature in Portland drops slightly below freezing but nudges above that mark in February, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 2010 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2009/12/january-2010-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*** THIS MONTH *** Winter Smashes Down on the State In December, snow may strike outdoors folks as an iffy proposition in the bottom third of the state, but come January, the white stuff will be smashing down. In the North Country, though, winter proves business as usual. Snow has been piling up since late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 2009 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2009/11/november-2009-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month: November Is Deer Month … But November in Maine begins with colorful foliage, but soon, leaves fall and woods turn bare and brown before snow flies. In such a drab backdrop, outsiders to the state might think folks would hate the month, but one crowd that numbers around 170,000 lives for November – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October 2009 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2009/10/october-2009-almanac</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Month: Gonna&#8217; Hunt? Bring a Camera October begins like more of September with green leaves and moderately mild weather, but by month&#8217;s end fall will land like a lion. And during this time of great temperature changes everything is happening, including hunting for the following critters: Deer (with bow and arrows), bear, upland birds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 2009 Almanac</title>
		<link>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2009/09/september-2009-almanac</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/2009/09/september-2009-almanac#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mainesportsman.com/site/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Month: Try to Remember … Sweet, Sweet September No month has light like September as humidity gives way to crystal-clear air, electric-blue skies and sunlight sweet enough to rival any other spot in the world &#8212; an oil-painter&#8217;s delight. It has drawn world-class artists for two centuries or more, and we get to see [...]]]></description>
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