Popham Beach State Park needs your Christmas tree

Park officials are asking people to drop off their undecorated trees for a pilot project to curb dune erosion on the popular sandy beach in Phippsburg.

Malaga Island added to National Register of Historic Places

Malaga Island was home to a small community that historians believe was settled by free Black Americans around the time of the Civil War.

Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths

Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island's mistreated residents.

Midcoast towns get state grants to counter climate change

Bowdoinham is one of 53 towns across the state to receive a grant aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on Maine communities.

Shark filmed swimming off Hermit Island in Phippsburg

Marine scientists who viewed the video say it's likely a blue shark, though one said it could be a thresher shark.

This family has had access to Popham Beach since the 1940s. Now their neighbors are suing them.

The Tappen family says they bought the rights to 3.5 acres of sandy beachfront on Popham Beach. The Hill family disagrees, saying it's always been described as 'common land' in subdivision plans.

Troubling history of Malaga Island takes on added significance a century later

Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien will present a history of Malaga Island this week and the events that led the state to forcibly remove residents from their island home in 1912.

Scout leaders attend outdoor training in Belgrade

New mobility pathway makes Popham Beach more accessible for all

As part of Gov. Janet Mill's new job plan, she has dedicated $50 million to improve infrastructure at state parks across Maine, making them more accessible for visitors.

State parks on pace for another record year

COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn't slowed.