One of my all-time favorite adventures was a trip down the Allagash. The feds designated the Allagash as a National Wild and Scenic River, with lots of protection. I was very pleased recently to receive a copy of the booklet, Allagash Explorer, created to help you enjoy an Allagash adventure. A lot of people contributed Read More
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My Maine This Week: Chandler Lake Camps by Clayton Kyle
This week’s photos were shared with us by Clayton Kyle, and NRCM member from Freeport, Maine. Clayton and his wife, Megan, recently visited Chandler Lake Camps in T9R8 in Aroostook County. This camp is one of the Maine sporting camps that offers a discount to NRCM members. We were so excited to hear that they Read More
Be a Tourist in Your Own Home
It is so easy to live in a place passively — for months, years, or even generations. I spent the first 17 years of my life in a small town in northern Massachusetts comprised of woods, whitetail deer, farms, and wetlands. At the time, my friends and I would often remark, “What are we going Read More
Allagash River Trip: 9 Advantages to Choosing a Guide for Your Adventure
NRCM note: Mahoosuc Guide Service has joined many sporting camps that are offering a discount to Natural Resources Council of Maine members. Learn more about this offer and visit the Mahoosuc Guide Service website to plan your trip today! Why Choose a Guide for Your Allagash Adventure? Probably the most well-known canoe trip in Maine Read More
Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial: Places of Inspiration
Maine’s 200th anniversary provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the special places we love. There’s the way the sun shines through a patch of forest in the hills and mountains where we hike. There is the sparkle of rivers and lakes where we swim and ply our paddles. There are many natural places dear Read More
The Timeless Importance of Wilderness in Maine
As the campaign to create the Allagash Wilderness Waterway heated up more than 50 years ago, Lew Dietz wrote: “A river that can serve, not the demands of man’s materials needs, but as a sanctuary of the human spirit, is a large river indeed.” Sentiments like this ring true today as our planet is increasingly Read More
6 Apps to Help You Explore Maine, Wherever You Are
Last year we introduced you to eBird, iNaturalist, Discover Katahdin, and six other nature-based apps. Read about them at www.nrcm.org/blog/apps-explore-maine. We hope you enjoy this year’s picks! —Levi Hahn, NRCM Social Media & Creative Services Manager Penobscot Mountain by Pete Didisheim 1. Acadia National Park by Chimani Maine-based Chimani designed this premier app for one Read More
My Maine This Week: Linda Woods
This week’s My Maine This Week feature is from our frequent photographer and NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine. Linda and her husband, Harry, enjoyed a hike of Borestone Mountain in Piscataquis County. If her beautiful photos inspire you to take a trip to do this hike, be sure to visit Maine Trail Finder Read More
Protecting Maine’s Environment Means Protecting It for All
Like many of you, I have been shaken to my core watching the video of George Floyd’s horrific death at the hands of a white police officer. Floyd’s murder is one of several racist and hateful attacks we have collectively witnessed over the past few months, from the wrongful death of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky Read More
