ASSOCIATED PRESS • August 11, 2023
Maine is converting an inactive set of rail tracks into a new recreational trail that will run from the southern part of the state to close to the New Hampshire border. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill to create the new walking and biking trail, which will stretch 40 miles from Standish to Fryeburg along the Mountain Division Rail Line. The new trail is designed to eventually connect with Portland at its eastern edge and New Hampshire in the west.