After much discussion, voters approved accepting an annual $5,000 donation from the George and Raymond Frank Foundation [Camp Kawanhee for Boys] to provide residents with seasonal passes to Maine state parks.
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Weld voters eventually OK plan for free state park passes for residents
After much discussion, voters approved accepting an annual $5,000 donation from the George and Raymond Frank Foundation (Camp Kawanhee for Boys) to provide residents with seasonal passes to Maine state parks.
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Quicksand startles woman who suddenly sinks hip deep at Popham Beach
Rangers at the state park were expected to install warning signs telling beachgoers what to do if they step in supersaturated sand.
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Casco Bay island park honoring North Pole explorer closed for season due to storm damage
Back-to-back storms in January washed away the only pier at Eagle Island, where Adm. Robert Peary built a summer home.
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State parks on pace for another record year
COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn’t slowed.
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See famous paintings by Maine masters at these state parks
The program, running through October, is a collaboration among the Portland Museum of Art, Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Freeport retailer L.L. Bean.
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State beaches, Acadia National Park opening with COVID-19 changes
Summertime hot spots such as Popham and Crescent beaches will open on Monday but parking could be even scarcer than normal because of capacity restrictions.
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Maine state parks nearing 3 million visitors a year
Visits to the state’s 48 parks grew by 11 percent in 2018, with Sebabo Lake, Lily Bay and Bradbury Mountain leading the way.
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People with physical disabilities frustrated by lack of wheelchair access at state parks
Camp counselor Andrew Sinclair shares a laugh while carrying disabled camper Kelley Handy into North Pond for a swim. Pine Tree Camp offers access to the outdoors for campers with disabilities. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald file photo) Heidi Conn was an avid outdoorswoman who had hiked New Hampshire’s Presidential Range and many trails in Maine […]
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Paul LePage says government may shut down but state parks won't
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage may not think the state government can stay open because of a budget dispute, he is optimistic that state parks will stay open. Sides agree that a shutdown at the start of tourism season would be costly. But LePage told WVOM-FM Tuesday that “the future of Maine […]