Attention parents and guardians of eighth-grade students from the St. John Valley. The digital registration portal for the 2026 Youth on the Allagash expedition is officially open. To ensure your student is prepared for this historic district-wide journey, please review the requirements and submit the mandatory online health forms below. When...
Read moreAWWF is excited to announce a major milestone for our flagship educational program. Acadia Federal Credit Union has officially signed on as the Presenting Partner for the 2026 Youth on the Allagash program expansion. This partnership represents a shared vision for the St. John Valley, focusing on the empowerment of...
Read moreST. JOHN VALLEY — For over nine years, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation has been dedicated to connecting Maine’s youth with the legendary Allagash Wilderness. Today, we are proud to announce our most ambitious chapter yet: the 2026 YOTA Expansion. In June 2026, the AWWF will launch its first-ever district-wide expedition,...
Read moreJoin AWWF on Nov. 13 at Sea Dog Brewing in Bangor The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is more than just a line on a map; it is a tapestry of wild ecosystems, a ribbon of time flowing through the North Maine Woods. On Thursday, November 13th, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation invites...
Read moreRichard Edward Barringer, a lifelong public servant in Maine and one of the founding board members of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, died on October 20, 2025, at the age of 87. While Barringer’s distinguished career spanned three gubernatorial cabinets and the founding of the Muskie School of Public Service, more...
Read moreA Tribute for Donald Eugene Nicoll — August 4, 1927 – April 3, 2024 By DON HUDSON The Allagash lost a great friend when Don Nicoll died suddenly at 96 on April 3 in Miyazaki, Japan. Nicoll had traveled to Japan with his son-in-law, Campbell Forbes, to visit his son, Hugh Nicoll,...
Read moreThe successful AWWF Youth on the Allagash (YOTA) trips were expanded in 2023 to include an Advanced Leadership Wilderness Trip. Guided by Canoe the Wild, the leadership trip was a fully outfitted multi‐day paddling and camping trip for high school students from the St. John Valley. Priority was given to...
Read moreJordan Parks has a deep passion for creating art that she describes as inseparable from her being. For as long as she can remember, art has been a form of expression for Jordan. But it was not until middle school, at ten years of age, when she received an award...
Read moreAWWF President, Bob McIntosh, visits North Maine Woods, Inc offices in Ashland ME to congratulate Al Cowperthwaite on his pending retirement and to meet the incoming Executive Director, Tom Pelletier. Dear Al, I write on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, the “Friends of the Allagash,”...
Read moreA year ago I wrote that the future is full of uncertainties. While uncertainties still exist, regarding COVID-19, our country and we are now in a much better place. Each of us has faced multiple challenges over the last year, yet collectively the AWWF has weathered the storm well. The...
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