I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event when more Read More
Outdoor Recreation
Maine's environment offers many opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation, whether it be paddling, bird watching, hiking, cross-country skiing, hunting, fishing, or other activities, Maine has beautiful lakes, forests, trails, and coastline to explore. Outdoor recreation is an important part of Maine's economy as well as a reason for Maine to preserve and protect as much public land as we can, so it is available for us to enjoy now, as well as for future generations.
Sale Preserves Public Access to Moosehead Lake Shoreline
The state buys a 2-mile stretch of property that includes a beach and sweeping mountain views. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The state of Maine has acquired roughly 2 miles of shoreline on the northern end of Moosehead Lake, preserving an undeveloped parcel in a remote area popular with paddlers, Read More
Penobscot Indian Nation Announces Support of Roxanne Quimby National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story INDIAN ISLAND, Maine — The Penobscot Indian Nation has endorsed a proposed 150,000-acre national park and recreation area, saying the parks would protect the Penobscot River and associated waterways much the way the tribe has “since time immemorial.” Nation President Kirk E. Francis called Read More
State Uses Federal Funds to Acquire and Protect 2 Miles of Moosehead Lake Shoreline
By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine — The state has acquired 81 acres of undeveloped land with 2 miles of shoreline on northern Moosehead Lake that will connect another state-owned parcel called the Seboomook Unit to the water. Known locally as Little W. Shoreline, the new parcel is accessible Read More
At the Core of Beauty and Peace: Paddling the Debsconeags
by NRCM board member Karen Herold In early July, NRCM’s Executive Director, Lisa Pohlmann, asked a friend and a couple of NRCM board members who like canoeing if we wanted to come for an end-of-summer paddle. The dates lined up effortlessly, but by mid-August we had yet to decide where to go. We batted around Read More
Remote Town Could Offer the Road to Recreation
Forty miles northeast of Millinocket, Patten pines to be the gateway into Katahdin Woods & Waters. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story PATTEN — Think about the hub of the Katahdin region and Millinocket probably comes to mind. The down-on-its-luck, former paper mill town and its neighbor, East Millinocket, are ground Read More
Historic Trails Beckon New Users to Katahdin Area
Mountain bikers and other adventurers are discovering the travel corridors used for centuries by Indians. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 4, RANGE 8 — Travel corridors used for centuries by Indians and more recently loggers are being repurposed as recreation trails for mountain bikers, hikers, Nordic skiers and horseback Read More
Wild Ride on Maine River Highlights North Woods’ Potential
The East Branch of the Penobscot River runs through the new Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 5, RANGE 8 — Maps and guidebooks describe Stair Falls as a series of eight ledges that straddle the East Branch of the Penobscot River, just outside Read More
Does Northern Maine’s Economic Future Depend on a Walk in the Park?
Join us on a tour, and see for yourself whether this rugged escape can – as some imagine – become a lucrative tourist destination. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 7 – Few hikers cross the summit of 1,964-foot Deasey Mountain, a remote peak east of Baxter State Read More
