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Hikers Slip on Ice, Fall 100 Feet to Death

Couple Visiting Maine
Slip on Ice During Hike,
Fall 100 Feet to Death

Mar 22, 2021 4:12 AM CDT

Couple Visiting Maine Slip on Ice During Hike, Fall 100 Feet to Death

Bodies found on Dorr Mountain in Acadia National Park

(Newser) - A couple who set out to hike a mountain in Maine's Acadia National Park apparently fell to their deaths, CNN reports. The 28-year-old man and 30-year-old woman from Massachusetts were last heard from Thursday around noon; the woman had told family members in a phone call that she was...

Man Falls to His Death While
Taking Photos of Sunset

Jun 7, 2016 5:45 PM CDT

Man Falls to His Death While Taking Photos of Sunset

Mark Simon's wife was waiting in the car

(Newser) - A 68-year-old New Jersey man appears to have fallen to his death Monday while trying to photograph the sunset, according to officials at Maine's Acadia National Park. The Bangor Daily News reports Mark Simon was visiting the park with his wife, who waited in the car in a nearby...

What Obama Did
on His Vacation

SLIDESHOW

Jul 18, 2010 11:10 AM CDT

What Obama Did on His Vacation

President wraps up packed weekend in Maine

(Newser) - President Barack Obama and the first family bid farewell to Maine today after an ambitious weekend vacation full of hiking, biking, boating, tennis, eating out, and maybe just a little ice cream. From the moment they arrived on Friday, it was clear they were determined to make the most of...

America's Best National Parks

TRAVEL

Jul 29, 2009 6:20 PM CDT

America's Best National Parks

(Newser) - In the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel agent...

Town Bans Lights
to Save Milky Way

Nov 30, 2008 5:33 AM CST

Town Bans Lights to Save Milky Way

(Newser) - Stargazing is more than an idle pleasure on Mount Desert Island, Maine. It's also a tourist attraction protected by law. Voters on the island recently banned new outdoor lights that aim upwards and contribute to obstructing the island's rare view of the naked Milky Way. The goal is to draw...