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…
This relatively brief canoe trip makes about five of its six miles through the town of Gilead. Infrequent Class I rapids are involved; shallows where the river divides around several small islands require one’s attention. Launching is near Bridge Road off U.S. 2 in Gilead. The bridge over the Androscoggin is immediately apparent after entering…
At night, he saw the stars in the sky in their fixed positions and the crescent of the moon floating like a boat in the blue. He saw trees, stars, animals, clouds, rainbows, rocks, herbs, flowers, stream and river, the glistening dew in the bushes in the morning, distant high mountains which were blue and…
in Oxford County, incorporated in 1793. Buckfield village, within a few hundred yards has the public library, two veterans memorials, Masonic Temple, Odd Fellows Building, Post Office, and a general store. A short distance away is the Community Church, the Community Center and Town Offices, and the Fire Department. See photos.
This portion of the Nezinscot River canoe trip begins in Buckfield Village and terminates in Turner Center Village. Entrance to the canoe launch area is off Route 117 (Turner Street) in Buckfield, just downstream from the bridge, where the the water is conveniently flat. Click on the circled village areas for related articles, and on…
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Buckfield 2 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Buckfield 3 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
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Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Buckfield Launch Area Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Turner 1 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Turner 2 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Turner 3 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe Trip Nezinscot River Turner 4 Return to Nezinscot Canoe Trip: Buckfield to Turner Center
Canoe trips can range from several days in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway or on the Androscoggin, Kennebec, or Penobscot Rivers, to pleasant day trips often close to home. Here are few samples of accessible canoeing in Maine. (Click the film strips.) Also visit our partners in Maine Rivers and Ridge for more canoe trips and…
The Cold River Canoe Trip begins in the White Mountain National Forest in Stow, Maine, then to Fryeburg. The river has frequent twists and turns, channel blocking fallen trees, producing several “opportunities” for short portages. Follow Route 113 north from Fryeburg or south from Gilead to Deer Hill Road. In less than a mile, the…
A scenic location for mountain bicyclists 84 miles north of Skowhegan, it is adjacent to Jackman. See photos. Two ponds with boat launches are several miles west of U.S. Route 201 in its interior. The sparsely populated plantation’s organization was confirmed formally in 1895.
The 1835 Union Church was a community meeting house, then in 1922, the Town Office, and recently home of the Durham Historical Society. The early 20th century religious movement known as the Sandfordites, after their leader Frank W. Sandford, built their 1897 temple “Shiloh” here. Runaround Pond offers a pleasant canoe trip through water lilies and bird life. See video and photos.
This August 2006 canoe trip included several days of modest rapids, portages and camping. Holeb Falls and a friendly river otter were among the sights along the way. Evidence of moose was on display on a trail near near the Spencer Rips rapids. The Moose River Bow Trip The 34-mile trip began at Holeb Pond…
Mud Brook, with origins in Stacyville, flows south into Herseytown Township and then to Soldiertown Township in Penobscot County where it joins the Penobscot River East Branch. In April 2014 the brook was still at spring flood stage, making access from Route 11 an opportunity for a short trip. Scout Brady Williams identified the spot…
Nequasset Brook This canoe trip begins where the brook crosses the Old Stage Road in Woolwich. Heading upstream, one might detour to a meadow through a narrow passage. After winding through the woods, the landscape opens to fields as a small dam blocks free passage. Moving downstream, the slow flow of the fall current makes…