PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 21, 2021
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument will open seven new tent sites Wednesday on the East Branch of the Penobscot River, the Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters announced. The seven sites, which are near the Lunksoos Camps, bring the total number of roadside sites in the monument to 12. They were made possible by three $50,000 grants from L.L. Bean, the Roxanne Quimby Foundation and the National Park Foundation, as well as individual donations and federal funds, the friends group said in a press release. The total cost of the project including surveys, design and construction was $165,000. There is no fee to enter the park and no fee to stay at the wilderness sites.