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Locals Oppose Plan for National Park in Maine An effort to create a new national park in Maine's north woods has drawn local opposition. Locals don't believe the park would be the economic boon supporters claim, and they say it would interfere with hunting, snowmobiling, and other popular activities. Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports.

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An effort to create a new national park in Maine's north woods has drawn local opposition. Locals don't believe the park would be the economic boon supporters claim, and they say it would interfere with hunting, snowmobiling, and other popular activities. Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports.