Stories of the Allagash

The Telos Cut

An excellent article on The Telos Cut was written by Elizabeth Bennett and published in the Memories of Maine Magazine Winter 2022 edition. Excerpt: In the...

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Paddlin’ On

After 44 years of dedicated service managing two of Maine’s most iconic rivers, I am calling it a career. I began my profession as an...

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Best Job in the World

By: Kevin Brown, Chief Ranger of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway “You have the best job in the world,” the paddlers would tell me as we chatted...

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You Won’t Believe the 1859 Supply List at Chamberlain Farm on the Allagash River

Even Henry David Thoreau stopped by in 1857 to buy four pounds of brown sugar About halfway up the eastern shore of Chamberlain Lake, nestled behind...

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Dark Skies and the Milky Way Aren’t the Only Reasons to Paddle the Allagash

Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) is a spectacular 92-mile long river and lake area like no other waterway in the eastern United States. To those who...

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Lessons from a Backwoods Kitchen

By Ruth LaRoche (wife of Matthew LaRoche, Superintendent of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway). I have had this reoccurring dream over my lifetime. In this dream, I need to...

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Milford and Dot Kidney Were Allagash Legends

[caption id="attachment_457" align="alignright" width="640"] Chamberlain Dam, from downstream, 1930s[/caption] When I first arrived for work in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway- at the ripe old age of...

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Edouard “King” Lacroix Was a Canadian Lumber Baron

[caption id="attachment_454" align="alignright" width="509"] Steam locomotive hauling pulp.[/caption] Edouard “King” Lacroix, a Canadian lumber baron, who had huge operations in the Allagash Region- left a legacy...

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A Good Hunting Dog is Hard to Beat

A good dog is certainly a pleasure to hunt with. I have had four dogs during my adult life and my fondest memories are of...

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I Went Fishing on My First Day at Umsaskis Lake

I can remember my first day at Umsaskis Lake back in May of 1977, like it was yesterday. I was so excited to be in...

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