By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — The increasingly active campaign to convince Mainers that a proposed north woods national park and recreation area should become a reality will hold another informational session next week. Organizers have scheduled the event at Schenck High School at 5:30 p.m. 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.
National Park Concept Win Bangor Council Endorsement
By Evan Belanger, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BANGOR, Maine — After a lengthy discussion and public comment period, the Bangor City Council voted 7-2 Monday to support the concept of a national park and national recreation area in the Katahdin region. The decision comes after Elliotsville Plantation Inc. — a group headed Read More
Inspired to Decide: A New National Park is a Good Idea
Like a lot of people I know, I have been perched on the sidelines of the debate about whether land owned by the nonprofit Elliottsville Plantation, Inc. (EPI) should become a national park and national recreation area or not. The proposed Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park and National Recreation Area would be located on Read More
Medway, East Millinocket Selectmen Finalizing List of National Park Requirements
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MEDWAY, Maine — Medway’s Board of Selectmen wants a proposed North Woods national park to be no larger than 150,000 acres and East Millinocket’s leaders seek a voice in any park legislation, according to letters the towns are sending to the state’s congressional delegation. Read More
Boosting Tourism in Rural Maine Will Take More Than a National Park
by BDN editorial board Bangor Daily News editorial The town councils in Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway have spent a lot of time discussing the possibility of a nearby national park. This sometimes heated debate has taken valuable time and energy away from the larger issue of the region’s need to develop a more coherent Read More
Medway Leaders to Endorse National Park Plan with Letter to Congressional Delegates
by Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MEDWAY, Maine — Town leaders will draft a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation endorsing the 150,000-acre North Woods national park and recreation area proposed by Lucas St. Clair. The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 on Monday to draft the endorsement letter, saying that the Read More
East Millinocket to Vote on National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Town leaders decided on Monday to let residents vote in June whether to support a proposed North Woods national park, but not before they tell Maine’s federal delegates what they want from the plan. The Board of Selectmen informally agreed Read More
National Park Proposal Sparks Letter to Maine Delegation
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — A mix of Katahdin-region business owners and local leaders hope to pitch the 150,000-acre North Woods national park proposal to the state’s federal delegation. Their two-page letter was sent Friday to Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, and Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Read More
Millinocket Leaders Outline Conditions Needed to Support National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story MILLINOCKET, Maine — Town leaders have drafted a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation detailing conditions they would require in order to support a North Woods national park in a move that could jump-start negotiations with park proponents. The council would back a proposed park Read More
