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(Jan. 3, 2012) -- Five years ago, Baxter State Park officials accepted the deed to roughly 4,000 acres surrounding Katahdin Lake, but the deal did not include two small parcels that remained in private hands. Now Huber Resources Corp. of Old Town, the owner of the larger of the two parcels, wants to give the land to the park free of charge, reports the Bangor Daily News.

(Jan. 3, 2011) -- The Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Corporation made its annual commitment to the RV Learning Center, bringing its total support to $110,963.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- A park official said that the body of 24-year-old Benjamin C. Barnes, the man suspected of killing Ranger Margaret Anderson at Mount Rainier National Park, was found face down Monday in the snow near Narada Falls in the park, reports The Press-Enterprise.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- Mendocino County sheriff's officials reported that a fight at Hidden Pines Campground in Fort Bragg over the holiday weekend ended in murder, reports the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- When Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Suzanne Waughtel Hopper was killed one year ago, a spotlight was placed on the small Enon Beach Campground, and residents believe the site has since gained a reputation it does not necessarily deserve, reports the Springfield News Sun.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- More than four months after Dalton Fitch was stabbed to death at Ocean Lakes Campground in Myrtle Beach, his family is waiting for some kind of resolution in his killing. But they could be waiting a while, reports the Myrtle Beach Sun News.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- The Valley Morning Star reports that for 23 years, a group of women in Park Place Estates has been making colorful comforters for the poor in the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico, to help them stay warm in the winter, said Rosemary Berry, who helped launch the project in 1988.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- Campers have already begun making reservations for campsites in Rocky Mountain National Park, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Larimer County. Crews are making repairs at the campsites, ensuring most sites will be ready for the spring rush, reports ReporterHerald.com.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- This handy portable stove warms food up to 300 degrees and is easy to bring along. It can be used to heat most kinds of pre-cooked food, and is ideal for stews, beans, chops, rice meals and other hot dishes.

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- This fall, a group of volunteers made it their mission to spruce up the long-neglected Lost Lake Park, doing things like painting the entrance station and surveying the campgrounds. But their vision is now on hold after a freak windstorm blew through the Valley Dec. 1, causing a surprising amount of damage, reports the Fresno Bee.