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AMC’s Maine Woods Property Certified as an International Dark Sky Park

The International Dark-Sky Association has granted International Dark Sky Park status to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s 75,000-acre parcel of forestland in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. Greenville, ME May 18, 2021—The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that the Appalachian Mountain Club’s (AMC) Maine Woods property has become the first International Dark Sky Park in New England. This […]

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