Freshwater Features
Solitude at the Lake
A camping preserve at Mooselookmeguntic Lake provided a couple with just what they were looking for: solitude.
A Taste Of Wilderness On Little Birch Island
Inspired by Thoreau, a band of intrepid campers chose to try “roughing it” on a wilderness island.
Thar Be Beasts in Them Lakes!
An amateur cryptozoologist ponders the monster sightings haunting Maine’s lakes.
Moments in Time Caught on the Fly
A Maine nature photographer finds capturing stunning wildlife images to be a matter of time.
Bear! A Midnight Encounter to Remember
A midnight encounter with a bear helps a group of canoers bond and teaches a Maine Guide a lesson or two.
Swimming Scene — Medomak Lake, Washington, Maine
A summer camp for boys from the history books
Maine’s Inland Waters Buoy Brigade
A hard-working team of three watermen maintains aids to navigation in lakes statewide.
Women, Sports, and the North Woods Camps
As the allure of the Great Outdoors grew in prominence in the late 1800s, Maine’s sport camps and guides sprang up to cater to the new notion of vacationing.
There and Back Again
A seasoned angler is drawn to the small streams in Maine’s western woods, where he learns to keep things simple.
Characters of the Allagash
A Wilderness ranger recalls a typical working day’s encounters in Maine’s northern woods.
