Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Loneley Planet Travel Guide Names The North Maine Woods as a Top 10 Destination for 2013


USA travel guide
Every year the US-based editors of Lonely Planet Travel Guides team up with Lonely Planet’s expert authors to compile a list of US destinations that are prime destinations for the next year. Northern Maine made it into the top 10! See its report below:

7. Northern Maine
Moose, white water rafting, epic hiking. No, not the Rockies – we’re talking about Maine. Maine isn’t only lobster rolls, lighthouses and rocky shoreline. The woodsy interior, on the top half of the Maine ‘thumb’ reaching north to the Canada border, makes for a wilderness adventure. The Appalachian Trail begins/ends atop Mt Katahdin (which literally means ‘Mt Great Mountain’) in primitive Baxter State Park, with 200,000 acres of lakes and mountains to reach by hiking boot. Nearby is Moosehead Lake, home to a 99-year-old steamboat to ride, and the source of the Kennebec River, with great rafting opportunities at the Forks. To the north in remote Aroostook County, miles of old rail beds have been transformed into bike trails, and multi-day canoe trips can paddle you right up to the Canadian border.

Friday, December 14, 2012

October Grouse Hunt in Northern Maine



Bird Dogs Afield Production


OMM Outfitters hosted Paul Fuller, and wife Susan, host and producer of Bird Dogs Afield during October 2012 at the Eagle Lake Sporting Camps in Northern Maine for an October grouse hunt. Published on Dec 14, 2012