This quiet trail in Trenton explores a forest filled with lichens and mushrooms
The 1.8-mile Trenton Community Trail is located on forestland that surrounds the Acadia Gateway Center in Trenton, where visitors can hop on a bus to explore the nearby Acadia National Park. Friends of Acadia purchased the property in 2007, then worked with the Town of Trenton to plan and construct the trail from 2009 to 2013.
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Road trips with stops for bike trails are the best way to travel
Riding bike trails each day is an ideal way to claim a respite from driving while simultaneously getting outdoor exercise.
This is why you should go on a whale watch in Eastport this year — for the birds
The bird life filling Head Harbor Passage in late summer is a world-class phenomenon.
The Wildlands is a prime hiking and biking destination close to Bangor
“Just a short drive from my home, the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in Orland is an absolute treasure,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
Taking a puffin cruise with the Weather Channel
The Weather Channel was in the Acadia National Park area last week, capturing the beauty and adventure that Down East Maine has to offer.
Breathtaking views await atop Doubletop Mountain in Baxter State Park
It has one of the most distinctive profiles in the park, its symmetrical shape like a tapering cone.
I look forward to loon calls in April. Come August I wish they would just pipe down at night.
Geesh, sometimes the loons won’t shut up.
An antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity from Lyme disease
The shot uses a single antibody to kill the bacteria in the tick’s gut while it drinks its victim’s blood, before the bacteria can get into the human host.
Niagara Falls is one of Baxter State Park’s best family-friendly hikes
Home to 215 miles of trails, Baxter is a great place to improve your hiking skills, as long as you select your adventures carefully.
It’s time to welcome back the female hummingbirds to your feeders
It takes a lot of work to make a hummingbird. Small wonder that you haven’t seen the females very much this summer. But that should all be changing right about now.
What to do if you find baby squirrels in Maine
The Center for Wildlife’s rehabbers are expecting a wave of litters from the eastern gray squirrel.
Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree
Woodpeckers are so well-adapted to a life of banging their heads against trees, that they can grip the tree even after dying.
Maine hiking trails where you can pick wild blueberries
It’s hard to find a trail that doesn’t pass at least one blueberry bush, high or low.
Mushroom hunting is best after plenty of rain
Next time it rains, consider all the fungi that water is nourishing.
Learning wilderness first aid can boost your safety outdoors
Even if you aren’t looking to become a Maine Guide, knowing wilderness first aid can increase your safety outdoors, especially if you’re traveling with other people.
7 new tent sites open in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
That more than doubles the number of campsites scattered throughout the national monument.
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