Eighty years ago, an act of shocking violence in the Maine woods kicked off a sprawling manhunt that captivated observers all around the country and became a true-crime phenomenon.
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Contributing editor Andrew Vietze is the bestselling author of Boon Island and Becoming Teddy Roosevelt. He’s been a volunteer firefighter and fought blazes in Baxter State Park, where he works as a seasonal ranger.
In 1866, the Great Fire of Portland was the most devastating blaze ever to strike an American city. Revisiting a harrowing night that left half of Portland in ashes.
Before he was Maine's greatest benefactor, Percival Baxter was just another nature-loving politico huffing and puffing up Katahdin.
The East Coast’s only national park boasts some of the country’s best Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and sightseeing.