Year: 2020

Help Fulfill the Promise of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Dear Friend of the Allagash, I hope our Annual Appeal letter finds you, family, and friends safe and well. We live in a time of health and economic uncertainty, and if this has struck you or anyone close to you, the board of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) wishes a...

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Two Ways to Support the Allagash this Holiday Season

Give the Gift of Allagash Explorer In summer 2020, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation released the pocket-size Allagash Explorer, A Take-Along Companion for Maine’s Wilderness Waterway, in collaboration with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. Guided by a schematic map of the Waterway, experience the Allagash through a series of stories that highlight the...

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New Fire Tower Cabs at Allagash, Round Pond Mountains

The Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) recently installed new fire tower cabs on Allagash, Round Pond (T13 R12) and Deboullie Mountains. These projects have been in the planning stages for many years. I personally had wondered if it would actually happen in my lifetime. It seemed as though every...

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Fall Fishing Tactics

Fall fishing can be feast or famine depending on several factors. The most significant influences on stream and river fishing in the fall are water temperature and volume. Trout and salmon will usually gravitate towards the inlet of a lake or pond in the fall when the water starts to...

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AWWF Presents Paddle to Allagash Brewing Company

Properly masked and physically distanced due to COVID, (left to right) AWWF board member Don Hudson and board president Bob McIntosh presented an Allagash Canoe Paddle to the Allagash Brewing Company. The paddle was engraved to celebrate the Allagash Brewing Company’s 25th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway...

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Celebrating the AWW Rangers on this “World Ranger Day”

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) salutes AWW Superintendent Matt LaRoche and all the AWW rangers on this international day of celebration. Their leadership and professionalism protect and enhance the Waterway, and deliver a safe and rewarding visitor experience that is of exceptional quality. We at the Foundation thank them, and...

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Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation Elects Seven New Board Members

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) is pleased to announce the election of seven new board members. In making this announcement, Bob McIntosh, Board President, noted “The Foundation is well positioned to expand its board as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway’s designation as a National Wild...

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Celebrating 50 Years of this Wild & Scenic River!

Fifty years ago today, July 17, 1970, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway was designated a National Wild and Scenic River by U.S Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel. The Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the U.S. Congress in 1968, to “preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in...

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Allagash Brewing Company hosts July 17 Day of Giving to benefit AWWF

Allagash Brewing Company celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and has chosen to partner with us during their 25 Days of Giving series in July! On Friday, July 17, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Wild & Scenic River designation of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Allagash Brewing is donating 100% of its...

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Where to Find the Allagash Explorer Pocket Guide

Allagash Explorer is available at the following outlets: • Bogan Books (Fort Kent) • BookStacks (Bucksport) • Epic Sports (Bangor) • Green Hand Bookshop (Portland and online) • Gulf of Maine Books (Brunswick) • L.L. Bean Bike, Boat & Ski Store (Freeport) • New England Outdoor Center (Millinocket) • Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops • Shin Pond Village (Mt. Chase) • North Maine Woods gates to the Allagash • Online through the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

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