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PENOBSCOT
FARM
or LOBSTER STREAM TO UMBAZOOKSUS STREAM
A perfect family and group canoeing
experience, the West Branch of the Penobscot River canoe trip is one for
both beginners, vacationers, and all outdoor enthusiasts.
On our 3
night/4 day trip we'll
paddle over 25 miles from the Penobscot Farm put in, down the scenic West
Branch of the Penobscot River into beautiful Chesuncook Lake, and
take out at Umbazooksus Stream. We'll also spend some time
visiting the famous Chesuncook Village, the only village in Maine
that is accessible only by plane, boat or snowmobile.
Chesuncook Village is home to just a handful of year-round residents. One
of them, Jack Murphy, who operates Chesuncook’s only store.
Actually, the store inventory is limited to three things:
home-made root beer kept ice cold in an old-fashioned fridge, home
made bread, and soft, sweet fudge in a dozen or so flavors.
The trip covers a portion of the journey that Henry David Thoreau took during
one of his trips "To the Maine Woods". Wildlife sightings are common
and the views of Maine's Katahdin, in the distance from Chesuncook Lake,
are striking.
Mostly a flat water canoe trip, the West
Branch of the Penobscot River has plenty of current for beginning
canoeists to learn paddle strokes, and test their skills on a wild Maine
river. Campsites each night will be riverside and on Black Pond or beautiful Chesuncook
Lake. Each day there will be plenty of time for relaxing, swimming,
fishing, or moose watching. |
2009 WEST BRANCH PENOBSCOT RIVER CANOE TRIP
3 NIGHT / 4 DAY CANOE TRIP
$525.00/PERSON (minimum party of 4)
$495.00/PERSON (party size of 4+)
* Groups less than 4, please call for
trip prices & details
* (Penobscot
Waterway camping fees not included)
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