Hunting

Moose Calling, a Skill Worth Perfecting

Calling in a big bull moose during the rut is one of the most thrilling things I have ever done. When you get that answering...

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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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