Canaan Bog by Susan MacKenzie

Chosen By: Susan MacKenzie, former NRCM Board member

Name of Place: Canaan Bog, Somerset County

Location: Canaan carry-in boat launch, off Route 2 between Skowhegan and Pittsfield.

Description: Long, narrow, winding waterway through a 200+/- acre bog. Passable by canoe or kayak, with some portages or pullovers on low beaver dams.

Favorite Season(s) to Visit: Spring, when the water is high and spring birds are back!

Why It’s Special: A good variety of warblers, sandpipers, and ducks can be seen at every turn, and snapping turtles, painted turtles, green and wood frogs, and beavers are present. It’s very quiet and peaceful.

Tips: You can travel under the bridge and enter Sibley Pond, a larger, deeper lake that is also lovely.

More Info and Directions: Map 22 on Delorme Atlas and Gazeteer

Canaan Bog

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Canaan Bog

Canaan Bog in Skowhegan is a long, narrow, winding waterway through a 200+/- acre bog. It is passable by canoe or kayak, with some portages or pullovers on low beaver dams. There are a good variety of warblers, sandpipers, and ducks that can be seen at every turn, and snapping turtles, painted turtles, green and wood frogs, and beavers are present. It's very quiet and peaceful. View More

Canaan Bog, Skowhegan, ME, United States (Directions)

Canaan Bog 44.725063, -69.619771 Canaan Bog in Skowhegan is a long, narrow, winding waterway through a 200+/- acre bog. It is passable by canoe or kayak, with some portages or pullovers on low beaver dams. There are a good variety of warblers, sandpipers, and ducks that can be seen at every turn, and snapping turtles, painted turtles, green and wood frogs, and beavers are present. It\'s very quiet and peaceful. View MoreCanaan Bog, Skowhegan, ME, United States (Directions)