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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Baxter State Park shuts down camping and traffic
The park’s two gates are closed and only walk-in day hikes will be allowed – likely until at least July 1.
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In search of Thoreau’s Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine at Farmington administrator has been trying to track down an elusive ‘diagram’ Henry David Thoreau may have drawn more than 160 years ago.
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‘Climbing Mt. Katahdin In 1912 Was Adventure’
Editor’s note: Below is the entire story that first mentioned a possible map made by Henry David Thoreau in the mid-1800s. It was published in the Lewiston Journal Magazine, published by the Lewiston Evening Journal on Jan. 10, 1970. By Dr. Webster Chester In 1912, Colby College Commencement was over on the last Wednesday in […]
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Utah man airlifted off Mount Katahdin in 2nd rescue over 3 days
After dropping supplies to hikers stranded on the Knife Edge Trail on Saturday, a Maine Forest Service helicopter returns Monday to evacuate a hiker who had fallen 10 to 15 feet on the Hamlin Ridge Trail.
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New Baxter director balancing demands and ideals
MILLINOCKET — While growing up in Bangor, Eben Sypitkowski would make trips with his father to Baxter State Park. He recalls being 8 or 9 and hiding from his father on his way up The Owl, one of the park’s many mountains. Sypitkowski returned to Baxter to fly-fish in wild trout ponds while a graduate […]
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Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program open
Friends of Baxter State Park invites current Maine high school sophomores and juniors to submit an application to participate in the 10th annual Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership Program. The program includes a nine-day wilderness experience in Baxter State Park, scheduled for early August. The application deadline for the program is Thursday, Feb. 8. The program […]
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Man's body found in Baxter State Park
MILLINOCKET (AP) — Baxter State Park officials in Maine say the body of a man found in the park has been taken to a funeral home. The man’s body was discovered on Sunday. Park officials say he was a 60-year-old man from Connecticut who was hiking the Chimney Pond Trail and was found unresponsive by […]
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Maine man climbing Mount Katahdin plunges to death
MILLINOCKET (AP) — Officials say a man slid more than 1,000 feet and died while climbing on Mount Katahdin over the weekend. Officials with Baxter State Park in Millinocket say the 68-year-old Holden man had been camping with a large group and was trying to climb the Abol Trail with a companion Saturday when he […]
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In rebuttal: A threat to Baxter State Park
Steve Wight’s guest column (July 10) completely ignores the negative impact the proposed North Woods National Monument would have on Maine’s Baxter State Park. He refers to the attractions of the national parks and national forests he has seen. I, too, have visited many national parks, all of which offered something very spectacular, unique or […]