The victim is identified as a 22-year-old Rhode Island man.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Friends of Baxter State Park: Cherished park not part of power line debate
Hydro-Quebec’s use of Baxter State Park imagery in an ad supporting a transmission line is deceptive and manipulative.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Two people killed in separate snowmobile crashes in northern Maine
A woman from Pennsylvania and a man from Massachusetts died after missing turns on trails.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
In search of Thoreau’s elusive Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine Farmington administrator continues searching despite being uncertain whether the ‘diagram’ even exists.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Trail maintenance with a new twist, many new twists, on Mount Katahdin
The rerouting of severely eroded trails on the state’s tallest mountain will soften grades, add switchbacks and stone features, and make for more enduring trails.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
We asked, and Baxter State Park Director Eben Sypitkowski answered
After one year in the job, the Bangor native is still learning how to best manage the 209,600-acre wilderness park.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Give Mount Katahdin the respect it requires
Hikers should experience and enjoy Maine’s tallest mountain – but they must also take it seriously.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.