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Every state on the ocean should be required by law to have a honky tonk beach town.
Can you believe it's now July? Whenever the sun does shine upon the Pine Tree State, many of us will hit the beach.
Perched directly on top of a large rock, part of a rocky point on a small island off the coast of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park in Maine, towers a fish hawk or osprey nest.
Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails in Acadia National Park
Hiking is a fun and inexpensive summer activity that the whole family can enjoy.
'Happy Birthday' Natural Resources Council
AUGUSTA : Fifty years to the day after the group was incorporated, the Natural Resources Council of Maine hosted a festive birthday party on Thursday, June 25, featuring a giant birthday cake in the shape of the state of Maine.
In 1959, the environment was a vague concept to most and protecting it was not a priority.
$50 Gift Certificate to Hatched on MDI of Southwest Harbor
Welcome to the Hatched on MDI website. For those of you who aren't familiar with Maine, MDI is the abbreviation for Mount Desert Island.
Gateway Center near building permit
TRENTON : With the authorization of voters here for a zoning change, the Department of Transportationa s Acadia Gateway Center could still be on track for construction to start in the fall or winter.
Bar Harbor Painter Hopes To Spread Acadia's Beauty
Phil McBride is a Bar Harbor painter who draws inspiration from Acadia National Park.
Free Access to Acadia National Park
AUGUSTA : Sen. Dennis S. Damon of Trenton is encouraging Maine residents to visit Acadia National Park this summer during the three fee-free weekends being offered by the National Park Service.
Acadia's shipwrecks discussed at science seminar
SALISBURY COVE : Saturday, June 20, will mark the beginning of a new partnership to highlight scientific research on the natural and cultural resources and environmental issues of Acadia National Park.
New festival to celebrate night sky
MDI : In recent years, folks have gained an awareness of the night sky as a scenic resource as valuable and beautiful as those on land and water.
New Concierge System Aims to Keep Visitors in Camden
CAMDEN : The Whitehall Inn has created a new digital Concierege System with the aim of keeping its guests in the area longer.
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40 percent of Maine field corn called modified
PORTLAND, Maine a ' Agriculture officials say 40 percent of Mainea TMs field corn acreage last year was genetically modified, which is half the national rate.
BAR HARBOR : Bar Harbor artist Maryanne Starbird displays a print of her painting, a oeEagle View,a made atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.
Acadia Park tower proposal gets static
The top of the tallest peak in Maine's only national park is being considered as a site for a new, 80-foot-tall tower to enhance federal homeland security communications, according to officials.
Coastal Communities Get Hurricane Preparedness Tips
Emergency Management officials from around the state say they'll be better prepared the next time a hurricane bears down on Maine.
Trenton to vote on zoning for a
Voters will decide Saturday whether to approve a zoning change that would allow the state to construct an Island Explorer maintenance, storage and passenger terminal on Route 3. Officials with Acadia National Park, Maine Department of Transportation and Friends of Acadia have been working on plans for the Acadia Gateway Center for several years.