LifeFlight pad to bring urgent care closer to popular Down East recreation area
The town of Danforth will soon have a helicopter landing pad for Lifeflight of Maine, thanks to donations and local fundraising. Taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 17 are, from left, Ken Clark, Northern Washington/Southern Aroostook Regional Ambulance Service; Eric Young, Danforth fire chief; Jane Rossignol, resident; Ardis Brown, Danforth town manager; Jackie Morse, vice president of Machias Savings Bank; Barry Gillis, selectman; Melissa Arndt, director of communications for Lifeflight of Maine; Roger Rossignol, project director/president of the Grand Lakers ATV club; Angela Cowger and Michael Cowger, owners of Cowgers’ Lake Front Cabins; and Michael Koposcinski, Danforth assistant fire chief. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Grand Lake is renowned for its picturesque beauty and is a popular destination in the summer for those looking to spend quiet times camping by the majestic lake. But it is that very isolation that poses unique challenges for individuals needing urgent medical care.
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