Roxanne Quimby wants to donate 70,000 acres of woodlands — and millions of dollars — for what would be called Maine Woods National Park. But critics who don’t want the federal government intruding into their lives are willing to reject what many view as an economic lifeline for a region that’s struggled with double-digit unemployment […]
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Stolen signs, hard feelings mar national park issue
EAST MILLINOCKET — Those who support efforts to create a national park in the Katahdin region say about 70 pro-park campaign signs have been stolen from front yards and disappeared alongside area roads in the last three weeks. At least half a dozen anti-park signs also have gone missing, according to opponents of the proposal. […]
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East Millinocket national park informational session sparks ‘friendly’ debate
EAST MILLINOCKET — Tom St. John, a Katahdin region businessman who favors a proposed north woods national park, had several minutes of convivial talk Thursday with former Millinocket Town Councilor John Raymond, a park opponent. Unremarkable by itself, the low-key conversation underlined a goal of the informational session hosted at Schenck High School: To get […]
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National park proponents ramping up campaign in East Millinocket and beyond
EAST MILLINOCKET — The increasingly active campaign to convince Mainers that a proposed north woods national park and recreation area should become a reality will hold another informational session next week. Organizers have scheduled the event at Schenck High School at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16. It is part of plans to “begin a greater […]