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Maine
Spring/Summer 2018
Sporting
camps
For high adventure (with little sacrifice), check out Maine sporting camps. PHOTOS: COURTESY WEATHERBY’S
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Maine’s sporting camps and wilderness lodges are a historic tradition reaching back to the mid-1800s, when wealthy businessmen rode the then-new train from Boston to the remote Maine woods to hunt and fish. Today, Maine’s lodges offer rustic accommodations to sportsmen of all walks of life: fishermen and hunters; paddlers and hikers; friends, couples, and families. Most Maine sporting camps are family owned and are renowned for their warm hospitality. Some are rustic, without electricity or running water, while others offer modern conveniences. Some are nestled on lake fronts or rivers, some are tucked in the woods, and some are close to town. Many offer the traditional American plan, where sports are treated to three home-cooked meals per day, while others offer self-catering accommodations, known as the housekeeping plan.
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t’s no secret that the Maine woods are really big. For a lot of people, it can be hard to know how to start exploring them. Fortunately, the storied woods of Maine are dotted with sporting camps with ample opportunities to “get away” — sometimes without sacrificing modern comforts.
The experiences to be had at Maine sporting camps are as varied as they are similar. Whether
your interest is hunting, fishing, or just plain relaxing, there’s a camp for you. Check out some of the fine camps, and start planning your next Maine woods adventure!
What will you do on your sporting camp vacation? Fishing Ice fishing Hiking Paddling Swimming Boating
Cross-country skiing Snowmobiling Bird hunting Bear hunting Moose hunting Deer hunting
Bird watching Wildlife watching Biking Photography
Learn more at mainesportingcamps.com.
Spring/Summer 2018
Enjoy summer on the water at Chandler Lake Camps.
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Take the “Upta Camp Challenge” at Red River Camps.
A
re you up for a challenge?
our summer adventure awaits at Chandler Lodge!
Lake
Camps
Imagine
Whether you
and
already
fishing,
love
the wildest parts of Maine
paddling, and R&R — a true
or are curious about what
Maine wilderness experience.
lies at the very end of the
Chandler Lake Camps, a traditional Maine
road less traveled, the
sporting camp since 1902, is located just north
Maine
of Baxter State Park between the Allagash
Association invites you to
and Aroostook rivers.
Sporting
Camp
bird watching includes moose, deer, bald
take an epic statewide road
Fishing (fly or spin) and upland hunting
eagles, and plenty of resident loons. Fabulous
trip this summer with
are our passion. Wild brook trout, arctic
night sky viewing. We are pet-friendly with
their
charr, and landlocked salmon are some of the
outside cookouts and bonfires.
Challenge.”
species available.
We cater to small groups, families, and
“Upta
Camp Challenge
cards can be picked up at
We offer single and multi-day trips on
corporate outings. July and August are
participating
the Aroostook and Allagash rivers and five
family vacation months. All youth under
camps,
from
miles of state public reserve land where
comfortable and inviting shorefront log cabins
16 years old stay free with a paid adult. No
mainesportingcamps.com. Just like your
mountains and waters wait to be explored.
with private baths and modern amenities. We
minimum stays. No detail is overlooked. You
favorite coffee place punch card, enough visits
While you’re in the area, hike to the Deboullie
have the only camps on the lake!
choose how connected you want to be with
will earn rewards. But unlike the coffee place,
rock slide, take in a roadside waterfall, or pull
Wi-Fi and telephone in the lodge.
Packages include waterfront cabins with
or
sporting printed
at
home
each leg of your unique Upta Camp challenge
out your fly rod and try to land an arctic
Bangor
is also a reward in itself. If you have your card
charr. Join your fellow adventurers this
fly-and-dine
validated at the Red River Camps in northern
summer and rediscover Maine’s sporting
and fuel. Swim, hike, learn to shoot or (fly/
packages available with our partners at
Aroostook, for instance, you’ll find yourself in
camp tradition. The Maine Upta Camp
spin) fish with a Maine guide. Wildlife and
Katahdin Air Service in Millinocket.
the wilds of the Deboullie Township, 49 square
Challenge makes it easy—you make it epic!
three great home cooked meals each day,
Seaplane
service
canoes, kayaks, and fishing boats with motor
international
airport
from and