Welcome to Our Katahdin

Our Katahdin is a volunteer driven nonprofit organization working to promote community and economic development in the Katahdin region. Our Katahdin is a connector -- pulling together ideas, people and money to move our community forward. 

We welcome you to learn more about our main areas of focus:
Community Development, Entrepreneur Development, Industry Development and Broadband

The former Great Northern Paper mill site is now named One North. Learn more about our vision for the industrial site.

Learn more about "Opportunity Hub", a place to support rural entrepreneurs with co-working and retail space located at 230 Penobscot Ave. in downtown Millinocket.

Get involved!  Check out our Community ProjectsShare Ideas of your own, and Spread the Word to your social networks.

Community Projects

Little League Lawn Tractor | With spring in the air and dedicated volunteers ready to go, baseball continues to be what kids in Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway look forward to. The league has a rebuild plan underway. To make this plan a reality, funds are needed for many projects. Your donation through Our Katahdin will make the purchase of a Lawn Tractor possible to keep the fields safe and playable throughout the season. The weeds grow as fast as the players!

Please help us support a great organization which provides memories for a lifetime to children of the tri-town area. Together we can hit this fundraising effort out of the park!

Latest News

Ransom Consulting, LLC (Ransom), on behalf of Our Katahdin (OK), will receive bids for an abatement and cleanup project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Clarifier on the former Great Northern Paper (GNP) Mill property in Millinocket, Maine (the “Site”), until February 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bids shall be accepted via email to Jaime Madore, P.E. of Ransom (Jaime.madore at ransomenv dot com). Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders issued by Owner; all components of the bid submission must be scanned and be legible; and hard/original copies of the bid documents must be provided to Ransom prior to contract signing.  Proof of bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of five percent of the bid amount. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening of bids. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities. Contractor will be selected based on cost, schedule, and experience. A mandatory Prebid meeting will be held at the Site on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. local time.

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
CLEANUP OF THE ENGINEERING BUILDING AND PILOT PLANT
FORMER GREAT NORTHERN PAPER COMPANY
MILLINOCKET, MAINE

Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Our Katahdin Office, 245 Aroostook Avenue, Millinocket, Maine and via Zoom

Our Katahdin will hold a public meeting to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded Brownfields Cleanup Project for the Engineering Building and Pilot Plant located at 1 Katahdin Avenue in Millinocket, at the former Great Northern Paper Mill Site. The public meeting will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM at Our Katahdin’s Offices located at 245 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket. The meeting will also be televised via Zoom teleconferencing (information below).

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
CLEANUP OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
BUILDING/CLARIFIER
FORMER GREAT NORTHERN PAPER COMPANY
MILLINOCKET, MAINE

Thursday, January 5 th at 6:00 PM
Our Katahdin Office, 245 Aroostook Avenue, Millinocket, Maine and via Zoom (information below)

Our Katahdin will hold a public meeting to discuss the Brownfields Cleanup Project for the former Wastewater Treatment Plant Building and Clarifier located at 1 Katahdin Avenue in Millinocket, at the former Great Northern Paper Mill Site. The public meeting will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 6:00 PM at Our Katahdin’s Offices located at 245 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket. The meeting will also be televised via Zoom teleconferencing.

Public Meeting - Tank Farm Cleanup Grant

This notice is to inform the community that there will be a public meeting via zoom to discuss the U.S. EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant Application submitted by Our Katahdin for cleanup of the Tank Farm on the One North industrial site (formerly Great Northern Paper Company). A copy of the grant narrative and a Draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) along with information to log onto the Zoom meeting can be found below.

Tank Farm Cleanup Grant - Narrative

Tank Farm Cleanup Grant - ABCA

Public Meeting - 230 Penobscot Ave Cleanup

This notice is to inform the public that Our Katahdin Capital is submitting an application to receive funding from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to perform cleanup activities at the former Miller’s Department Store located at 230 Penobscot Avenue in Millinocket, Maine. RLF Grant funds would be used to cleanup and abate pigeon guano and hazardous building materials to support redevelopment and reuse of the building. A copy of the draft application and a Draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) is currently available for public review at the Our Katahdin Capital office located at 245 Aroostook Avenue in Millinocket, and on Our Katahdin Capital’s website.

Our Katahdin Capital will be receiving public comments on these documents until Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Comments can be submitted in writing to Mr. Steve Sanders via email at steve at onekatahdin dot com. Please include your full name, address, telephone number, and email address in your correspondence.


Matching Gifts

Thanks Hampden Electrical, another outstanding supporter of the Katahdin Region, for matching $1000 in donations to Our Katahdin projects.

Hampden Electrical

337 Perry Rd. Suite #1
Bangor, ME 04401

IDEXX, with its continued dedication to the health of Maine communities, has generously matched $1500 in donations to
Revitalize Hillcrest Park IDEXX Laboratories

Thank you Lisa Caruso and Jay Peavey for generously matching $500 in donations to the
Katahdin Area Communal Gardens
Peavy Realty "Your Professional Realtor Creating Results That Will Move You"