Baxter bound with Buzz
WRITTEN BY ANNE GABBIANELLI A year ago, I joined a group of friends for what I have termed our Meandering Mondays, where we explore and soak up nature around our state. One Monday the plan was to stop by “Buzz’s camp” to hike some trails on…
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How photography built the Katahdin region
WRITTEN BY RICHARD SHAW Before tourists ventured into Baxter State Park, and onto its mile-high peak named Katahdin, there were the photographs. Black and white — and eventually color — postcards and other views captured the park’s now more than 200,000 acres in all four seasons.…
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Creative arts in rural Maine
Boreal Theater intent on bringing arts and culture to the Katahdin Region WRITTEN BY JUDY HARRISON Visitors to the Katahdin region now have the opportunity to enjoy an art show, a concert, or a play after spending time outdoors in the shadow of the majestic mountain.…
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Spring catch & cook
A spring fishing day worth remembering WRITTEN BY DYLAN SAVAGEAU The water barely moved, just a soft, steady lap against the aluminum hull of my 12-foot boat as the wind pushed across the mouth of the river. It wasn’t silence, exactly. It was that low, patient…
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Why NEOC is a different kind of basecamp
COURTESY OF NEOC In most places, a basecamp is simply where you begin your adventure. At NEOC, it’s part of the experience itself. Mornings begin with mist lifting off Millinocket Lake and the silhouette of Katahdin standing tall beyond the pines. Within minutes, you can be…
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