By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — Despite endorsing efforts to promote tourism around public lands, the blunt report from a Virginia economic development firm for Millinocket was silent on the largest possible project in line with that strategy: a North Woods national park. The leading advocate for Read More
Katahdin region
The Katahdin Area Can Fight for What It Has—Or Rebuild with Change, Collaboration
By Kathy Gagnon, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Though the mill in Millinocket has been closed and torn down for some time, the sight of the mill stacks crashing to the ground in a cloud of dust was both epic and devastatingly sad. The symbolism was jarring, but we watched the end Read More
Official or Not, Roxanne Quimby’s Park Vision Taking Shape
by John Holyoke, BDN staff Bangor Daily News column TOWNSHIP 2 RANGE 8, EAST OF BAXTER PEAK, Maine — Lucas St. Clair clearly has heard the question before. And he’s got plenty of answers that he’s happy to share. He also realizes that sometimes, it’s best to simply stand back and let Mother Nature do Read More
Quimby Land Open to Recreation
By Terry Stackhouse WABI-TV news story Outdoor adventure seekers can look forward to now exploring tens of thousands of acres, just east of Baxter State Park. Roxanne Quimby owns the land and is now allowing recreational activities on the property as her foundation seeks to build support for her proposal for a national park and Read More
Quimby to Open Thousands of Maine Acres to Hunting and Recreation
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story Backers of a possible national park in Maine’s North Woods made a grand gesture to some of their longtime critics today. They announced they will open 40,000 acres of privately-held land for hunting, and expand access for recreation on another 60,000 acres. As Susan Sharon reports, the action is Read More
Lawmakers Urge Support for Land Bond
by Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – Legislative leaders joined with representatives of conservation organizations Tuesday in calling for a cash infusion for the state’s popular Land for Maine’s Future program. During the past 20 years, Maine voters have approved nearly $100 million in bonds for conservation projects through Land for Maine’s Read More
Funds to Conserve Maine Lands Sought
By The Associated Press wire report Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA – Land conservation advocates said Tuesday that $25 million a year is needed to fund the Land for Maine’s Future Program, which has conserved 445,000 acres over the past two decades but has run out of money for new projects. Members of both Read More
