Autumn on the Androscoggin River is an awesome mini-adventure, and my friends Rocky and Lisa Freda, who run Sun Valley Sports in Bethel, stand ready to help people get out there paddling.

Lisa and Rocky Freda, owners of Sun Valley Sports in Bethel, stand ready to help people get out on the Androscoggin River for some awesome autumn paddling
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Rocky and Lisa rent and sell canoes and kayaks and run a shuttle service for paddlers, so your trip can be strictly a downstream affair. The sections of the Andro that they serve are mostly easy day trips of between two hours and all day. Mostly flatwater paddling with moderate current. Superb foliage in a few weeks!

Canoeing the Androscoggin River in the autumn is an awesome mini-adventure

Sun Valley Sports is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2005

Their business is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Click here for more info, or telephone Sun Valley at 824-7533. Sun Valley's website includes links for several fine lodging and dining establishments in the area.

For still more info on lodging and dining, check out the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce. Or call 800-442-5826.

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