Links
Here are some links for dog sledding, canoeing, Native cultural trips, outdoor education organizations, outdoor gear, accommodations, photographers.
Here are some links for dog sledding, canoeing, Native cultural trips, outdoor education organizations, outdoor gear, accommodations, photographers.
Mushing Magazine – A bi-monthly international magazine on dog-powered sports, including mushing, skijoring, weight pulling, carting and packing
Mountain Ridge Kennel – Manufacturers of sled dog equipment, harnesses, booties, jackets, etc.
Nooksack Racing Suply – Sled dog sports supply store, including harnesses, booties, ganglines, snow hooks, etc.
Sled Dog Central – A complete online listing of resources and information for the sled dog enthusiast
Boreal Journeys/Alaska Homestead Adventures – Our friends David and Jenna offer dogsled trips and Alaska homestead experiences.
Pelletier’s Campground – Offers shuttle service, canoe rental, and outfitting for the St. John, Allagash and other rivers in northern Maine
Maine Canoe Symposium – Weekend of learning and celebrating traditional canoeing at a classic woodland camp in Maine
Arctic Wild – Canoeing, rafting, and hiking trips in Alaska
Androscoggin River Watershed Council – Website for Source to Sea Canoe Trek, celebrating the Androscoggin River
Allagash Wilderness Waterway information on the Maine.gov website
Earthways Guide Service – Our friends Ray Reitze and Patrick Dole also offer guided canoe trips on remote Maine rivers.
Nunavik Tourism Association – Offers information about activities, services, and the history of people and places of Nunavik in northern Quebec
Air Inuit – Commercial flights serving Nunavik in Canada
Nuuhchimi Wiinuu – Cree guides, David and Anna Bosum, share their knowledge and bush skills of their culture, offering trips both summer and winter in Ouje-Bougoumou, Quebec.
Arcturus Expeditions – Guided trips with Inuit of Greenland and Native people of Arctic Russia
Penobscot Nation – Website for the Penobscot Nation of northern Maine
Official website of the State of Maine
Information about the State of Maine
National Water Information System for river flow rates
Appalachian Mountain Club – The nation’s oldest outdoor recreation, education, and conservation organization, promoting the protection and enjoyment of the northeast’s outdoors
Innerlight Yoga – A studio in Rhode Island that offers workshops and classes about yoga. Kim Chandler sometimes offers canoeing trips with Mahoosuc Guide Service
Kroka Expeditions – Vermont non-profit organization offering wilderness education programs for children
Maine Island Kayak Company – Guided day to multi-day sea kayaking adventures and instructional clinics off the coast of Maine
Jack Mountain Bushcraft and Guide Service – Offers earth skills semester, summer and winter programs, bushcraft and wilderness survival school, and guided canoe, snowshoe, and fishing trips. Traditional northwoods crafts.
Hulbert Outdoor Center – Year-round experiential learning center, offering trips and courses for all ages
Cambridge Center for Adult Education – Center, located in downtown Cambridge, MA., that offers courses and trips in a variety of areas
Maine Wilderness Guides Organization – A group of like-minded wilderness guides and sporting camp owners who have formed to help protect remote areas in Maine. MWGO also provides professional development opportunities for Maine Guides.
The Chewonki Foundation – A non-profit educational institution offering a summer camp, a semester of academic and personal challenges for high school juniors, a variety of educational group programs, and wilderness excursions for adults, families and individuals
Maine Local Living School– Maine Local Living School is a working homestead and education center. Founded in 2008 (as Koviashuvik Local Living School) our programs emphasize building regenerative relationships with the earth and each other, learning practical skills for wise living, and cultivating capacities for observation, stillness and gratitude.
North House Folk School – Offers courses in traditional Northern crafts.
Folk School of Fairbanks – Offers courses in traditional Northern crafts.
West Branch Pond Camps – Rustic remote wilderness camp in the Greenville area with great fishing and a relaxing atmosphere
Weatherby’s – Sporting camp in eastern Maine in the Grand Lake Stream area with great fishing and paddling opportunities
Paws Inn – Pet friendly bed and breakfast close to the town of Bethel, Maine. Small and personable
Loon Lodge – Great location just south of Allagash Lake for a family vacation, fishing and wildlife watching
Holidae House is a Victorian-era Bed & Breakfast Inn in the heart of Bethel Village in Maine’s western mountains. The seven designer decorated guest rooms all have private baths, a queen-size bed, reading chairs, air conditioning, WIFI, and special amenities. Each room is decorated in a different color theme. Three of the rooms are slightly larger and include tubs as well as showers.
Red River Camps – Traditional Maine sporting camp located in Deboullie Township run by great people with great fishing and great food.
Alder Stream Canvas – High quality canvas and cordura outdoor accessories in both classic and modern styles
Four Dog Stoves – Builder and distributor of portable wood stoves used in camps
Gil Gilpatrick’s Books – Famous Registered Maine Guide who has authored many books about the Allagash, guiding, building outdoor gear, etc.
Coyote Graphics – A wildlife adventure t-shirt screen printer, featuring original graphic design and illustrations
Don Merchant – Hand-crafted canoes and canoeing equipment made in Maine
True North Adventureware – Outdoor clothing and supplies – Bethel, Maine
Moose River Handcrafts – Our friends Duane and Sally handcraft hard-to-find traditional items such as: pack baskets, crooked knives, and Sami-inspired sheath knives.
Craig Angevine – Yeah Bud Photography – Outdoor photographer, weddings, Bethel, Maine area
Ulrike Welsch – Professional photographer of wildlife and travel all over the world. Author of many books
Little Outdoor Giants – Photos of outdoors, wildlife, weddings, etc.
Matthew Delorme – Provides photos for outdoor travel and adventure. Based in Maine
Kate Sfeir Photography – Photographer of many talents, outdoors, wedding, real estate
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation
Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters
Maine Wilderness Guides Organization
Since I was a teenager it was always on my bucket list to paddle the Allagash. In 2018 I retired from a burdensome career and signed up to paddle the river with Mahoosuc guide service (mgs). It was better than wonderful. All I had to do was show up. They provided all the gear and it was good stuff. The river was beautiful, the sights, smells, scenery, distant mountain views were gorgeous. Polly and associate guides were wonderful and fun to be with. They were attentive, careful, observant and caring and brought campfire cooking to an epicurean level. In March 2019 I went on a dog sled winter camping trip with Kevin and Polly and several other guides. It also was great. Safety was paramount. The dogs were eager, energetic, focused and affectionate. The camp was something out of a Jack London novel. Each tent had a small wood stove and was roasty toasty warm. Food was great and plentiful. Kevin and Polly are so much fun to be with. They always made sure I was warm, well fed and happy;
Then in May 2019 I went on a two night canoe trip with my wife and another couple and they are not campers. We had a great time. The four of us, two lady guides (Polly and Jean) and we saw loons and moose and beaver and sunsets.
And then in August I went with MGS to paddle 170 miles on the Yukon river in Alaska. I am getting older, if I don’t do this stuff now, when will I?? It was better than wonderful. I reminisce about all these trips every day. Time is short, life is short, I need to pack it in. Once this pandemic is over, Polly and Kevin will not be able to get rid of me. Polly and Kevin are the models of Maine Master Guides against whom all others should be compared.