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MWGO 2025 Annual Gathering and Meeting
The 2025 MWGO Annual Meeting was held at Evergreens Campground and Restaurant along the Kennebec River in Solon on Sunday, October 26. There were 12 MWGO members and special guest Jeff McCabe – past MWGO board member and Director of the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) participating. The morning skill sharing started out with…
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The Penobscot River Paddling Trail is Open
by Cloe Chunn After 8 years of work, the Penobscot River Paddling Trail has 11 free campsites along the main stem of the Penobscot River. The start point is the Medway Boat Launch, and the end point is 103 miles downstream on Verona Island, gateway to continuing adventures on the Maine Island Trail. The northernmost…
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The Story of Winter
Winter means many things to many people. It can bring on a sense of longing for the sunny days of summer, it can encourage us to slow down and to rest a bit more, and it can open up a whole new way to access the natural world around us. For me, winter means the…
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A Report from MWGO’s Annual Gathering
MWGO held its Annual Gathering on Sunday Oct 27, 2024 at Evans Notch Lodge and by all reports it was a great success. The format was a bit different this year as we moved the Quarterly Board Meeting to its regularly scheduled 4th Tuesday via Zoom, which made the morning available for activities reminiscent of…
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A Report from MWGO’s Canoe Poling Workshop
We met Lisa DeHart (https://www.3minutesmaineguide.com/) and her husband Jeff at the West Gardiner Rod and Gun Club at 8am. After some on land discussion of poling, pole styles, and what makes a good poling canoe, we piled into Lisa and Jeff’s trucks and headed to the Cobboseecontee Stream, about 5 minutes away. We unloaded the boats…
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