Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.
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MDI man who went missing Saturday morning located in Presque Isle
Thornton Jenkins, 86, headed out to run some errands in his 2003 gray Ford Explorer and was due home at noon.
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Abundance of ticks in Acadia National Park linked to historic fire of 1947
A study underway at the University of Maine is showing that ticks are much more abundant in the parts of Mount Desert Island that burned 72 years ago.
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Woman dies after being hit by truck in Mount Desert Island parking lot
A tractor-trailer’s rear tires struck the 89-year-old woman while the vehicle was making a turn.
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Some fume over mission of antique auto museum
A state lawsuit against the trust linked to the Mount Desert Island site finds a simmering feud over the founder’s charitable legacy.
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Maine high school jazz fest red hot and cool
Forty high schools from across the state compete at South Portland High School.
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Dreaming of a lobster license, but trapped on a waitlist
Strict entry rules mean some fishermen have been biding their time – in some cases for more than a decade. While legislators propose changes, lobstermen urge caution.
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State prepares to install string of high-speed chargers for electric vehicles
Seven stations scattered from Kennebunk to Jackman are expected to come online next year, giving vehicles a fast charge that will take them 240 miles.
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Kidney donated by Maine mother gives everyone involved a gift
Wendy Littlefield needed a way to honor the daughter she lost in 2010. Along came a 12-year-old girl from Auburn.
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Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection
They mount plants the old way, glued to acid-free paper, and the new – inputting facts online, with 21st-century implications.