Angela Quintal-Snowman

Angela enjoys exploring the many beautiful and unique natural places in Maine and sharing her outdoor experiences with others. When not out exploring Maine woods, trails, mountains, and waterways Angela can be found plotting and planning her next adventure or buying another backpack. (Because you can never have too many).

Visit a Maine Fish Hatchery!

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Learn about Maine’s conservation efforts and what it takes to raise many different species of fish by visiting a fish hatchery.  This is a great family activity and is enjoyable to people of all ages!

GREEN LAKE FISH HATCHERY  

This large scale hatchery supports the Atlantic salmon recovery program for Gulf of Maine Rivers, and provides smolts and parr.  The fish are released into the Penobscot River basin, Narraguagus River basin, and the Pleasant River basin.  This hatchery releases 650,000 yearling smolts and 350,000 fall par every year into these basins.

Driving Directions:  

Drive Route 1A north to junction of 1A and Routes 179 and 180.  Bear right onto Routes 179/180, then bear left, remaining on Route 180 where the two routes separate.  Proceed on Route 180 until reaching the Hatchery entrance sign on the left.

Travel time from Ellsworth is about ten minutes.

Visiting Hours:

The Green Lake National Fish Hatchery is open every day from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, except for major holidays.  We offer a self-guided tour at any time and, with advance notice, for large groups, a staff member will be available to you.

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Campfire Cooking Tips & Tricks

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campfirecookThere is no meal that beats a dish cooked over an open camp fire.  I clearly remember my stay in a campground in Acadia National Park.  I was in my early 20’s and we were cooking a steak over a forked branch.  Eventually the steak fell into the fire, and, after fishing the steak out of the fire (not my preferred type of fishing!), we proceeded to finish cooking the steak, wiped the ashes off of the meat, and ate the absolute best steak we had ever had.  Maybe it’s because we were incredibly hungry, or maybe it’s just because there is something awesome about cooking anything over an open fire outdoors.  Personally, I think it was the latter.

We hope the tips below will help make your Maine outdoor cooking adventure more fun, and tasty as well!

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Camping Checklist 2015

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It’s that time again!  Brush off the dust and get your camping gear packed and ready to go!  Here is a quick packing list to help you out.  Here we list items for the die-hard, and items for those who prefer to camp with some creature comforts:

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Back in my Day: “From Stump to Ship” by Alfred Ames (1930)

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From the description at the beginning of the film:
“In 1930 in Washington County, Maine, the president of the Machias Lumber Company, Alfred Ames, made a film which he called “From Stump to Ship.” In this reconstruction, a narrator speaks the words Ames used when he showed the silent film. From Stump to Ship is the most complete film record of long lumbering operations of that era known to exist today.”

This film was recorded starting in the winter of 1930 and mentions the following people and places:

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