Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 16, 2025

A 1,700-acre parcel of wetlands and forest, striated by former logging roads, was transferred to the Appalachian Mountain Club on Tuesday as part of a larger acquisition. And in short order, the AMC will hand the land back to the Penobscot Nation. It’s a small but nonetheless important step, Loring says, in the slow repatriation of land to the Penobscot Nation.