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Canoeing on the Allagash River and the other Wilderness Rivers in Maine |
  Traveling by canoe is the most natural way to see the Northwoods and its wildlife. Maine is fortunate to have the most extensive undeveloped canoe country in the east. This country abounds in wildlife such as moose, otter, beaver, eagle, and osprey, so sightings are common. We enjoy sharing our knowledge of the human and natural history of the North Country. There is nothing quite like falling to sleep at night to the haunting cry of medawisla - the loon. |
WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS: |
 Our wilderness canoe trips provide instruction in traditional northern canoeing and camping techniques developed by Wabanaki People and later by Maine Guides. Use of a setting pole for shallow river travel, native paddling techniques and baking sourdough bread in a reflector oven are several examples of these which are becoming lost with time.
The canoes we use on our trips are a northern breed. They are handmade of native ash, cedar and spruce from Maine's forest. The 17' Guide and the 16' Prospector are designed to handle lake and river travel equally well. Their extra depth insures the wannigan remains dry even in moderate waves. Most importantly, these canoes are a joy to paddle.
We offer most of our wilderness canoe trips on the northern rivers of Maine; the Allagash, Penobscot, St. John, and the Moose. By previous arrangements we are also available to guide the Machias, St. Croix, Aroostook, and any other area you wish to explore. Late summer finds us migrating north to Quebec for our Canoeing with the Cree trip. This is a rich opportunity to travel with a Cree family, the Bosum's, in their ancestral homeland they call Chitchinnu (our garden).
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