Officials say there is no evidence of any crime in the death of 27-year-old Nathan Leigh Bell.
Mount Katahdin
Posted inMaine, News
Hiker found dead on summit of Katahdin
The second death of a hiker on Katahdin in 2 days prompts officials to remind hikers that Maine’s biggest mountain ‘is a formidable place, especially as winter approaches.’
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Hiker air-lifted from Katahdin dies of injuries sustained in fall
The 75-year-old Massachusetts man was flown from the top of the mountain in critical condition after becoming lost and falling.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
In search of Thoreau’s Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine at Farmington administrator has been trying to track down an elusive ‘diagram’ Henry David Thoreau may have drawn more than 160 years ago.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument finally getting signs
Signs directing drivers to the 87,500-acre national monument first were delayed by former Gov. Paul LePage and then by the slow-moving federal approval and contracting process.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Give Katahdin the respect it requires
Hikers should experience and enjoy Maine’s tallest mountain – but they must also take it seriously.
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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.