Backcountry Paddling and Camping in Maine

Maine is home to some of the most beautiful and remote backcountry paddling and camping adventures.  Maine’s parks and public lands offer scenic campsites in a number of beautiful settings including coastal islands, mountains and remote lakes. What you should know before you go Before heading off the beaten path there are some things you …

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Time to Apply for the 2017 Maine Moose Permit Lottery

Maine Moose Permit Lottery

In case you missed it, you can now apply for the 2017 Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Moose Permit Lottery.  Fill out the online application at the State of Maine website here.  The deadline to apply for the moose lottery is May 15th at 11:59pm for online applications.

Maine Moose Permit Lottery Festival

The Maine Moose Lottery Festival  and drawing takes place on

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Maine IFW: Free Ice Fishing Days!

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Gather your gear or borrow someone else’s!

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is offering a free fishing weekend Saturday, February 18th and Sunday, February 19th.  This means anyone can fish for free without a license, so long as

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2017 Fat Tire Bike Festival, Rentals & Trails in Maine

Fat Tire Biking in Maine

Expand your biking Horizons Biking is great because it makes it possible to see more scenery in a much shorter time.  In the winter, traditional bicycles and mountain bikes can’t quite make it through the back country of Maine.  Enter:  fat tire biking, or “fat biking”.  The larger size of the tires make it possible …

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Snowmobile Directions to the Abandoned Locomotives in the Northern Maine Woods

Photo credit: The Snowmobile Enthusiast.

Ghost Trains of the Allagash

The snowstorms are coming and the trails are groomed- now it’s time for another exciting Maine outdoor adventure!  One of Maine’s most unique snowmobile destinations is the abandoned steam locomotives of the Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad.  The locomotives are located on a plot of land between the shores of Eagle Lake and Chamberlain Lake in Piscataquis County.  The journey to see the trains by snowmobile offers views of

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