KENNEBEC JOURNAL • February 7, 2024
After years of discussions, officials in Hallowell, Augusta and the Kennebec Land Trust are working to make the conservation and recreation area just west of the state capital complex more widely accessible to people with disabilities. Spanning 164 acres, Howard Hill offers forested open space with a stream and a ridgeline with cliffs, bordered by developed areas in Augusta and Hallowell. Residents often walk the network of old carriage roads through the hill to experience the scenic view of the Kennebec River or the State House building nestled amid an expansive shade of green. Enock Glidden, who lives in Bethel, is one of the many who is keeping an eye on the development. Glidden, now 45, was 4 when he got his first wheelchair. He has taken up wheelchair racing, skiing and rock climbing.