Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters

Story and photos by Sam Deeran, Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters On the drive to Medway, Maine, my friend Audrey and I realized it was ten years ago, to the day, that we had made… Read More

Story and photos by Stephen Brezinski, AMC Maine Trip Leader When I wanted to lead an AMC group backpack for beginners and intermediate level hikers, Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument was the obvious choice for… Read More

Presidents’ Day weekend, the full staff of the Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters (all four of us!) headed into the north end of the Monument for some quality time together. I just came on as… Read More

I love winter. More precisely, I love snow – winter without snow? Blech, who needs it! Tired of the lack of snow here on the Maine coast, one recent evening I spontaneously (highly uncharacteristic; I am… Read More

Two weeks ago, I brought my hard-charging, forever Mainer, now Coloradoan sister Elsa up north for a mountain bike trip through the heart of the monument. After weeks of planning and anticipation, we rented bikes in… Read More

Story and photos by Andrew Bossie, Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters My partner, Gary, and I decided to run the East Branch of the Penobscot River during the weekend of June 16th and 17th. I… Read More

This past Saturday, our Executive Director, Andy, and I set out from the Matagamon Gate (at the north of the monument) for a weekend XC ski excursion with our partners at Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). AMC… Read More