All Are Welcome!!!!

Looking for a great place to stay this winter for your snowmobiling trip? Come join us at KATAHDIN LODGE – located ten miles north of Patten, Maine on “Aroostook Scenic Highway” State Rt. 11. Our nine guest rooms sleep 25 and our Timberwolf Cabin sleeps 5. Ammenities include large fireplace, satelite TV, ping pong and pool tables, grand piano, wireless internet and excellent all-you-can-eat meals. Access to ITS #81 & #85. Check us out at www.katahdinlodge.com

Chuck and Chris Loucka are the owner operators, and long time friends of mine. You will be hard pressed to find two better hosts anywhere. Their daughter Cara and her husband Johnathon are both actively involved in the Lodge. All are knowledgeable about the trails and the laws as well. Truly a great place to stay if you come to Aroostook.

Hey folks its April 10th 2009…….and I want to go fishing!!!!

My river is in Flood stage…..the lakes are adrift in ice slush and chunky. NOAA says the floods are North into the valley, the St. John Valley. The Aroostook,St Croix and St. John are overflowing. The ice is tryng to leave but …….still no fishing.

Tulips are up and the robins are singing. The ducks are back and quacking across the sky. All signalling the coming of our favorite season.

MUD SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loggers pack it in and go home….their shutting down the woods.

Lakers……bide your time. The ice is trying to break up in area lakes. Get your boat ready!!

Rivermen……the waters will fall and rise once more before they settle for the season. The second flood will leave and the trout will rise anew on the falling waters of late May and early June.

Aroostook's Fiddleheads are coming!!!!

Winter in Arostook is full of things to do. You can go to “Big Rock” and ski for free on corporate nights. You can ride trails from Fort Kent to Millinocket. You can snowshoe Mount Chase in Patten. Or sit a Coyote bait in the North Woods to win the Coyote contest.  No matter what you are into. You can do it here.

Rabbit hunting and ice fishing are still viable clear into March. Then the ice gives way to water in April.  But the Coyotes are in need of killing all year.

Now not to be sectarian, I love to do more than just hunt and fish. I sometimes eat and go to the movies.

My favorite fox hunting picture…….

Now the reasoning here is that if you kill the coyote. Who kills on average one deer per week or more. Each kill saves 52 deer from a terrible death. To be honest the more deer we have in the woods…….

                                      …….the more steaks for us.

AN ORGANIZATION THAT DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION 

If you read more than one blog here at SkinnyMoose.com, there’s a good chance you’ve seen today’s info elsewhere.  I was alerted by Admin and Desert Rat about this excellent organization helping to fulfill the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.  But this is worth repeating again and again, so I’m including it here as well to give as much exposure to the Hunt Of A Lifetime Organization as possible. Here’s a description of what Hunt of a Lifetime is all about, quoted from their website’s homepage…” ‘Hunt Of A Lifetime’ is a nonprofit organization with a mission to grant hunting & fishing adventures and dreams for children age 21 and under, who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses. We are doing what we can to make a difference in their life, a dream come true.”  This organization is something of a Make-A-Wish Foundation for children who enjoy the great outdoors.  It is supported by hundreds, maybe thousands, of people who care about giving these struggling children a ray of hope and happiness. Currently, HOAL has these ‘Available dreams’ posted on their site for qualifying children:Available Dreams

1: Maine – 2 Moose
2: Idaho – Deer, Elk, Bear, Mt. Lion, Antelope and Moose
3: Kansas – Whitetail
4: Oregon – Elk, Mule Deer
5: Colorado – Elk, Deer & Antelope
6: Arizona – Elk, Mule Deer & Oryx
7: Illinois – Whitetail
8: Canada – Black Bear
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Hey folks…. back online again after almost a month…lost my DSL modem and my computer in a freak thunderstorm. New Dsl modem is up and going and backup computer is doing fine. Had to move from my old home in a hurry do to a landlords desire to sell the house out from under us… but we got moved into another house. It don’t rain but it pours………… watch here for updated stories over the next few days and I promise ……..no more drama.

Like a canoe, a computer can only carry you if the medium can be reached and is deep enough. So My canoe floats and my computer boots….. now if i just could get that shed cleared out enough to turn into a den space, so i can tye flies again this summer. Moving stinks…….

Just out of curiousity…

..where in Aroostook have you been ….. and what outdoor activity were you doing?

 …and how did you hear about us?

In the days/weeks/and months to come  I will fill these Columns with valuable information on sledding, snowshoeing, skiing, and such. This is to include valuable info on trail systems  and accomodations. A well as news stories about our Olymic Training Center for Biathalon.

I hope to present all the facts to you on our vast selection of winter sports venues up here. I will post updated trail maps as I can locate them and will write up all of the local clubs and their Poker Runs and charities. If you have a county club to promote, or know of one I should know about, post it here and I will plug them all I can.

Additionally I will post updated trail conditions each day and Ski Mountain info as I can get it for you.

This marks a new beginning here at NWW or if you prefer Northwoods Wanderer. My name is Brent Reece and I am currently also blogging over Aroostook Flyers and Tyers. This Blog will be an open house of information and education on all things about the Northwoods. I will feature articles on all of the normal outdoor topics as listed in the categories list. My specific goal here is to open doors and shed more light on my beloved Aroostook.

There are so many fantastic things to do here and for me to say about her. That I will need more time to tell it all. Hence the Blog…… and now I am off to gather some more details for you on a great adventure we will share.  Keep watching.. I’m only just beginning.