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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
Booking Maine’s most sought-after campsites is a competitive sport
Reservations for this summer have opened at many popular campgrounds, and some are filling up fast.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
Tips for reserving a site at Maine’s favorite campgrounds
What you need to know to book a stay at the state's most in-demand spots.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
State panel rejects proposed mine near Baxter State Park
The Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 Wednesday to deny the rezoning bid from Wolfden LLC.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Six Maine hikers rescued after spending night on Mount Katahdin’s Knife Edge trail
The 21-hour rescue operation included a helicopter evacuation of a 20-year-old woman who became unconscious on the rocky and exposed ridge in Baxter State Park.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Research at Baxter seeks to identify plants that will adapt to global warming
Scientists say sediment taken from below Chimney Pond, and other Alpine lakes in the Northeast, will yield a fossil record of the plants – those that have died out and those that have survived – since the last ice age.
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Maine Warden Service veteran appointed new director of Baxter State Park
He replaces Eben Sypitkowski, who left as the park director in early 2022 to become director of land management for The Nature Conservancy in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Baxter’s terms complicate tribes’ wish for role in Katahdin oversight
The tribes of Maine want a formal role in managing this sacred site, but strict rules on how the donated land must be governed don't allow for the expansion of the authority board.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Injured hiker evacuated by helicopter from Baxter State Park
The New Jersey woman was airlifted from Doubletop Mountain Tuesday night after suffering a leg injury while hiking.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2020
Maine man to attempt Triple Crown of hiking – all in one year
Along with a buddy, Sammy Potter will try to complete hikes of the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail in 2021.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Hiker who died on Mount Katahdin summit identified as Maryland man
Officials say there is no evidence of any crime in the death of 27-year-old Nathan Leigh Bell.
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