Skijoring in Maine

Want to try a new outdoor adventure this winter?  Try skijoring!

What is skijoring?  It’s a creative combination between cross-country skiing and dog sledding.  Skiiers gear up, then attach a harness to their torso which is connected to a line attached to a dog or two, and off you go!  It’s a much faster way to view Maine’s beautiful back country, and provides

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Snowshoe Trails in Maine’s Parks and Preserves

Explore Maine’s backcountry this winter on foot Maine has 42 parks and preserved lands that offer snowshoeing opportunities.  Snowshoeing is a great way to explore the Maine outdoors in the winter, making it possible to reach remote areas that are closed to motorized vehicles this time of year. MAINE PARKS & PUBLIC RESERVED LANDS WITH …

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Snowmobile Trails in Maine Parks & Public Reserved Lands

Photo credit: Kennebec Valley Explorer.

Snowmobile for days and never travel the same trail

Maine has an incredible network of groomed and marked snowmobile trails that cover over 14,000 miles of the state.  Of these miles, only 4,000 are on the Interconnected Trails System (ITS).  Many of these trails cross private lands, made possible through cooperation between The Maine Snowmobile Association, local snowmobile clubs and private landowners.  The state of Maine also allows snowmobiling

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2017 Kennebec River High Water Whitewater Release Schedule

2017 Harris Station Turbine Test Water Releases (8,000 cfs) Here are the high water release dates for the 2017 season from Harris Station.  All releases from Harris Station stop at 1 pm.  From May 1st through Columbus day the daily release will be a minimum of 4,800 cfs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  From June …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 3, Part Two

Our Day 3 adventure on the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip continues! MOSQUITO RIPS CAN BITE Mosquito Rips (pictured above) will forever remain in our minds as a great idea gone terribly wrong.  We came upon the rips- a short, quick drop no longer than a full-size truck that seems innocent enough.  We pulled …

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