Sandy Bay Township

Sandy Stream Mountain in Sandy Bay Township East Side of Route 201 (2004)

Sandy Bay is about seven miles north of Jackman Village on U.S. Route 201 and Maine Route 6 through Dennistown Plantation. From its township line beyond Dennistown, the two Routes continue northwest for about ten miles to the Canadian Border and customs facilities. The South Branch of the Penobscot River begins here, trending east through…

Big Moose Township

      With a long expanse on the southwest shore of Moosehead Lake, the Township stretches from the East Outlet of the Lake, the source of the Kennebec River, to the outskirts of Greenville on the combined Route 6 and 15. The Kennebec in the north moves through the long stretch of Indian Pond,…

Enfield

Panoramic Mountain View from Enfield (2014)

Year Population 1970 1,148 1980 1,397 1990 1,476 2000 1,616 2010 1,607 Geographic Data N. Latitude 45:15:56 W. Longitude 68:35:39 Maine House District 142 Maine Senate District 5 Congress District 2 Area sq. mi. (total) 33.2 Area sq. mi. (land) 27.9 Population/sq.mi. (land) 57.6 County: Penobscot Total=land+water; Land=land only [EN-field] is a town in Penobscot…

Spencer Bay Township

Moose on the Spencer Bay Road near Spencer Pond in Spencer Bay Township (2011)

This township in Piscataquis County abuts a long shore of Moosehead Lake by way of Spencer Bay. The Spencer Bay Road trends northwest from Kokadjo to Spencer Pond in East Middlesex Canal Grant Township. Roach River also flows northwest about five miles from First Roach Pond to Spencer Bay. Campgrounds are frequent along the northeast…

Kibby Township

Access from Route 27 (2017)

In western most Maine and Franklin County, the Township (also known as T1 R6 WBKP) has no village and virtually no population. Its major economic resource is Kibby Ridge on Kibby Mountain. Logging the forested township is also an economic asset. Maine Route 27 in Chain of Ponds Township provides access to the network of…

T3 R8 WELS

Most of this township  is part of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.  The exception is a portion in its northwest corner around Katahdin Lake, now part of Baxter State Park. The balance of the township is crossed with many miles of unimproved (dirt) roads. The National Monument here is accessible east of Stacyville…

T2 R9 WELS

Omaha Beach with Campsites near the West Branch of the Penobscot River (2017)

          This township lies at the base of Baxter State Park, encompassing the Park’s south access road from Millinocket and the eastern end of The Golden Road. Togue Pond Gate is the south entrance to the Park. The West Branch of the Penobscot River flows through its western region and includes…

Lang Township

North of Dallas Plantation, Lang Township (originally T2 R3 WBKB) is a rural area that has one major improved road, Maine Route 16, and the short Kennebago Road. While sources are sketchy, its population in 1870 was 36, in 1880, 31. A 1936 topo map appears to show about 15 buildings.  U.S. Census does not…

Katahdin Winter

Hiking Katahdin, Baxter Park Winter 2012

On New Years Eve 2012, Brady Williams and several fellow hikers mounted an expedition to climb Mount Katahdin in Maine’s Baxter State Park. Here are some of the dramatic images from that event. Photo credit: “Brady G. Williams, Maineanencyclopedia.com.” Each image original size = 12 megapixels.  

Hobbstown Township

Spencer or Hardscrabble Mountain from Spencer Road in Hobbstown Township (2016)

This township (T4 R6 BKP  WKR) in Somerset County contains most of Spencer Lake, along with the 2400-foot Spencer Mountain west of the Lake, and the 2300-foot Hardscrabble Mountain east of the Lake. With no village settlement, it is primarily an area of woods and woods roads. In the early 20th century, Spencer Lake Camps…

T9 R9 WELS

Maine Forest Service on the Pinkham Road (2015)

Maine Forest Service on the Pinkham Road (2015) @ A Maine Forest Service Station on the Pinkham Road in the south of the township, is adjacent to Brown Brook which crosses the road there.  It seems to be a remote outpost with no other station for many miles. Presumably the brook would provide water for…

T11 R8 WELS

  This township, in the North Maine Woods management area, continues the Jack Mountain Road from T11 R7 WELS in its southeast corner before the road turns southwest around Jack Mountain. Jack Mountain campsite, with tent space, a picnic table, toilet facilities, and a fire ring, is near the mountain of that name. The Machias…

Milton Township

Corn Field in Milton Township on Route 232 in Autumn (2014)

This small township is surrounded by organized towns: Rumford, Bethel, Woodstock and Peru – all in Oxford County. About one mile of Route 232 is in the western corner and serves as the “Main Street” serving Milton Village. Several mountains, most of which are under 2,000 feet high, mark the landscape: Bean, Bryant, Chamberlain, Davis,…