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Maine's new national monument gets ready for first visitors

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — On its 100th anniversary Thursday, the National Parks Service is bigger by at least 87,000 acres of scenic Maine woodlands. Katahdin Woods and Waters was being readied to welcome its first visitors since President Barack Obama on Wednesday declared it the country's newest national monument. Donated by Burt's Bees co-founder Roxanne Quimby, the expanse features views of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine, scenery the president called "awe-inspiring" and night skies "glittering with stars and planets.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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