Mt. Katahdin
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin
Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Research at Baxter seeks to identify plants that will adapt to global warming
Scientists say sediment taken from below Chimney Pond, and other Alpine lakes in the Northeast, will yield a fossil record of the plants – those that have died out and those that have survived – since the last ice age.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Hiking: Katahdin region offers a bounty of Nordic ski and snowshoe opportunities
With luck (and cooperating weather), you'll get a glimpse of the mountain.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
In search of Thoreau’s elusive Mount Katahdin map
A retired University of Maine Farmington administrator continues searching despite being uncertain whether the ‘diagram’ even exists.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2019
Trail maintenance with a new twist, many new twists, on Mount Katahdin
The rerouting of severely eroded trails on the state's tallest mountain will soften grades, add switchbacks and stone features, and make for more enduring trails.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
We asked, and Baxter State Park Director Eben Sypitkowski answered
After one year in the job, the Bangor native is still learning how to best manage the 209,600-acre wilderness park.