Baxter State Park is asking long-distance AT hikers to avoid planning their summit date for Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 1-3). The Monson Appalachian Trail Visitor Center alerted thru-hikers via social media to spread the word about the update.
Members of the Penobscot Nation will be participating in the Katahdin 100, a spiritual pilgrimage from Indian Island in the Penobscot River north of Bangor to Katahdin. The Penobscots view Katahdin as being sacred and holy, as the mountain was part of their territory before the AT came into existence. ...
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