Quiet Water Maine: AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to 157 of the Best Ponds, Lakes, and Easy Rivers

Quiet Water Maine: AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to 157 of the Best Ponds, Lakes, and Easy Rivers

by Alex Wilson, John Hayes
Quiet Water Maine: AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to 157 of the Best Ponds, Lakes, and Easy Rivers

Quiet Water Maine: AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to 157 of the Best Ponds, Lakes, and Easy Rivers

by Alex Wilson, John Hayes

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Overview

Now in its third edition, Quiet Water Maine continues to be a timeless paddling companion to the still waters of Maine. Discover more than 100 spectacular ponds, lakes, and rivers in Maine ideally suited for canoing and kayaking. This revised edition of AMC's bestselling guide highlights various destinations throughout Maine with information on driving directions, parking, launch information, and a detailed tour description of time, distance, and difficulty. The guide also includes notes on the flora and fauna you will see along the way. Suitable for both beginner and experienced paddlers alike, this book is ideal for all—including birdwatchers, anglers, and families with children. Quiet Water Maine showcases this rugged state's most serene and spectacular paddling trips in a comprehensive, user-friendly format that will be used for years to come.
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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781628420661
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books MA
Publication date: 06/26/2017
Series: AMC Quiet Water Series
Edition description: Third Edition
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 667,568
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Alex Wilson Alex Wilson is an avid canoeist and naturalist and a widely published writer on energy, building technology, and environmental issues. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont. John Hayes John Hayes is the Director of Sustainability at Pacific University. He has paddled extensively in New England and is co-author with Alex Wilson of three other books in AMC’s Quiet Water series.

Table of Contents

Map Legend iv

Locator Map v

At-a-Glance Trip Planner x

Preface xxvi

Introduction xxvii

How to Use This Book xxxii

Stewardship and Conservation xxxiv

Section 1 Southern Maine

1 York River and Smelt Brook 2

2 Salmon Falls River 5

3 Estes Lake 7

4 Mousam River 10

5 Scarborough Marsh 12

6 Presumpscot River 15

7 Hollis Center Arm of the Saco River 19

8 Lower Range Pond 21

Section 2 Midcoast

9 Runaround Pond 26

10 Merrymeeting Bay and Cathance River 28

11 Nequasset Lake 34

12 Dresden Bog 37

13 Duckpuddle Pond and Pemaquid River 41

14 Dyer Long Pond 45

15 Jimmie Pond and Hutchinson Pond 47

16 Messalomkee Lake, Belgrade Stream, and Long Pond 50

17 Lower Togus Pond 55

18 Turner Pond 57

19 Stevens Pond 60

20 Upper Mason Pond and Goose River 62

21 Sandy Pond 66

22 Carlton Pond and Carlton Bog 69

23 Canaan Bog, Carrabassett Stream, and Black Stream 71

24 Douglas Pond and Sebasticook River 75

Section 3 Downeast

25 Fields Pond 79

26 Silver Lake 82

27 Wight Pond 88

28 Mount Desert Island: Long Pond, Seal Cove Pond, Eagle Lake, and Jordan Pond 90

29 Jones Pond 100

30 Donnell Pond 102

31 Scammon Pond 105

32 Bog Brook Flowage 111

32 Great Pond and Dead Stream 113

33 Mopang Lake and Second Mopang Lake 114

34 Rocky Lake, Rocky Lake Stream, East Machias River, and Second Lake 117

35 Rocky Lake II 121

36 Orange River 123

37 First, Second, and Third Chain Lakes 125

39 Clifford Lake and Silver Pug Lake 127

40 Bearce Lake 131

41 Crawford Lake, Pocomoonshine Lake, and Mud Lake 134

42 Big Lake, Clifford Stream, Little River, and Little Musquash Stream 138

43 Big Musquash Stream 140

44 Third Machias Lake 147

45 Fourth Machias Lake 150

46 Nicatous Lake 152

47 Pocumcus Lake, Junior Lake, and Sysladobsis Lake 155

48 Scraggly Lake (Southern) and Pleasant Lake 159

49 Cold Stream 162

50 Folsom Pond, Crooked Pond, and Upper Pond 165

Section 4 Western Lakes & Mountains

51 Brownfield Bog 168

52 Pleasant Pond and Saco River 171

53 Kezar Pond 173

54 Five Kezar Ponds 176

55 Horseshoe Pond 179

56 Virginia Lake 181

57 North Pond 183

58 Bunganock Pond and Bunganock Brook 186

59 Parker Pond 189

60 Bog Stream 191

61 Umbagog Lake 193

62 Upper Richardson Lake and Lower Richardson Lake 198

63 Flagstaff Lake 201

64 Gilman Pond 205

65 Pierce Pond and Upper Pierce Pond 208

66 Spencer Lake and Fish Pond 211

67 Attean Pond, Holeb Pond, and Moose River Bow Loop 214

Section 5 Greater Moosehead Lake & 100-Mile Wilderness

68 Branns Mill Pond 219

69 Bald Mountain Pond 221

70 West Shirley Bog 224

71 Indian Pond 227

72 Prong Pond 230

73 Long Pond 233

74 Second, Third, and Fourth Roach Ponds 235

75 First, Second, and Third West Branch Ponds 239

76 Seboeis Lake 242

77 Cooper Brook Dead water, Lower Jo-Mary Lake, Middle Jo-Mary Lake, and Turkey Tail Lake 248

78 First, Second, and Third Debsconeag Lakes and Debsconeag Deadwater 252

79 Upper Togue Pond, Lower Togue Pond, and Abol Pond 258

80 Lobster Lake 261

81 Canada Falls Lake 265

Section 6 Northern Maine

82 Baskahegan Lake 270

83 Crooked Brook Flowage 273

84 Mattawamkeag Lake 275

85 Chesuncook Lake, West Branch Penobscot River, and Pine Stream Flowage 278

86 Loon Lake, Big Hard Pond, and Little Hurd Pond 284

87 Caucomgomoc Lake, Rowe Pond, Round Pond, Daggett Pond, and Poland Pond 287

88 Allagash Lake and Johnson Pond 291

89 Lower South Branch Pond and Upper South Branch Pond 295

90 Grand Lake Matagamon 298

91 Sawtelle Deadwater and Mud Pond 303

92 Scraggly Lake (Northern) 307

93 Deboullie Pond, Pushineer Pond, Gardner Pond, and Togue Pond 310

Nature Essays

Wood Duck: Bird with the Spectacular Plumage 39

Bald Eagle: Our National Bird, Back from the Brink 85

Geologic History of Mount Desert Island 99

Carnivorous Plants: The Table Is Turned 108

Black Flies and Mosquitoes: Scourges of the North 142

River Otter: Playful Member of the Weasel Family 204

Moose: North Woods Giant 245

Maine Woods: Great Northern Forest Resource 255

Loon: Voice of the Northern Wilderness 301

Appendix A Fish Advisories 314

Appendix B Further Reading 316

List of Waterways 318

AMC in the Maine Woods 322

AMC Book Updates 323

About the Authors 324

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