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Rockland. I have very fond memories of spending Father's day weekend there with my mom, sister, and nieces (but ironically not my dad) going sailing.

I live just outside Belfast so It has zero charm for me, really. I really like Stonington. Matinicus is one of my favorites too, but harder to get to.

I’d rather see a wider swath of the existing AT corridor be protected

Lived there for a summer for in 2019, evening bike rides around Southport island are some of my favorite memories from that time

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Yup nothing cool up there at all, stay away lol

I really like Belfast, but Winter Harbor is also dope (largely cuz of the name, but not exclusively). Also a real big fan of Harpswell. Lots of good coastal trails in that town. And it has my favorite bridge.

There is. You are right. Deering Oaks is probably the best place to be during Pride.

Jackman

I have a protip, but I don’t want to post it publicly because I don’t want it to stop being a protip. DM me if you want it.

I haven't had covid yet, even though literally everyone I know has by now. I've gotten 6 covid shots so far, which I like to think has helped me. When my 7yo had it, I should have had it. He literally puked all over me, we slept on the couch together and shared the same drinks/straws but I never tested positive or had any symptoms.

Anyway, I think my son and I could have had it back in Feb 2020. We were both felt like death for a week. It was like the flu but omg so much worse. Right after we got better, covid news started to come out. But my SO never got sick, but he also avoided us like we had the plague.

there ain’t. i posted about it below, but it’s based off of a 2011 facebook post

That's why it's called "fishing" not "catching"!

this article is absolute disinformation / low info stuff meant to drive clicks. if you click through, the facebook post/photo that this article cites is OVER 10 YEARS OLD and was referring to what turned into the katahdin woods and water monument.

here’s a link to it - boo. https://m.facebook.com/RESTOREtheNorthWoods/photos/pb.100064760825947.-2207520000./10150330158483675/?type=3&wtsid=rdr_0DFmIUF7f9Z17FUna

I thought there was a little fair type thing there after the parade? I definitely could be wrong. I do not know the area

Eastport. A community with economic challenges but they are not going down without a fight. Gorgeous area, lots of trails, beaches, nice camping nearby, whales!

Agreed. I am not opposed to it becoming an officially protected piece of land, but the NPS is the wrong department for managing that. They have too much emphasis on unlimited access.

I took a trip out west last year and really soured on the ideal of the national park system. That sounds dramatic, but the crowds of people really detracted from the experience. It was like resort skiing the west on a weekend. Just jam packed with people, even on trails. It was shockingly bad in some places, and the NPS needs to figure out a way to restrict the number of visitors meaningfully.

I grew up going to Moosehead and Baxter. I’ve been seeing an uptick in tourists for awhile, and frankly I want them to stay on the coast. When I was a kid you could hike Kineo Big Moose, or Borestone and be nearly the only one on the trail. It’s still pretty quiet, but everyone is an out of stater. Not that that is wrong, it just detracts from the experience as a resident. There are still hikes in that region where you will be the only group on the trail though. Especially on the non katahdin hikes in Baxter and the few hikes between Greenville and Baxter.

This will be the most controversial part of this, but I understand the wealthy Mass resident urge to privatize everything. When you’re bombarded by people your only chance at securing peace and quiet is to force them to go away.

The national monument is quite small

I just got COVID for the first time in February, and I'm fully vaxxed/boosted. The same week I got it, my buddy and his brother also got it for the first time (both vaxxed/boosted). And we live in three different places. Seems like there is a crazy-transmissible variant out there.

Also, a nurse told me I might have gotten it because my last booster was almost six months old at the time. She said I should go get a new one and I'll be better protected. And I will, because COVID sucked. I still can't wear contact lenses because of whatever it did to my eyes.

I’ve been vaccinated and double boosted and had Covid before with very mild symptoms, but this year it kicked my ass. Bed ridden for a whole day and then the rest of the week I just felt like a husk. Granted I’m better now but it was definitely the worst bout of sickness I’ve had in a very long time.

Yeah, this isn’t a real thing anymore.

A group of people were pushing for this decades ago and it never gained traction. A small group still wants it, but it has next to no support.

Eventually Roxanne Quimby (one of the backers of this) gave up and put her money and effort behind a much more modest and realistic goal that became Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

Covid flew through Orono a couple months ago. I got it it, 2 of my 3 roommates got it, down stairs neighbors got it, friends got it, half my professors got it- absolutely nuts for a while

National park status usually places a moratorium on hunting and some/all fishing, so I guess I would be opposed to this. Parks are supposed to protect special and unusual places from overuse or destruction. This are has been used for centuries without destruction, and our harvesting laws have mostly prevented overuse.