We are at the peak of summer!
July is flying by at Mahoosuc
July is flying by at Mahoosuc
Some highlights from July at Mahoosuc:
Allagash River family trip fulfilling “grandpa’s dream” for 70+ years, with his sons and grandkids!
Kroka Expedition trip with students ages 13-15 years old to Umbagog Lake.
Gould Academy vet school summer students and veterinarian examine every dog at Mahoosuc on two different visits!
Kevin guides on the Kokolik River in Alaska in June for Arctic Wild. Click here to watch a scene of a grizzly bear pushing a herd of caribou.
Polly goes on a 10 day horse packing trip to the Canadian Rockies with the highest elevation of 8500′! Spectacular scenery and as usual Polly fell in love with her horse on the trip!
We have openings on the following canoe trips:
* Wabanaki/Thoreau Trail – West Branch of the Penobscot River:
July 27-31 – coming right up!
August 13-17 – one spot
* Allagash River Fall Foliage :
September 27 – October 2 – beautiful fall colors!
* Way of the Wabanaki (unique opportunity):
August 25-28
September 15-18
Click here to see our full canoeing schedule.
Click here to watch a video about one of our canoe trips.
Polly was interviewed on radio station WVOM in Bangor enroute to one of her Allagash trips. Click here to listen to the podcast (there is quite a bit of “jawing” at the beginning of the interview).
We are hosting another wilderness first aid course, contact us if you would like to sign up:
October 21-22 – Wilderness First Aid
October 21-23 – Open Recertification Wilderness First Aid course
Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful summer!
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.