The Waterway was established in 1966 to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural beauty, character, and habitat of this unique area. It is a 92-mile-long ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams winding through the heart of northern Maine’s vast commercial forests. For more than a century “The Allagash” has been praised and enjoyed as a…
Northeast Carry is a township on the northeast shore of Moosehead Lake, with a view of Mount Kineo (photo on left below – sharp cliff right of center). It connects the Lake with the West Branch of the Penobscot River by a “carry” corridor for portaging canoes. Henry David Thoreau used this connector twice during…
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The Mattawamkeag River, on which the town is located, is the largest eastern tributary of the Penobscot. See photos. The junction of the two rivers is marked by a gravel bar at the entrance to the Mattawamkeag. Thoreau, on his way to climbing Mount Katahdin, visited the area in 1847. Today, a 1,000 acre Wilderness Park is situated between the two rivers with campsites, fishing, swimming and hiking available.
I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. – Thoreau “Walking”** Having entered Maine he Trail has its northern terminus at Baxter Peak…
September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1775 Benedict Arnold Expedition arrives in Gardnerstown (Pittston). 1866 Vessel Nellie Chapin Day from Jonesport arrives in Jaffa, Palestine intending to establish a colony…
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1846 Henry David Thoreau leaves Concord, Massachusetts for “Bangor and the backwoods.” 1954 Hurricane Carol produces flooding rainfall; winds of 69 mph in…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1817 Birth date of Henry David Thoreau, who traveled to Maine, climbed Mount Katahdin, and wrote of his travels in the state 1872…