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| billconner |
02/19/2021 07:11PM Eddy - I agree - not the contiguous wilderness close to the Q or BWCA. None the less, the little I've seen is nice, and I have started planning a through paddle of the NFCT, Old Forge NY to Ft Kent ME. Not all wilderness by any means. |
| EddyTurn |
02/19/2021 11:04AM Plenty of water, but if one looks for a semi-wilderness multi-day trip experience, I don't think either Maine or Adirondacks in NY could be compared to Quetico. US areas are either too small or too developed for that purpose. I canoed Upper West Penobscot in Maine and William Whitney Wilderness in ADK - both of them could be traversed in 3-4 days with not many options for side trips (and hordes of people in ADK). |
| HistoryDoc |
01/22/2021 07:37AM Maine has a wealth of great canoeing and camping opportunities. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is justly famous and there are other river venues such as the St. John, Penobscot and Moose Rivers. Maine is second to Minnesota in the number of lakes in the state so there is no shortage of water for paddling. With some pretty nifty mountains as a bonus. The closest thing to Quetico is the North Maine Woods. It is more accurate to compare it to Canadian Crown Land in that it is widely traversed by logging roads. The land is largely privately owned by forest products companies and through a partnership with the various stakeholders, the non-profit North Maine Woods organization has established a fee-based system whereby individuals can access the multitude of lakes and rivers in this vast tract of woodlands. Hopefully in 2021 things will have eased up to make this a viable alternative. https://www.northmainewoods.org/ |
| SummerSkin |
10/20/2020 11:17AM You might want to look into the St Regis Canoe Area in upstate NY as an alternative. |
| SummerSkin |
10/20/2020 11:09AMJaywalker: "One significant difference, for all Americans, is that Maine is open and Canada is closed. " Unfortunately that's not entirely true. When it became apparent our Quetico trip was not going to be possible, Allagash/Maine was the first alternative we looked at. However, their governor has mandated that all out-of-state visitors quarantine for 14 days once they come into the state. This pretty much makes trips impossible for any out-of-state visitors. I know many businesses in the tourism industry sued the government regarding this order, as they are really hurting, but as of today it still stands. However there is now one exception - if you can produce a negative COVID-19 antigen or PERC test within 72 hrs of your visit, you are allowed to forego the quarantine. |
| Jaywalker |
10/19/2020 05:25PM One significant difference, for all Americans, is that Maine is open and Canada is closed. |
| Jackfish |
10/16/2020 11:14AM Paging Miss Molly to the white courtesy phone. |
| bobbernumber3 |
10/16/2020 07:31AM Well, I've never been to Maine But I kinda like the music |
| HighnDry |
10/15/2020 10:56PM I used to live in that area but miss molly would be one of your experts to tap as she's there now. They could be thinking of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Moosehead Lake is popular. Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice. |
| Argo |
10/15/2020 06:03PM Don't know. But if it's for real I'd be tempted to take the third boxcar midnight train. |
| MossBack |
10/15/2020 03:15PM Someone here made a comparison recently to an area in Maine they believed was similar to the Quetico. I searched but could not locate it? Anyone remember it? |
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