Canoe Trips in Maine – June 2020
Here are some of the highlights here at Mahoosuc for the month of June, so far…
Here are some of the highlights here at Mahoosuc for the month of June, so far…
We are pleased to announce that the state of Maine is slowly opening up and we are now allowed to guide residents of Maine, NH, VT. Also people from other states with the proof of a negative Covid-19 test 72 hours before their trip. We are very happy about this new regulation!
Kevin guides some day fishing excursions in the local waters. Seems to be popular for father and sons.
Polly gives the keynote speech at the Kroka high school semester graduation in Marlow, New Hampshire. These students spent 18 days here with us in April making their own wood paddles with Kevin, doing service and enjoying the dogs!
Alpha female of Polly’s kennel, Dougette, passes, a sad day…
Forest Society of Maine asks Polly to be on their board, she accepts and attends annual meeting. This well respected organization is the Land Trust for the North Maine Woods and rated one of the top five land trusts in the country.
Please click here to see the full list of canoe trips we are offering this summer and fall.
Click here to see our full list of dogsledding trips for the winter of 2020/2021.
We are so happy to have made strong connections with Cree, Inuit and Penobscot people to learn from and guide with for over three decades. This relationship is invaluable and we are happy to share this with you on some of our trips.
Hope you are enjoying your summer and this beautiful stretch of weather we are having!
Here is a little video taken of Amber, Polly’s lead dog and Dougette’s daughter, in the dog yard…
Polly, Kevin & 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 […]
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.