offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News

We’ve cooked up a new calendar feature: #AroostookThing of the week. 1 event, 1 minute to read, 1 more reason to share w/family and friends! In this edition: 1) A celebration of #trails and #outdoorlifestyle in #PresqueIsle. 2) A #5k #walk and a #canoe and #kayak race in #IslandFalls. 3) A 5k #RoadRace in #FortKent. Plus lots more! #offugo... #AroostookThing of the week: The Woodie Wheaton Land Trust Mickey Finn Children’s Wildlife Festival in Houlton. Not long after offugo went into print in our local newspapers, a friend and reader pointed me in the direction of the Woodie Wheaton Land Trust in Forest City, and I am so glad he did. Since that time, I have imagined myself and my family attending one of the many enticing events that WWLT hosts each summer. Alas, we just have not been able to fit anything into our busy schedules. You see, WWLT organizes canoe trips, history walks, educational seminars, and more. The events are designed to help the group protect an...

Summer heats up! And the calendar fills up: 70+ events in this edition! #GetOutside! In this edition: 1) A big celebration of the #Allagash #AWW #AllagashWildernessWaterway at #ChurchillDam. 2) A #YellowPerch only #FishingDerby on #LongLake. 3) A historic #WalkingTour in #PresqueIsle. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Saturday, July 23 Allagash Wilderness Waterway 50th Anniversary Celebration, Churchill Dam. Activities: open fire baking contest, bean supper w/homemade ice cream, ME Forest Service and ME DIF&W demos, Boarding House and History Center tours, blacksmith demo, working Lombard Log Hauler, bateau rides, canoe flows (with shuttle service), music, bonfire. Canoe rentals, weekend camping available. Contact Maine Forest Service (207-695-3721) or visit www.maine.gov/allagash FMI *Saturday, July 23 Long Lake Rod & Gun Club Yellow Perch Only Fishing Derby, Sinclair. Base Camp, registration at Long Lake Sporting Camp on derby day. Pre-regist...