The Fall colors are here!!!
The dogs are getting frisky running around the pastures with renewed energy as the temperatures drop and they anticipate going into harness and being on the trail this winter!
The dogs are getting frisky running around the pastures with renewed energy as the temperatures drop and they anticipate going into harness and being on the trail this winter!
It is fun to see them “come alive” more after the warm temperatures we had this summer.
We had the busiest summer in the 31 years we have been in business guiding canoe trips. It was nice to see so many people getting out on the water and into the woods, connecting with nature. Many people made friendships with others on the trips that will last a lifetime. Our work is very rewarding!
Kevin has been building a couple wood canvas canoes in his wood shop with a couple gentlemen this summer. They are looking very nice!
Polly was chosen as one of the “Women to Watch” in 2021 for Maine Biz. This is quite an honor and she went to Portland last week to receive her award.
Our business is one of 24 finalists for the Maine Owned Small Family Business Award. The winner will be chosen next week at the annual banquet and awards ceremony. We feel privileged to have made it this far in the selection of over 165 businesses in Maine were nominated.
It isn’t too early to book a dog sledding trip for this winter. Here is a
short video made by Makers of Maine last winter about their experience with us. Click here for our 2022 winter schedule.
Here is another “vintage” video made by Activity Guide of Maine who was out with us a few years ago. Thanks Stan for the good job putting this together!
We will be hosting a wilderness first aid and open recertification course October 22-24th in our lodge taught by Jon Tierney from Wilderness Medical Associates. There are a few spaces left.
Polly will be guiding a canoe day on October 16th in the Umbagog Lake area. If you are interested in signing up contact us.
Hope you are getting out enjoying the change of the seasons!
Happy trails! Polly, Kevin & 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 […]
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.