Camp counselor Andrew Sinclair shares a laugh while carrying disabled camper Kelley Handy into North Pond for a swim. Pine Tree Camp offers access to the outdoors for campers with disabilities. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald file photo) Heidi Conn was an avid outdoorswoman who had hiked New Hampshire’s Presidential Range and many trails in Maine […]
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Paul LePage says government may shut down but state parks won't
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage may not think the state government can stay open because of a budget dispute, he is optimistic that state parks will stay open. Sides agree that a shutdown at the start of tourism season would be costly. But LePage told WVOM-FM Tuesday that “the future of Maine […]
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Rep. Donna Bailey’s bill would give disabled free access to state parks
AUGUSTA — A legislator is proposing to give permanently disabled people free admission to Maine State Parks. The proposal by Saco Democratic Rep. Donna Bailey would apply to people who have been determined to be permanently disabled by an official body such as the U.S. Social Security Administration or a workers’ compensation board. The access […]
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Costs of state park annual pass going up
AUGUSTA — Making a New Year’s resolution to get outdoors more? More hiking, camping, more trips to the beach? If you’re going to a state park, a pass will cost you 50 percent more in 2017. On Jan. 1, 2017, an annual park pass will go from $70 to $105. John Bott of the Maine […]
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Maine State Park reservations system to open
AUGUSTA (AP) — Mainers can begin reserving space at Maine’s Sebago Lake State Park this week for the 2014 camping season. The reservation system and call center will open for Sebago Lake State Park campground on Monday. A week later — on Feb. 10 — the reservation system will open at 9:00 a.m. for all […]
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State park campground signups announced
AUGUSTA — Campground reservations for the 2014 season will open for Sebago State Park on Feb. 3, and for all state parks Feb. 10. Online-reservation “start-days” once again are being split, with reservations being taken for Sebago Lake campsites first to reduce wait times, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau […]