Reasons vary from folklore to superstition, but the myths do not stand up to science and research.

The mountain, located in Grafton Notch State Park in Oxford County, is the fifth-highest peak in Maine.

Over the past 200 years, species such as the great auk, the Labrador duck and the passenger pigeon have become extinct.

The views include the steep hillsides of Mt. Abram plunging straight down to water’s edge on the western side of the pond, and the massive wall of vertical cliffs on Buck’s Ledge to the north.

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

Yes, hunters “can be a particularly argumentative lot” – Hunt in the morning. No, in the afternoon. Track it. No, use a tree stand. Caliber for the rifle? Don’t even go there.

There’s plenty to take in, from the Fogg Island Trail in the Belgrade lakes region to the Mt. Battie Trail in Camden Hills State Park.