Winter 2022 News from Mahoosuc Guide Service
We have had a very busy winter at Mahoosuc guiding back to back dog sledding trips.
We have had a very busy winter at Mahoosuc guiding back to back dog sledding trips.
The demand is high as people want to be in the natural world. Dog sledding is such a great way to experience both an adrenaline rush when you first start out and then total peacefulness as you can experience the oneness of dogs and mushers as you pass quietly along the trail. All you hear is the sound of the dogs panting and sled runners gliding over the snow!
Sadly we had to say good bye to Nanook Jr. on Valentine’s Day. It is no surprise that he picked this day to leave us as it will be easy to remember him each February 14th. Nanook had a big presence, very excitable, loving, hard working and father of our last litter of puppies who are some of our best lead dogs now. Nanook lived a good life of 12 1/2 years old…
We were featured in an article for the New York Times which has given us some good publicity. Click here to read the article.
This is a nice mention in the Women’s Adventure Club of Maine’s newsletter written by a woman who brought some people on a weekend dog sledding trip with Polly this winter. Everyone had a great time!
We would like to thank Auden and Becca who have been steady helpers here on the home front and trail all winter, also ski and snowmobile support guides: Mac, Dave, Nini, Sandy, John, Jean, Bryan, Grant, Lee and Brian, we couldn’t do it without you!
It isn’t too early to book a canoeing trip with us this spring, summer or fall. Click here to view our schedule. Here is a video about our canoeing/cultural trips with the Wabanaki to Sugar Island.
Our dog sledding trips are full for the rest of the winter except for a few day trips. Contact us for availability.
We will be hosting a wilderness first aid and open recertification course here April 30 – May 2nd taught by Jon Tierney of Wilderness Medical Associates. For more info contact us.
Hope you have all been enjoying this winter and getting some time outdoors!
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 […]
The paddles are beautiful and I am a little afraid to use mine because…well…it looks too darn nice, but it is also one of the best made paddles I have ever held and I appreciate that a great deal.