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Andrew Vietze
Joined02.13.15
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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. Find him online at andrewvietze.com
Percival Baxter, fellow legislators, the state’s chief warden and fish-and-game commissioner exploring what would become Baxter State Park
History

The 100-Year-Old Hiking Trip that Changed Maine Forever

Before he was Maine's greatest benefactor, Percival Baxter was just another nature-loving politico huffing and puffing up Katahdin.
Travel & Outdoors

How to Enjoy Acadia in Winter

The East Coast’s only national park boasts some of the country’s best Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and sightseeing.
Portland Fire
History

The Destroyer

In 1866, the Great Fire of Portland was the most devastating blaze ever to strike an American city. Andrew Vietze revisits the harrowing night that left half of Portland in ashes.

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