Video Makes Case That Maine's North Woods Is ‘Worth Saving’

April 9, 2016

Three moose graze on a riverbank. White-tailed deer hop through the brush. And snowmobilers enjoy a winter ride.

While there’s been little movement in the ongoing debate about whether a portion of Maine’s North Woods should be protected under the National Park Service, photographer Scot Miller has produced a 9-minute film highlighting the people, wildlife, scenery, and sounds of the area.

“This is a special place, and it’s worth saving,” Miller says in the film.

In particular, he notes in the video’s description that this film is a response to those who say “there’s nothing there worthy of a park.”

The film focuses on the east branch of the Penobscot River and surrounding lands that are adjacent to Baxter State Park, home of Mount Katahdin and the northern end of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. He also talks to locals about what they love about the North Woods and what values and activities they’d like to see preserved.

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Permalink Submitted by Roger Ek on April 9, 2016 - 9:24am.

The 57 private property owners inside Roxanne's imaginary park boundary do not want their property seized by government the way it was done to the private landowners inside the Cuyahoga National Park boundary in Ohio. They lie. They always lie. They lied to the citizens of Bar Harbor. They lied to the citizens owning property within what is now the White Mountains National Forest. They always lie. THat is how they earn their living. They are paid to lie.

Permalink Submitted by Marsha Donahue on April 11, 2016 - 11:07am.

Great piece, Scot. Such a worthy effort, preserving this piece of the Maine Woods and hoping to share it with the rest of the world. The economic benefits to the region that could result from an establishment of a national monument, and eventually a park, would be significant and bring people back to the area. Rural and northern Maine are continually passed over for economic development efforts by the state so the people of the region have undertaken to make it happen. This is one part of the effort and an astounding gift, complete with an endowment to help run it. I don't know of anything this generous since the early days and the gift of Acadia and look what an amazing economic engine that is for the coast of Maine. I am a Maine native, born and raised in central Maine and I think it's time we share the beauty of our state with the rest of humankind.

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