Perham Stream News Today

EAST MADRID - Driving out to East Madrid for a hike at Perham Stream Birding Trail you probably aren't expecting to meet Carson Hinkley, a seventh-generation resident of the East Madrid settlement. Carson grew up and lives today in the farmhouse across from the trailhead. For years, he maintained the two miles of trails that

MADRID - High Peaks Alliance is hosting a solar eclipse viewing with expansive views of High Peak Mountains. Who: Open to Public What: Want to view the eclipse without the crowds? Join High Peaks Alliance on April 8th at our breathtakingly beautiful Perham Stream Birding Trail In Madrid. Come watch the moon casts its shadow

This was not quite the plan. Successive late fall storms had dropped staying snow across Northern Franklin County. Days before, I hiked Perham Stream Birding in East Madrid with long views to the Saddleback and Mt. Abraham Ranges, on a bright, see-forever day. I was looking for more of the same. Next in sight: A

CARRABASSETT VALLEY - A second homeowner in Carrabassett Valley addressed the select board during the regular meeting Monday night to propose that the town approach the Penobscot Indian Nation regarding land in the valley. Michael Wing, a long-time second homeowner in Carrabassett Valley, recently read in the Portland Press Herald about a project that the

MADRID  —  Get the whole family outside and join us on August 19 at 9 a.m. for our Family & Youth Trail Day at the Perham Stream Birding Trail in Madrid. The group will do some light trail clearing–picking up sticks, moving small blowdowns, raking leaves–and hike this beautiful trail we acquired last fall. This […]

"A High Peaks National Wildlife Refuge could serve as an important place for people to come learn about and observe wildlife, and to have guaranteed public access to hunt, fish and recreate."

Governor Janet Mills came to Rangeley on June 29th to join in the celebration of the joint efforts of the State of Maine, the Trust for Public Land, The Nature Conservancy, and the Bureau of Parks and Lands to permanently protect over thirteen and a half thousand acres of land that include Quill Hill and […]

More than 13,000 acres around Redington Forest have been purchased by the state or placed into a conservation easement.

This project serves as the largest single amount of land conserved during the Mills administration.

The 7,062-acre Quill Hill property—just 10 minutes from Rangeley—is a well-known destination that welcomes 30,000 visitors a year, drawn to its 360-degree view of the Western Maine Mountains that is easily accessible to all. (Map courtesy State of Maine) FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Two key properties totaling 13,640-acres in the Western Maine Mountains – Quill Hill and