The occasion was the 150th anniversary of Thoreau’s “The Maine Woods”—a literary milestone that would be marked by an adventure into “Thoreau’s Maine.”
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Camping Life | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure The beauty of being guided by experienced Maine guides is that after a hard day’s paddling and carrying, there awaited a neat campsite, a warming fire, and delicious hot food that tasted better than any food could possibly taste indoors. Camp time was […]
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Vacationland
The boardwalk to Drake’s Island Beach in Wells, Maine looks inviting in the early Summer.
A view of the “Stone House” on the rocky coast of Kennebunkport, Maine.
Mud Pond Carry | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure For centuries those who wanted to go deep into the Maine wilderness knew about Mud Pond carry, a nearly two miles trek through tangled forest and knee deep (or worse!) mud. The carry tested teamwork, endurance, and everyone’s spirit of adventure. Thoreau’s […]
The Final Days of the Thoreau Journey | Thoreau’s Maine: A Photo Story of an Epic Adventure The final days of the journey were paddled under blue skies and warm air. The pressure was off to meet strategic campsites where media was always waiting, and the most strenuous of the carries were behind them. It […]
A downtown fixture since 1959, the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor, Maine is a favorite (and hard to miss at 31 feet tall) local landmark.
In Caribou, Maine, where some of the coldest temperatures in North America have been recorded and where subzero temperatures often linger for days, people have learned, “If you can’t embrace it, you’re never gonna like it.”
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Nubble Lighthouse
A view that never gets old
Ram Island Ledge Lighthouse as seen from Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Sunrise as seen from Fort Preble in South Portland, Maine
Along the Kennebec River lies Hallowell, Maine, a town where the cafés, the people, and the music create what locals call their “New Orleans of the North.”