SUN JOURNAL • September 3, 2020
The Carrabassett Valley ATV Club shut down its all-terrain vehicle trails Tuesday after the Penobscot Nation, which owns about half the land in town, erected no trespassing signs on their property. The federally recognized tribe owns about 24,000 acres in Carrabassett Valley and over the years they have been very kind to allow organizations to use the land, John McCatherin, club treasurer and secretary, said. Of about 32 miles of the club’s trails, an estimated 28 miles of them are either on Penobscot Nation land or riders have to cross the land to get to another area. The club has filed a request to discuss the matter, resolve the situation and get permission to reopen the trails.