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Standing Guard
The Bald Eagle, the symbol of our Nation, came to stand guard over the Appalachian Trail Ferry Crossing on the Kennebec this morning. I knew he was coming even before I saw him……The Loons told me. There are no secrets, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldo Leopold, America, Appalachian Trail, Bald Eagle, Danger, Eagle, Education, Friends, Guard, Hikers, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Kennebec River, Kennebec River Ferry, Loons, Maine, Mountains, Nation, National Symbol, Sentinel, Truth, Wind
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The Eagle And The Rainbow
I wrote this poem one day earlier this month, as I sat on the east bank of the Kennebec. I did not set out to write it—it just sort of happened. It was a busy day on the Appalachian Trail, … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, Eagle, Education, Evil, Fight, Hikers, Hope, Industrial Wind, Information, Kennebec River, Kennebec River Ferry, Light, Maine, Mountains, Poem, Poetry, Rainbow, Signs, Truth, Wind, Woods
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Highland Says NO!
Photo By Karen Pease The residents of Highland Plantation held a Press Conference today, with the Mountains of Highland in the background as they spoke. Very few members of the Press had bothered to make the drive to this remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus King, Appalachian Trail, Bayroot, Bigelow Preserve, Education, Fletcher Mountain Outfitters, Forest Ecology Network, Friends, Friends of Maine's Mountains, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Greg And Jenn Perkins, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, Legislature, LURC, Maine, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Meetings, Mountains, Permit Application, Photo, Press Conference, Protest, Public Comment, Rob Gardiner, Rose Staton, Somerset County, Update, Wagner, Wind, Yale
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Public Hearing Request For Highland—URGENT
Back when the Highland Wind Project was first proposed, there was an outpouring of interest, and requests for a public hearing. At that time, LURC Staff told us that a hearing would be held. That decision should still stand…. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, Arnold Trail, Bigelow Preserve, Catherine M Carroll, DEP, Education, Flagstaff Lake, Friends, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Gilman Pond, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, Lexington, LURC, Maine, Marcia Spencer-Famous, Permit Application, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Somerset County, Update, Wind
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MAINE—-History In The Making
Today was an important day in the history of Maine. LURC approved TransCanada’s request to expand their Kibby Project to include eleven more Turbines on Sisk Mountain, towering over the Chain of Ponds and the Arnold Trail in Western Maine. … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, Arnold Trail, Bingham, Blanchard, Chain Of Ponds, Concord, Expedited, First Wind, Highland, History, Industrial Wind, Information, Kennebec, Kibby, Kosuth, Lexington, Lincoln, LURC, Maine, Mayfield, Meetings, Permit Application, Poem, Poetry, Public Comment, Saddleback Mountain, Sisk Mountain, Spruce Mountain, TransCanada, Update, Wind
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Caratunk—Protecting A Small Town
I spent this evening in the small Somerset County town of Caratunk. Caratunk is one of those old fashioned, quiet Maine towns, just off the main road. A place where you can still walk into the Post Office and get … Continue reading →