Rangeley Region of Maine to Get Informational Arctic Charr Kiosk...

The popular Height of Land scenic vista located on the Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway in Roxbury, Maine, will soon be getting an informational kiosk denoting the important role Arctic charr played in the Rangeley Lakes region.

Lost in the early 1900’s to overfishing, the introduction of nonnative landlocked salmon and smelt, and land use changes such as logging, the Rangeley Arctic charr, known as blueback trout at the time, represented the largest population in the Contiguous United States.

NFC is hoping to expand the project into a couple of more locations in the Rangeley area, as well as New Hampshire and Vermont which have lost their Arctic charr, known as Sunapee trout at the time, as well. As they say, “If we ignore history, we are doomed to repeat it…”

special thanks to larry Johannesman - landscape architect for maine department of transportation - for his support and hard work; maine nfc board member savanna PATENAUDE and maine nfc chair larry bastian for directing things on our end; our partners maine dot, maine department of inland fisheries and wildlife, and rangeley lakes heritage trust; and artists chase bartee and joseph tomelleri for providing their best-in-class arctic charr artwork…