After decades of fighting to protect the land east of Baxter State Park, 87,000+ acres of Maine's North Woods, along the East Branch of the Penobscot River has been designated as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The declaration, made the morning of Wednesday, August 24, 2016, comes a day before the National Park … Continue reading President Obama Designates 87,000-Acre Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument in Maine! →