Katahdin is the Abenaki word for “greatest mountain,” and Mount Katahdin is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park, just north of the center of Maine.

Local News Hiker who lost consciousness atop Maine’s tallest mountain taken to a hospital by helicopter The hiker began struggling after her group of six reached the summit of 5,269-foot (1,605 ...

BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine (AP) — I don’t remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged ...

BAXTER STATE PARK I don’t remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged mind with twinges ...

Authorities have released what caused the deaths of a father and daughter who were found dead on Maine’s tallest mountain.

A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the ...