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Abandoned Maine island bought by woman in 1964 became wildlife sanctuary 22 years later

In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought an abandoned Maine island, which later became a wildlife sanctuary in 1986 after she gifted it to the Maine Audubon Society.

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Abandoned Maine island bought by woman in 1964 became wildlife sanctuary 22 years later

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