Spring is arriving here in Bear River Valley!
We have had a very busy winter here at Mahoosuc with back to back dog sledding trips since late December.
We have had a very busy winter here at Mahoosuc with back to back dog sledding trips since late December.
It is time to transition to spring, end of the winter clean up and the beginning of mud season. The dogs are basking in the warmer weather happy to be “hanging out” in the dog yard and soon will be romping in their summer pastures!
Thank you Jarrod from Little Outdoor Giants for putting together this nice video which is a cumulation of some very vintage photos of Polly & Kevin & many canoe trips with Mahoosuc Guide Service and 32 years of the operation of our guide service!
Brandon has passed on and leaves a big hole in Polly’s dog yard. He was a very hard working dog, unassuming, quiet, easy going guy, who ran mostly in wheel position. Brandon was 9 years old. He is missed here at Mahoosuc…
Here is a very nice video put together from one of our clients from our last overnight dog sledding trip ending last weekend on March 20th, click here to view it. Despite the foreboding weather forecast, it really wasn’t that wet and everyone had a great time!
We are looking for a summer apprentice who would like to help with care of our 23 sled dogs and to accompany us on canoe trips this summer. This is a good opportunity to learn about traditional canoe guiding!
A recap of some of our canoe trips being offered this spring, summer, fall, click here for a full schedule:
May: Wolastoq River (St John River), Allagash River
June: Allagash River
July: West Branch of the Penobscot River, Lodge Based Wildlife Watching, Grand Lakes Region Women’s Canoe Trip, Women’s Canoe & Yoga weekend
August: Way of the Wabanaki, Allagash River, West Branch of the Penobscot River
September: Way of the Wabanaki, Allagash River Fall Foliage
Here is a blog written for Natural Resources Council of Maine with some suggestions about going on a guided trip rather than on your own.
We are hosting another Wilderness First Aid course here in our lodge April 30 – May 1st and an Open Recertification course April 30 – May 2nd taught by Jon Tierney of Wilderness Medical Associates.
On May 3rd Polly will be guiding a canoeing day trip to Umbagog Lake area, contact us if interested in more information.
Hope you are all enjoying the change of seasons!
Polly, Kevin & all the doggies
August was a busy month for trips here at Mahoosuc! We have a couple trips left for this season, our Way of the Wabanaki trip September 14-17th (there is still some space) and a couple West Branch of the Penobscot River trips which are contract trips with groups of friends. Kevin guided our Arctic Wildlife […]
There hasn't been any slowing down here at Mahoosuc despite the rainy weather we experienced this summer. People have been having a great time on the water and in the woods!
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Polly, I just wanted to write you a note to thank you again for a wonderful and memorable experience on the Allagash. It was so much fun! I was impressed with your knowledge of the river, technical skills and ability to manage everything, including transportation, canoes, campsites, food and helping all of us have a good time. I was sorry that we didn’t give you the floor more of the time because your stories were so cool and I could tell you were just scratching the surface. Your guiding was great and there’s nothing I can think of for how you could have done it any better.