<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1V6vlJ_1Az7u63E00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1V6vlJ_1Az7u63E00" width="1200" height="600" >PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - For generations, the North Maine Woods has drawn campers, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts looking to experience Maine’s vast wilderness.In 1987, the North Maine Woods implemented new camping rules and raised fees in an effort to become financially self-sustaining.“People will have to camp on a designated campsite. They will no longer be able to pull off alongside the road to set up and camp for the night. They’ll have to be on a designated site. And we’re adding more campsites to help accommodate those folks,” a North Maine Woods official said.The North Maine Woods was first organized as a method to control public access to the region by major forest landowners. The system steered people away from forest harvesting operations for safety and business reasons.When first organized, the large landowners did not expect the North Maine Woods operation to pay for itself or break even. The effort was subsidized by landowners.That changed in 1987 after the organization discovered it owed sales tax on camping income dating back to 1981.“Last year, we had a snowstorm in November that cut back our use by 7% and our associated income with that. And we also discovered we were to pay sales tax on our camping income, and we went down and settled with a sales tax division, first sales tax due back to 1981. Those bills were paid by the landowners. When they paid those, they also asked us to try to pay our own way this year. And through our user fees, that’s what we’re working to do,” the official said.Day use remained $2 for Maine residents, the same fee since the late 1970s. The camping fee structure changed from a $17 seasonal pass in 1986 to a $15 day use season pass with a $2 per night per person camping fee. No fee applied to anyone under age 15 or over age 70.Over 71,000 people registered with the North Maine Woods in 1986. Twenty percent were out-of-state visitors and 80% were Maine residents.</div></body>

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - For generations, the North Maine Woods has drawn campers, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts looking to experience Maine’s vast wilderness. In 1987, the North Maine Woods implemented new camping rules and raised fees in an effort to become financially self-sustaining. “People will have to camp...

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