state parks
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Casco Bay island park honoring North Pole explorer closed for season due to storm damage
Back-to-back storms in January washed away the only pier at Eagle Island, where Adm. Robert Peary built a summer home.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Freeport Conservation Trust donates 3 state park passes to library
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
State parks on pace for another record year
COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn't slowed.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
See famous paintings by Maine masters at these state parks
The program, running through October, is a collaboration among the Portland Museum of Art, Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Freeport retailer L.L. Bean.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
Vandals deface scenic vista in Cape Elizabeth
The graffiti covers the ocean side of the rocky ledges of Dyer Point near Two Lights and Cape Elizabeth Light.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Maine business openings Monday expected to be ‘slow and cautious’
The next phase in Maine's recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic includes retail stores reopening and restaurants in southern Maine offering outside dining.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
State beaches, Acadia National Park opening with COVID-19 changes
Summertime hot spots such as Popham and Crescent beaches will open on Monday but parking could be even scarcer than normal because of capacity restrictions.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2019
Maine state parks nearing 3 million visitors a year
Visits to the state's 48 parks grew by 11 percent in 2018, with Sebabo Lake, Lily Bay and Bradbury Mountain leading the way.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Meet: Outdoorsman and author Tim Caverly spreads word about value of wilderness
The former Allagash supervisor has given more than 200 presentations in Maine and beyond.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
LePage says free admission to most state parks is a way to say ‘thank you’ to Mainers
The 'fee holiday' for residents will run from Saturday through Labor Day at most of Maine's state parks and historic sites.
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