Will Maine Get a New National Park?

Nationalparkstraveler.com recently posted some survey results suggesting that roughly two-thirds of voters are in favor of the creation of a new national park that abuts Baxter State Park. The land would be donated by Roxanne Quimby, who has made a fortune as co-founder of the Burt’s Bees brand. The new park would include scenic views of Mount Katahdin, access to the Appalachian Trail as well as the ability to use a portion of the Penobscot River for recreational use. There would also be more more land to hunt, fish and potentially snowmobile on as well. The new national park would allow for more camping and more of Maine’s wooded area and riverbanks to be kept safe for recreational and wildlife uses.

The points of contention against the new national park seem to be the level of the federal government’s inclusion into protecting and maintaining the park. Also the question of, how much of this land being protected affect various Maine industries?

What do you think? Should Mainers support a brand new National Park?