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Mount Kineo, on a peninsula in the middle of Moosehead Lake, is seen on a recent Currier’s Flying Service flight. A small tribe that traces its name to Kineo, to which native people traveled long distances over the last 1,000 years to obtain stone for tools, is restarting a bid for state recognition.

Mount Kineo, on a peninsula in the middle of Moosehead Lake, is seen on a recent Currier’s Flying Service flight. A small tribe that traces its name to Kineo, to which native people traveled long distances over the last 1,000 years to obtain stone for tools, is restarting a bid for state recognition.

Moosehead-region tribe’s bid for state recognition is nearly 200 years in the making

November 25, 2020

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A small tribe with roots in the Moosehead Lake region will restart a bid for state recognition after being turned down by the Maine Legislature more than 180 years ago when forebears driven off their land asked for a tract to start anew. Members of the Kineo Band of Maliseet Indians descend to native people who lived in the Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville and Monson area.

News Browse News

238 new coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

DIF&W commissioner enjoys a rare visit from an elusive pine marten

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Over the past few weeks, Judy Camuso, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been spending as much time as possible in the woods, deer hunting.

5 coronavirus cases reported among medical transport staff in Dexter

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Medical Transport has reported five coronavirus cases among staff at its Dexter location.

Katahdin named one of the world’s best hikes

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Katahdin’s rough-hewn features have long lured Mainers and people from around the world to the fierce mountaintop.

Another Mainer dies as 230 new coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Northern Light saw revenue drop $100M as hospitals stopped services during pandemic

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The parent organization of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor lost more than $100 million in patient revenue as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel or delay many surgeries and other services last spring.

Sports Browse Sports

A thin layer of snow covers the Mountain Loop Trail in Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park in Harborside on Feb. 14, 2012. The Mountain Loop Trail is just one of the many trails in the sanctuary that together make up a 10-mile long network. (BDN photo by Aislinn Sarnacki)

A thin layer of snow covers the Mountain Loop Trail in Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park in Harborside on Feb. 14, 2012. The Mountain Loop Trail is just one of the many trails in the sanctuary that together make up a 10-mile long network. (BDN photo by Aislinn Sarnacki)

How to plan a festive holiday hike

November 24, 2020

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Winter holidays are filled with delicious meals, desserts and sugary drinks, and often all that indulging can take a toll on our physical health. (Have you ever had a stomach ache after eating one too many pieces of Thanksgiving pie?) For this reason, holiday hikes are a popular tradition, one that can help you digest all those goodies while breathing some fresh, crisp air and spending time with loved ones.

Grant earns all-state soccer honors

Dexter Regional High School senior Peyton Grant has been selected to the Maine Soccer Coaches Northern Maine State Team.

No gold ball basketball games, but MPA making winter sports season plans

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff No gold basketballs will be handed out in Maine at the conclusion of the 2020-21 winter season, if one is eventually held.

Opinion Browse Opinion

Giving thanks for a miserable year

By Matthew Gagnon This is a time of unparalleled division in America, yet there is one thing that virtually every single person you meet will agree on: 2020 has been the most miserable year ever.

Happy Thanksgiving: Don’t break a leg

By David Farmer Like many families, we won’t be traveling for Thanksgiving this year.

Sharing ancestors

By Nancy Battick If you’re new to genealogy you may expect to find uncomplicated paths to your ancestors with new grandparents in each generation.

Why I’m not going to Parler

By Matthew Gagnon It was fascinating to watch, really.

Job of redrawing Maine political districts awaits new Legislature

By David Farmer By this summer, a whole lot of Maine people are going to move.

It’s a great time to quit

To the Editor; For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November.

Living Browse Living

Calendar of events

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge orders Moosehead ski resort owner to restore lifts and trails 10 years after he closed it

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Superior Court judge has ordered the owner of a ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake to repair and restore the ski mountain, ski lifts and other resort property to the condition they were in before James Confalone of Florida purchased it from the state 25 years ago.

Theatre director to watch 24 hours of bad movies

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre’s Executive Director, Patrick Myers will watch the worst movies ever made for 24 hours straight at the Center Theatre while livestreaming the experience over the Theatre’s YouTube channel.

Collins announces $11.6M for Puritan to produce three million additional COVID-19 testing swabs per month

GUILFORD — U.

Curious young fox surprises Sebec photographer with its antics

By Sandy Heal I love all wildlife.

Penquis receives funding for home weatherization

BANGOR — USDA Rural Development is investing $213,674 through two housing preservation grants to Penquis and the Western Maine Community Action Program.