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The first day of summer brought this kayaker out along Willard beach in South Portland. Portland Headlight can be seen in the background. Need ideas for where to paddle? Find plenty in our paddling trips finder.

Canoe trail celebrates heritage along the way
Six years after the Northern Forest Canoe Trail was incorporated, four years after it received congressional funding and a year after its eastern terminus in Maine was dedicated, the trail will be christened this spring. [Maine Sunday Telegram 12/4/05]

The spills, the thrills, the dunks, the costumes! They're all part of the annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race. Did you take photos this year? Upload them and share them with everyone.

Feel like getting your paddle wet? Our Paddling Trips guide will help you find all kinds of paddles in Maine that will suit your level of ability. Check it out.

Getting whacked in the head with paddles, going in circles and lots of preparation. It's what padding with kids is all about. Read Wendy Almeida's Outdoors With Children. [MaineToday.com 6/20/04]

Dip your paddle into fall colors along lower Cathance River
A paddle the lower portion of the Cathance River out toward the broad reaches of Merrymeeting Bay in November is ideal. [Maine Sunday Telegram 11/6/05]

Tunk Lake showcases Down East Maine's unspoiled beauty
There are many wonderful lakes to explore in Down East and Tunk is one of the best. [Maine Sunday Telegram 9/11/05]

Going ultralight on the water
Given the limited storage in kayaks and that loaded canoes travel worse, it makes sense to lighten up. Going light: Share your tips for lightening up. [Central Maine Newspapers 6/22/05]

Happy together
The Pemaquid Paddlers welcome all to join them on their group paddling trips. [Maine Sunday Telegram 5/29/05]

Choosing a boat to treat spring fever
A paddle will cure most cases of spring fever. The hard part is choosing which kind of boat to buy for your paddling needs. Reader comments: What do you paddle?
[Central Maine Newspapers 4/13/05]

Five days on the Allagash
In July, four friends set out for a canoeing and camping trip along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The rapids, solitude and even the glitches made for the trip of a lifetime.
[Maine Sunday Telegram 9/05/04]
Share your Allagash adventure stories.

Lazy paddling
Canoeing is a perfect way to savor summer's end.
[Maine Sunday Telegram 8/18/04]

Visitors drawn to waterway for adventure, history, views
Ability, desire and time are among the factors to consider when planning the type of trip you want to take on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
[Portland Press Herald 6/27/04]

Gear up carefully for river voyage with kids
Organizing your gear ahead of time and offering the kids paddle lessons on the shore before you set out can make a successful day on the river.
[Portland Press Herald 6/20/04]

Medomak trip features birds, boatbuilding history
Mix river travel with coastal paddling, enjoy a wide variety of bird life and paddle in the wake of history while exploring the tidal reaches of the lower Medomak River.
[Portland Press Herald 6/13/04]

Whiteknuckle whitewater
Like Alpine skiing or downhill mountain biking, whitewater canoeing offers an addictive adrenaline rush that comes from pushing to the edge of your abilities.
[Central Maine Newspapers 4/28/04]

Minister of Canoes
A Fairfield pastor crafts custom wood watercraft. Read about Pastor William Gilbert and his custom strip canoes. Also: the art of building the canoe
[7/7/03]

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes Maine Current Stream Flow Conditions that give detailed information on flow, stages and more.

Maine Canoe and Kayak Racing Organization has a schedule of events, information about races and more.

The Maine Canoe Symposium is an annual event, featuring workshops and presentations on traditional canoeing and camping. This year's symposium, to be held in Bridgton, is scheduled for June 4, 5, 6, 2004.

The North Maine Woods is a region of 3.5 million acres in the northwest part of Maine. Private forest landowners and state governmental agencies cooperate in this Multiple Ownership-Multiple Use Management Area. There are checkpoints, daily use fees, and camping fees. Put-ins for the St. John and the Allagash are both within this area.

Maine Rivers is a Web site for news, discussion, resources and other Maine river issues. On the site, you can find watershed profiles that describe the major rivers and watersheds as well as contact information for each area.

On the state of Maine Web site you can find:

Maine State Aids to Navigation, an illustrated guide to the markers and buoys used in Maine.

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PaddleME Trash "auction" at Andro Source-to-the-Sea Trek 07/16/08

Forty-five paddlers, including a number of serious trash collectors, made their way between Mexico and Dixfield yesterday on the Androscoggin River Source-to-the-Sea Trek.

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In "Getting Started," we ask the experts for advice on the best way to get involved in a sport or recreation in Maine.
Canoeist Don Skolfield talks about getting started in canoeing, gives some key advice ("learn to paddle on both sides") and shares his Gear List.
Watch the video of Skolfield describing different types of canoes.

FORGOTTEN WATERS
Before there were Interstates and paved highways, even before there were logging roads, Maine's natives made their way across the state's watery web of lakes and rivers in birch bark canoes. For more than a thousand years these water trails, served as a kind of highway system. Now, these largely unchanged trails are being rediscovered. To explore the appeal of water trails, in 1997 the Portland Newspapers and WGME-TV (NewsChannel 13) teamed up to take readers, viewers and Internet users on a canoe journey across eastern Maine. Take the trip along with the journalists, or use this site to learn about canoeing, Maine's Indians, or the people who work and play in a world brimming with nature.

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