Baxter’s terms complicate tribes’ wish for role in Katahdin oversight

The tribes of Maine want a formal role in managing this sacred site, but strict rules on how the donated land must be governed don't allow for the expansion of the authority board.

Two injured hikers airlifted from Mount Katahdin

The hikers from Maine and Georgia were several miles apart on the mountain when they were injured Tuesday afternoon.

Potential expansion opportunity for Katahdin Woods and Waters

The National Park Service recently received $380,000 to purchase two parcels whose owner had suggested as a possible addition to the 87,500-acre national monument.

Hiker who died on Mount Katahdin summit identified as Maryland man

Officials say there is no evidence of any crime in the death of 27-year-old Nathan Leigh Bell.

Hiker found dead on summit of Katahdin

The second death of a hiker on Katahdin in 2 days prompts officials to remind hikers that Maine's biggest mountain ‘is a formidable place, especially as winter approaches.’

Hiker air-lifted from Katahdin dies of injuries sustained in fall

The 75-year-old Massachusetts man was flown from the top of the mountain in critical condition after becoming lost and falling.

50 Years of Katahdin Adventures

It started around Father's Day weekend in 1951 and for the next five decades, Joe Lelanksy didn't miss a trip, taking his pack of Boy Scouts with him for the first 25 years.

In search of Thoreau’s Mount Katahdin map

A retired University of Maine at Farmington administrator has been trying to track down an elusive 'diagram' Henry David Thoreau may have drawn more than 160 years ago.

‘Climbing Mt. Katahdin In 1912 Was Adventure’

Utah man airlifted off Mount Katahdin in 2nd rescue over 3 days

After dropping supplies to hikers stranded on the Knife Edge Trail on Saturday, a Maine Forest Service helicopter returns Monday to evacuate a hiker who had fallen 10 to 15 feet on the Hamlin Ridge Trail.