New Book: “A Guide to the Geology of Baxter State Park and Katahdin”

Are you a rock hound, or interested in the shapes of landscapes and how they got to be that way? This just published 80-page book “A Guide to the Geology of Baxter State Park and Katahdin” may be right up your syncline. Written in laymen’s terms in narrative style (no geology degree required to understand the prose) the book tells stories of fossils, volcanoes, and glaciers. Text is accompanied by photos and illustrations and also included are two full-size geologic maps. FMI: Maine Geological Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Phone: 207-287-2801. E-mail: [email protected]