Tim Hudson, superintendent of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, speaks to the Old Town Rotary Club at the River Drivers Restaurant in Millinocket.
Instead of meeting at the Elks Lodge, Old Town Rotarians and guests boarded a Cyr bus for a road trip to the River Drivers Restaurant in Millinocket, near the entrance to Baxter State Park, on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Our speaker was Tim Hudson, superintendent of the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, which was created by order of President Obama to encompass 87,000 acres that were purchased by Roxanne Quinby in the area east of Baxter State Park and donated to the federal government. Before dinner, while we still had daylight, club members gathered by the fireplace outside the restaurant to induct our first corporate member, Tim Magoon, general manager of the Old Town Canoe facility in Old Town. Tim is a full-fledged member of Rotary International, but several other Old Town Canoe employees will assist him in fulfilling his attendance and participation responsibilities. We are anxious to meet Tim's associates at Old Town Canoe and welcome them into the fellowship of our club.
Club President Doug Marchio (left) inducts Tim Magoon (center) as a member of the Old Town Rotary Club. Looking on are David Mahan (second from left), membership chair for corporate/organizational members; Clair Shirley, former member Amos Orcutt, and official greeter Becca Wollstadt.
Tim Hudson with a map showing the lands of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The monument includes both the light green parcels (on the map) west of the East Branch of the Penobscot River and the dark green parcels east of the river. Hunting and snowmobiling are generally prohibited on the light green parcels. On the dark green parcels, hunting will be allowed, except for bear hunting using bait or dogs.
Pat Cummings took photos and created a Smilebox photo album, which can be linked to below. NOTE: you have to click on the link below the image. Clicking on the arrow in the Smilebox image won't get you anywhere. Thanks, Pat, and happy viewing.
