Deal Would Realize Percival Baxter's Dream of Adding Katahdin Lake to Park
By Phyllis Austin, Maine Environmental News (www.meepi.org). 1/24/06
Katahdin Lake is the sole remaining parcel outside Baxter State Park
that Gov. Percival P. Baxter intended for inclusion in his breathtaking
wilderness preserve. By July 1, this "crown jewel" of the lands along
the East Branch of the Penobscot River is expected to become part of the
park, removing the threat of development and further logging. Thus, a
new generation will have fulfilled the dream of Maine’s greatest
philanthropist.
To accomplish the ambitious goal, the.........
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