BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 3, 2020
When 8-year-old Benjamin Ball found out that he wouldn’t be attending summer camp during the COVID-19 pandemic, he came up with a new plan. With a newfound love for hiking, Benjamin decided to climb to all of the named peaks in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Over the course of the summer, the young hiker covered more than 200 miles in the park. To date, he’s climbed to 29 mountains, with just one more to tackle.