Experience White Water Rafting in Maine with Northern Outdoors

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Get your pulse racing in this season 3 segment of Weekends with Yankee(episode 301). Today we’re in West Forks, Maine, on the Kennebec River to experience white water rafting with the outdoor adventure resort Northern Outdoors. The Kennebec is Maine’s longest river with 3 miles of continuous rapids, perfect for adrenaline lovers. Richard is joined by “Queen of the Kennebec” Suzy Hockmeyer, co-founder of Northern Outdoors and the first woman licensed in White Water in Maine. Together, they travel down the river, braving the rapids and taking in the scenery.

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Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, Maine Office of Tourism, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, The Barn Yard, American Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.