Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
Our View: Clear night skies make Maine’s North Woods special
Land between Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park this month became the first International Dark Sky Park in New England, a challenge as much as a celebration.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
Sen. King to chair Senate panels on national parks and nuclear forces
Maine's junior U.S. senator was tapped to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, and a subcommittee that oversees U.S. nuclear and strategic forces.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
Potential expansion opportunity for Katahdin Woods and Waters
The National Park Service recently received $380,000 to purchase two parcels whose owner had suggested as a possible addition to the 87,500-acre national monument.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
In search of Thoreau’s elusive Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine Farmington administrator continues searching despite being uncertain whether the ‘diagram’ even exists.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument finally getting signs
Signs directing drivers to the 87,500-acre national monument first were delayed by former Gov. Paul LePage and then by the slow-moving federal approval and contracting process.