By -- The Bates College Museum of Art will hold a panel discussion and opening reception Thursday for two exhibitions centered on Mount Katahdin, Katahdin Lake and the Baxter State Park region.

By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer Despite landowner Roxanne Quimby's decision to keep prime snowmobile trails open arounnd Katahdin Lake, some enthusiasts of the sport say it's not enough, and they're worried that what appears a gesture of good will won't last.

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine Dec. 11--Millinocket-area representatives joined Gov. John Baldacci and conservationist Roxanne Quimby on Monday to celebrate a land deal that will open 11,500 acres in the Katahdin region to snowmobilers and other recreational users.

By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF Conservation philanthropist Roxanne Quimby is buying 8,900 acres east of Baxter State Park as part of a complex deal that will open up additional acreage in the Millinocket area to hunters, snowmobilers and other sportsmen, state officials said Friday.

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine Dec. 1-