MILLINOCKET — Roger Poulin, who is deaf and blind, ascended the summit of Mount Katahdin on Tuesday to likely become the first person with both disabilities to finish the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail. He hiked the rugged footpath, which spans from Georgia to Maine, with the support of Roni Lepore, a support service provider who […]
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National Guard copter rescues injured hiker from Baxter State Park
BAXTER STATE PARK – A hiker was rescued by a helicopter and taken to a Bangor hospital after encountering several medical problems near Chimney Pond on Tuesday afternoon, officials said Thursday. The Maine Army National Guard MEDEVAC team flew the hiker, identified only as a 23-year-old male, to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after […]
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Popular trail to Mount Katahdin is closed because of rock slide
MILLINOCKET — Baxter State Park has closed a popular trail that leads to the top of Mount Katahdin. Park Director Jensen Bissell said a rock slide this spring “obliterated” much of the Abol (AYE’-bahl) Trail. He said the area remains unstable, with the potential for more rocks tumbling down. The Abol Trail is the shortest […]
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The lion in winter
Maine’s tallest mountain attracts hikers even at the height of our coldest season Imagine yourself waking before dawn in a strange frozen landscape and squirming out of your sleeping bag under an open-air lean-to to greet sub-zero temperatures and biting wind. Bundling up in several layers of your warmest clothes, and taking extra care not […]