In that sense, it’s still wilderness.” As we paddle across Eagle Lake — one of the wide lakes separated by stretches of mostly flatwater river that make up the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway ...

Thousands recreate each year at AWW, but less well known are the hiking trails to the fire towers atop Allagash Mountain and Round Pond Mountain. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is one of Maine ...

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Back in the 1960s, the state beat back an attempt by the Federal government to take over the waterway. In 1966, the Maine State Legislature created a state ...

MILLINOCKET — A ranger and two game wardens rescued a pair of West Virginia residents who spent 90 minutes in the cold water after their canoe capsized in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway ...

Learn more. Editor’s note: Maine’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway is world renown for its beauty, wildlife sighting, fishing and remoteness. Canoeing the length of the waterway can take a week ...

It is early October in New England and the maples are riotous with color. To our south looms grand, solitary Mount Katahdin, at 5,267 feet the highest mountain in Maine. To our north stretches a ...

That’s why canoeing the Allagash River, a state-protected wilderness waterway, is a little like time travel. Over 92 river miles (148 kilometers), canoeists notice few signs of civilization ...

No sooner had we launched our four canoes in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in northernmost Maine than a strong wind arose, barreling down the river from the north, smack in our faces.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has started the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program application period. Geared towards visual artists ...

However, having planned a six-day canoe trip on the Allagash River in the Allagash Wilderness Area, I invited Bob to share his knowledge of and experience in the region with me. My kitchen table ...