Freshwater Features
Maine’s Inland Waters Buoy Brigade
A hard-working team of three watermen maintains aids to navigation in lakes statewide.
Women, Sports, and the North Woods Camps
As the allure of the Great Outdoors grew in prominence in the late 1800s, Maine’s sport camps and guides sprang up to cater to the new notion of vacationing.
There and Back Again
A seasoned angler is drawn to the small streams in Maine’s western woods, where he learns to keep things simple.
Characters of the Allagash
A Wilderness ranger recalls a typical working day’s encounters in Maine’s northern woods.
Freshwater Renaissance
Born in Maine’s inland watersheds, an increasing alewife population leads to a cultural revival during their annual spawning run.
Big Storm Coming: Head for the Marsh
When Maine’s hurricane hole anchorages fill up, a salt marsh can provide respite from the storm.
Saving a Boatyard and the Working Waterfront
Nonprofit converts Lowell Bros. yard into working waterfront incubator.
Handmade Graphite Rods Inspired by Maine’s Waterways
Maine Fly Company’s hand-made rods are inspired by Maine rivers.
Beaver Magic
No longer viewed as pests, beavers have earned a reputation as Mother Nature’s wetland engineers.
Allagash Adventure
A wilderness trip of paddling, fishing, camping, and friendship.
