Known as Big Eagle by locals, Eagle Lake is 9,500 acres in size with a maximum depth of 124 feet. With outstanding conditions for fishing for brook trout, lake trout — also known as togue — and whitefish, the lake has beautiful, remote shorefront campsites scattered along the… Read More
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a great place to take a young or inexperienced hunter grouse hunting — or as I like to say, “bird hunting.” There is nothing quite as encouraging to a young hunter as bringing home something to eat. I think it satisfies… Read More
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is truly the jewel of Maine’s legendary northwoods. The waterway is a remote 92-mile long river and lake area that is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The Allagash is one of the premier canoe trips in the eastern United… Read More
Ice fishing is a great sport that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. All you need is a willingness to get outside and some basic ice fishing equipment. The first thing you will need is a tool for making a hole in the ice. Read More
In 1840, William Parrot and Zebulon Bradley were engaged by the owners of T6 R11 WELS to explore the feasibility of redirecting the flow of water on the Allagash headwater lakes. They determined that if a dam was constructed at the natural outlet of Chamberlain Lake — now… Read More
Every summer, the Chewonki Foundation sponsors the canoe expedition of a lifetime — the “Thoreau Wilderness Trip.” This excursion traverses the largest undeveloped forest east of the Mississippi River, and in my opinion, the best canoeing Maine has to offer. The seven-week trip follows the traditional… Read More
One of the most beautiful spots on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is Long Lake Dam. The actual dam is long gone, having washed out many years ago but the remnants still remain. The St. John Lumber Company built the first dam at the outlet of Long… Read More
Nestled in the heart of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is one of the jewels of the waterway, Umsaskis Lake. The lake is surrounded by rolling hills and Priestly Mountain off to the west. Umsaskis is smaller than the large headwater lakes that make up the southern section of… Read More
When you are out on a canoe trip, you don’t have to be restricted to eating freeze-dried food cooked on a single-burner camp stove in order to have a decent meal. The canoe enables you to explore remote areas in relative comfort and plenty, and if you take… Read More
Winter in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway affords rangers an opportunity to bring supplies and materials into locations that are very difficult to access in the summer. It is much easier to bring propane and gasoline into Allagash Lake with a snowmobile in the winter than walking it in… Read More
Nestled on the northeast shore of Chamberlain Lake is a historic dam that changed the course of water that originally flowed down the Allagash and into the St. John River; this water now flows south down the East Branch of the Penobscot. In the early years… Read More
Brook trout on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway headwater lakes usually bite fast and furious during the first few weeks of the ice fishing season. Read More
