Today is the longest day of the year
As I write this newsletter the birds are singing all around me, there is warmth in the sun, a gentle breeze and it is a gorgeous blue sky day!!! Today is the summer solstice!
As I write this newsletter the birds are singing all around me, there is warmth in the sun, a gentle breeze and it is a gorgeous blue sky day!!! Today is the summer solstice!
We have been busy here at Mahoosuc, as usual, and the summer promises to stay busy throughout with many canoe trips. In between trips Kevin is busy in his wood shop constructing a couple of wood canvas canoes. Polly is enjoying having a vegetable garden again!
There is still room on some of our canoe trips while others are full. Here are a couple videos for you to watch to “wet your whistle” for an adventure with Mahoosuc!
This video has James Francis, Penobscot historian, talking about Kevin as his guide on a Thoreau/Wabanaki trip a few years ago and is from the West Branch of the Penobscot river area.
Click here to see our canoeing schedule and click here to see our dogsledding 2021/2022 schedule.
The dogs are enjoying running in the pastures during the day and a few lucky ones get to go on canoe trips with us. In May Oonaugh went down the St John with Kevin and Olga went down the Allagash with Polly. They love getting the extra attention and our clients become “their pack” for the duration of the trip.
Hope to see some of you on a canoe trip this summer or fall!
Polly, Kevin and all the doggies
I have been guiding on the Allagash river since 1974 and over the years I’ve seen a distinct pattern in terms of usage. Canoeists must use designated campsites on the waterway and there is no reservation system. In peak periods if paddlers don’t secure a campsite by mid-day or shortly thereafter, they may end up […]
We were able to do our canoe trips later this year as the weather has been unusually warm and beautiful! Here in the Bear River Valley our fall colors are past peak and the leaves are starting to fall. Temperatures remain very comfortable to do outside projects. There is a chill in the air at […]
Siobhan went to doggy heaven today. She was one of Kevin’s dogs and always up for anything. She loved people and children and whenever anyone came to visit the kennel she always thought they came to see her! She ran in any position in the team and was versatile sometimes going with Polly’s teams if […]
Thank you for hosting our group again this year. I want you to know how much I appreciate the amount of time and effort you give to our students. The amount of trust you have for our students to allow them to lead a team of dogs is truly remarkable. I can not fully understand the amount of work that went into rearranging our itinerary because of the snowfall and high temperatures, but it is greatly appreciated. Your impact on young people reaches far and wide and I hear frequently that our trip to Maine has changed lives. You don’t get to see the pure joy on the kid’s faces as they explain to their parents their experience. It is breathtaking. Thank you again!