Forest products are as much a staple of Western Maine’s heritage and its economy as outdoor sporting and recreation. Times are changing in Maine’s High Peaks. Large paper and lumber companies once owned huge contiguous tracts of land and welcomed sports and outdoorsmen with open arms. Now, due to the declining market for paper, large contiguous parcels are being subdivided and sold off. New owners are not always as amicable towards traditional recreational access as the owners of the past.
