Freeport — Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean is extending its support of the national parks community with a multiyear, $3 million premier partnership with the National Park Foundation for the Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque movement. According to a written statement from the company, the movement inspires people of all backgrounds and abilities, including outdoor enthusiasts and […]
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Willard E. Gervais
WOODSTOCK, Vt. — Willard Gervais, formerly of Lewiston, passed away Dec. 1, 2017, in Vermont. Born in St. Agatha on March 18, 1932, he was the son Onezime and Mabel Chasse Gervais. In the early years, he moved to Lewiston, attending schools there. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably […]
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USPS putting Acadia’s Bass Harbor Light on a stamp
The U.S. Postal service has put Acadia National Park’s Bass Harbor Head Light on a Forever stamp. It’s the first of 16 stamps celebrating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The USPS will issue the stamp June 2 in a first-day-of-issue ceremony at New York City’s Javits Center as part of World Stamp Show-NY 2016. […]
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D. Brooks: Northern park would be great
It is good that some business people are seeing the economic benefits to having a national park up north in Maine. Just ask the people of Cooke City, Mont., how they feel about Yellowstone Park. I believe they would give anyone an earful of positive input. It is time to wake up, up north in […]
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Bill from Shaheen, Collins, would help disabled veterans
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill reintroduced by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire and Susan Collins from Maine would expand access to national parks for disabled veterans. The bill would give all veterans with a service-connected disability free, lifetime national parks passes for hunting, fishing and recreation. The bill would amend the 2004 […]
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Acadia tourism worth $201 million to Maine economy
BAR HARBOR — A study by the National Park Service says park visitors spent $201 million and supported 3,138 jobs in Maine in 2012. Mike Caldwell, the park service regional director, said Monday that the report shows that national park tourism is a significant economic driver — returning $10 for every $1 invested in the […]