A Monumental Welcome was the ambitious inaugural capital campaign of Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the campaign achieved three significant goals:

  • $31 million in funding for a state of the art welcome center, Tekαkαpimək Contact Station
  • $2.7 million in funding for priority park projects to improve infrastructure and protect and understand natural resources within the monument
  • $1 million in funding for Wabanaki-directed projects, which has resulted in the creation of the Wabanaki Benefit Foundation

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Above: Tekαkαpimək, Saunders Architecture (image by Mir); Loop Road Overlook (photo by Lucas St.Clair);
Wabanaki Advisory Board Tekαkαpimək double-curve (rendering by Reed Hilderbrand & WeShouldDoItAll)

Tekαkαpimək translates from the Penobscot language to “as far as one can see” and is pronounced de gah-gah bee-mook. Elliotsville Foundation, Inc. partnered with a Wabanaki Advisory Board with representatives of the independent Native Nations that constitute the Wabanaki Confederacy – Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk and Sipayik, and Penobscot Nation. Together, the partners created a visitor contact station in consultation with the National Park Service that reflects the peoples, natural resources, and future of the Katahdin region. 

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