Happy August to Everyone!
Summer is winding down but we are still going!
Summer is winding down but we are still going!
We have had many canoe trips in July and August with happy clients making memories to last a lifetime! Some of these trips have been put off for a couple years due to Covid travel restrictions. I believe the trip was worth the wait!
The dogs are definitely relieved to have the temperatures dropping as the intense heat we felt at times in late July is hard on sled dogs. Some of the holes in the dog pastures have gotten deeper providing comfort in the cool ground.
Polly has been guiding the canoe trips in July and August while Kevin is working on some much needed maintenance on the home front and our winter trail system for the dog sledding trips.
We have room on a couple more canoe trips this fall for anyone still wanting to get out on the water before freeze up:
Way of the Wabanaki – September 15 – 18
Allagash Fall Foliage – September 27 – October 2
Click here for summer/fall canoe schedule, click here for the winter dog sledding schedule.
Maine Women Magazine featured Polly in the August issue. To read the article, click here.
For anyone wanting to learn wilderness first aid or recertify your first aid/first responder, we will be hosting a course in our lodge October 21-23rd. Contact us for more details.
Hope you are all enjoying the remainder of our summer!
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 […]
Beautiful sun-seeker lit trees dancing on the mountains,
the roar of the wind and chorus of dogs howling in my ears,
this faraway land and beauty that Harpswell does not know,
so different from the ocean,
makes me cry when I leave,
brings joy when I return.