BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 19, 2024
A new ATV trail was threatened with closure before it even opened when the Trust for Public Land announced a plan to help the Penobscot Nation acquire ancestral grounds. The problem was that the 12.2-mile trail from Millinocket to Medway runs through the southern edge of the 30,000-acre parcel the Penobscot Nation is expected to receive, said John Raymond, president of the Northern Timber Cruisers ATV and Snowmobile Club in Millinocket. But an easement arrangement between the trust and the state announced Thursday ensures the club can finish its trail and connect it to the 17 miles it already maintains. The club has spent $100,000 so far to build the trail, which will be completed with an 80-foot bridge now that the easement is secured.