BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 1, 2022
Frenchman Bay Conservancy has acquired two abutting “forever wild” easements on land in Aurora, which will help preserve large undeveloped landscapes along the northern reaches of the Union River and its major tributaries. The Union River flows south from northern Hancock County, feeding into and past Graham Lake, through downtown Ellsworth into Blue Hill Bay. The land, just east of a natural glacial landmark known as the Whalesback, is in Aurora in northern Hancock County along Route 9. The 3,223 acres include a portion of the headwaters of the Union River and serves as habitat for inland waterfowl, wading birds, brook trout, endangered Atlantic salmon and other species.