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
Guided Allagash river trips are one of the most pleasant and relaxing canoe trips in Maine. You can see Moose, Eagles, and all the wildlife.
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 […]
For many avid canoeists, the Allagash River Canoe Trip is on their bucket list, and for good reason. Protected by the citizens of Maine through a referendum in 1966, the mandate was to preserve its “forever wild” state. It truly is some of the wildest areas left in the east. In this article, we’ll help […]
I have gone on a number of guided trips and have never felt the desire or need to write a personal note after I got home. The experience with you this past weekend was so remarkable I would have felt remiss not to thank you. Both Molly and I keep recalling little moments that make us laugh at ourselves or recollect with wonder what we experienced. Molly talks about the opportunity to have met you and observe your wilderness life which is so different from ours-that was exactly the type of learning opportunity I wanted her to have.
I was so impressed with your professionalism. As a career woman I marveled at your willingness to share your craft with total strangers when it’s obvious your standards for yourself are close to perfect. In retrospect it’s amazing that you let bumblers like us (whoever well intentioned) near your wonderful dogs. In short, I will never forget the weekend and am confident Molly won’t either.