In J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” Gandalf sought to enlist Bilbo Baggins in an epic adventure. People normally seek out and embrace fast paced group activities because our social connection is ...

(CBS News) BANGOR, Maine -- For the first time in 200 years, the Penobscot River in northeastern Maine is running free. Billed as the largest river restoration project in the country, it took 10 years ...

On June 14, hundreds of people, including federal, state, local and tribal officials and conservation partners, gathered in Howland, Maine, to celebrate the completion of the last major milestone in ...

Today, steel rams will start to break apart an old hydroelectric dam on Maine’s longest river, ushering in a restoration project that will keep the electricity flowing while rehabilitating some of the ...

The Bashabez Run, a canoe and kayak race, will take place on a section of the river restored by the removal of two dams. To someone who grew up outside New York City, the Penobscot River was bound to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The former Great Works Dam site between Old Town and Bradley, Maine on the Penobscot River. (Penobscot River Restoration Trust) ...

The Penobscot River and its people are on the verge of making river history. On the banks of the Penobscot River in the town of Veazie, an unlikely cast of characters recently signed an innovative ...

The Penobscot Nation and the U.S. government are appealing the decision of a federal judge in Maine who found that the tribe’s reservation includes islands on the Penobscot River but not the water ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the Penobscot Nation ...

A special mural unveiling took place on May 3 at the Kenduskeag Pump Station on Washington Street in Bangor. Running from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Penobscot River Ecology Mural was the result of ...