An explosion inside a digester – where wood chips, water, and chemicals are mixed to make paper – tore apart a Pixelle Specialty Solutions’ mill in Jay, Maine. Until the April 15 blast, the mill processed some 1.5 million tons…
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Pingree Heirs: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Pingree Heirs | No. 11 830,000 ACRES Known as the Merchant Prince of Salem, David Pingree (1795–1863) purchased his first tract of Maine timberland in 1841. Although he eventually established landholdings in Kentucky, Ohio, New Hampshire, Texas, and Wisconsin, his…
Peter Buck: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Peter Buck | No. 7 1,236,000 ACRES (up 311,000 acres) Privately held Subway, which was founded by Peter Buck and Fred DeLuca in the 1960s, is the largest single-brand restaurant chain on earth with more than 41,000 locations in 100-plus…
Tagged with: acreage, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, land, Peter Buck, restaurant, subway, Tall Timbers Trust
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Irving Family: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Irving Family | No. 6 1,247,880 ACRES Kenneth Colin “K.C.” Irving (1899–1992) ranks as Canada’s equivalent of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. In the early 20th century, Irving gained a foothold in the oil patch that eventually evolved into…
Tagged with: Canada, forestland, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Irving Family, Irving Oil, J.D. Irving, Kenneth Colin Irving, minerals, oil
Posted in Energy, Feature, Georgia, International, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, South, Timber
Posted in Energy, Feature, Georgia, International, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, South, Timber
John Malone: 2019 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
To the nation’s largest landowner, one of the most valuable attributes of his timberland and ranchland holdings is the benefits to society of good stewardship. In Maine, for instance, Malone’s million-plus acre BBC LAND holdings use photosynthesis to absorb enormous…
Tagged with: BBC Land, Bell Ranch, John Malone, Silver Spur Ranches, sustainable grazing
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Land Report 100, Maine, New Mexico, Northeast, Recreation, Southwest, Timber, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Land Report 100, Maine, New Mexico, Northeast, Recreation, Southwest, Timber, West
Land Report 100er Peter Buck Acquires 311,000 Acres of Maine Timberland
Subway cofounder Peter Buck increased his family’s substantial timber holdings in the Pine Tree State from 925,000 acres to 1,236,000 acres by acquiring 311,000 acres from Birmingham’s McDonald family. The acquisition elevates the former nuclear physicist from No. 9 to…
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Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Northeast, Timber
The Land Report Top Ten: Fall 2019
From under 100 acres to over 100,000 acres, the nation’s leading LAND LISTINGS average more than $160 million. — The Editors 1. GATEWAY CANYONS | $279 MILLION Discovery Channel creator John Hendricks’s 6,900-acre West Creek Ranch on the Colorado–Utah line…
Tagged with: Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty, Carvill Sotheby's International Realty, Chas. Middleton and Son, Gateway Canyons, Gemini, Great Island, Hall and Hall, Houlihan Lawrence, King Land & Water, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, Mesa Vista Ranch, Molokai Ranch, Nottingham Ranch, Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty, Pumpkin Key, Republic Ranches, Rio Texico Ranch, Sandow Lakes Ranch, Slifer Smith & Frampton, Sotheby's International Realty, Veale Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, Massachusetts, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Florida, Hawaii, Hunting, Massachusetts, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Utah, West
Obamas Close on 29-Acre Vineyard Estate
Strong activity buoys Massachusetts coastal market. According to the Vineyard Gazette, the former First Family rented the 6,892-square-foot waterfront home during the summer of 2019. With views of a barrier beach and the Atlantic, the residence has seven bedrooms, eight-and-a-half…
Tagged with: Barack Obama, Gerret Conover, LandVest, Martha's Vineyard, Michelle Obama, President of the United States, Tom LeClair
Posted in Estates, Feature, Massachusetts, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Residential Property, Water
Posted in Estates, Feature, Massachusetts, News Desk, Northeast, Recreation, Residential Property, Water
Land Report November 2019 Newsletter
Featured listings from our Investing Issue highlight our November newsletter, including: Colorado’s Diamond Tail Ranch. Martha’s Vineyard’s Red Gate Farm. Virginia’s Eldon Stock Farm. Washington’s Lakeridge Homestead. For up-to-the-minute reports on breaking news, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Tagged with: Diamond Tail Ranch, Eldon Stock Farm, Lakeridge Homestead, Red Gate Farm
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Massachusetts, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Pacific, Public Land, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Virginia, Washington, Water, West
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Farming, Hunting, Massachusetts, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Pacific, Public Land, South, Southwest, Texas, Timber, Virginia, Washington, Water, West
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