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1972: The Year That Changed Maine

Looking back on a watershed year in the Pine Tree State, a tranformational moment between old Maine and new.
Mount Bigelow, seen here from Eustis Ridge on an early-1972 postcard
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Why Maine Owes Its Most Breathtaking Public Lands to One 1972 Newspaper Story

Reporter Bob Cummings's dispatches led to the preservation of Mount Bigelow, the Mahoosucs, Tumbledown, and other crown jewels of the Maine landscape.
Frank Perham hands muddy crystals up from the floor of a pocket.
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The 1972 Western Maine Mineral Find that Astonished the Gem World

Two tons of breathtaking tourmaline made the region's international reputation — and kicked off a decades-long mineral blitz.
Edmund Muskie speaking outside the Manchester Union Leader
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How Ed Muskie’s Disastrous Presidential Campaign Changed Maine Politics Forever

Wiping away what may or may not have been tears, the Maine senator and brief presidential front-runner dooms his primary chances — while shaping a generation of Maine leaders.
A clammer on the Medomak River in the ’60s or ’70s, before the red tide of 1972
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The Gulf of Maine’s First Massive Red Tide Stunned Coastal Mainers

In 1972, an unprecedented algae bloom wreaked havoc on fisheries and confounded ocean observers.
truck and sign on the golden road in Millinocket
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The Golden Road Brought “Tectonic Change” to the Maine Woods

Great Northern's wilderness thoroughfare replaced the Penobscot log drives — and opened the woods to a new kind of visitor.
Tribal members rally outside the Maine State House during the long negotiation period between Judge Gignoux’s ruling and the signing of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
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Fifty Years Ago, Passamaquoddy v. Morton Launched a Pivotal Fight for the Return of Tribal Land

Wabanaki tribes made convincing claims to almost two-thirds of the state's land, with the federal government obliged to press their case.

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