MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • March 7, 2021
A few miles east of the Penobscot River in the town of Milford is a great expanse of wild country, an interesting mix of bogs, wetlands, meadows and floodplain woodlands. The Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge encompasses this ecological melting pot of landscapes, some 11,500 acres in all, including one of the largest peatlands in Maine. Eight miles of trails provide hikers, snowshoers and cross-country skiers year-round access to the refuge. ~ Carey Kish