Earlier this week, it was announced that New England has been honored with its first International Dark Sky Park and it's right here in Maine. A 100-mile area between Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park has been certified as an International Dark Sky Park. The area is owned by The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and designated as its Maine Woods property. The International Dark-Sky Association is an organization that is looking to protect and acknowledge 'nighttime darkness' in locations worldwide and to show the value of wild landscapes with an effort to prevent more wild areas from becoming more urban sprawl.