Many people have shared their experiences of visiting the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument lands with us. Some visited before the designation of the Monument on August 24, 2016, and many more have been there since. Below are some blog posts, videos, and more from people who have experienced this land first-hand. If you are interested in sharing your stories and photos with us, please contact us at nrcm@nrcm.org.
- “Monumental Road,” by NRCM Board member Annie Winchester
- “So This Guy Walks into a Monument….” NRCM Associate Director of Philanthropy Mathew Scease shares his trip, along with NRCM members and staff, to hike Barnard Mountain
- “Four Days on the International Appalachian Trail in the Proposed National Monument,” by NRCM’s Cathy Johnson
- “Birding on the Proposed National Park Lands,” by NRCM Senior Director of Public Affairs Allison Wells and Jeff Wells
- “Matagamon to Medway—Four Days on the East Branch of the Penobscot River,” by NRCM Forests & Wildlife Project Director Cathy Johnson
- “From Virginia to Maine’s Proposed National Park Lands: 17 Hours to Paradise!” NRCM member Ernest Wright shares his adventure with his son on the lands before they became the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- “NRCM Staff Visit to EPI Lands,” by NRCM Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann
- “In Our Veins,” a seven-minute video about the Penobscot River by the Penobscot Indian Nation
