Maine Ski Hall of Fame member Leon Akers, 83, of Andover, also a member of Mahossuc Land Trust, said he’s been going to Whitecap since he was 3 or 4 years old. “I ask you to seriously consider the significant scenic value of Whitecap and to reject this project,” Iles said.
He said the small project, with the taller towers, will close the visual gap between Record Hill and the Spruce Mountain wind turbines, the latter in Woodstock. He displayed a notebook containing all the hiker sign-in sheets for the past 10 years on Whitecap, noting hikers came not just from all over Maine, but from more than two-thirds of the country and four foreign countries. They loved the view they got when they reached the top.” “These people contributed because they also liked hiking Whitecap. “We spent two years, raising over $500,000 in grants and donations from over 450 people,” he said. “We’re passionate, not only about the mountain, which people have hiked for over a hundred years, but also about the 360-degree panoramic view from the summit.” The 492-foot turbines would be about 83 feet taller than those on Record Hill in Roxbury and about 1 mile closer to Whitecap Mountain.īob Iles of Bethel, a member of the Mahoosuc Land Trust, said the state invested $243,000 from Land for Maine’s Future funds toward the original $750,000 purchase of Whitecap to preserve its views and the enjoyable hiking experience for the public. The organization, which has more than 1,000 members, is dedicated to protecting the natural and cultural treasures in the Mahoosuc Mountain Range.Īrea residents’ primary concern was that Roxwind LLC’s towers would be only 2.4 miles from Whitecap Mountain, a popular hiking spot in Rumford, and spoil the 360-degree view from the summit.
Nearly half of the 25 people attending testified, many of them having ties to Mahoosuc Land Trust in Bethel. The views made every second of the thirty-minute car ride up the famed Auto Road worth it, and the summit had us forgetting all about the eight-plus-hour car ride back to Pennsylvania.ROXBURY - A proposal to build four wind turbines nearly 500 feet tall on North Twin Mountain in Roxbury drew opposition from conservationists and others at a public hearing on Jan. It didn't disappoint winding our way up the narrow, dusty, and, yes, tourist-filled dirt road to the summit was both exhilarating and downright frightening. Getting there is a short trip, and a bucket-list drive up Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast, seemed like the perfect way to end our trip. The Mahoosuc Range runs just along the northern extension of New Hampshire's White Mountains. Like every other night, we ended the day sitting around the campfire as the sun faded over the lake. Its craggy form creates endless places to see and explore-we trekked along the fog filled beach at Reid State Park, ate one-to-many lobster rolls from Five Island Lobster Co., had a drink at Bissell Brothers Brewing and made a stop at Portland Head Lighthouse before it was time to leave the tourist-filled streets behind and return to our secluded cabin in the woods. After a few days, we exchanged our mountain views for an obligatory visit to the coast.
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