Millinocket |
Historic Sites: Ambejejus Boom House- Millinocket- Located on Ambejejus Lake. Information about the history of papermaking. Millinocket Museum- Millinocket- Exhibits relating to appliances, money and Native American craftwork. Norther Timber Cruisers Antique Snowmobile Museum- Millinocket- Snowmobiling history. |
East Mid Maine |
Millinocket East Millinocket Norcross Grindstone Ripogenus Dam Chesuncook Village West Seboeis |
Recreation: Millinocket- Fishing on the Penobscot River, miles of snowmobile and cross-country skiing trails. |
Favorite Places: Baxter State Park- Millinocket- Mt Katahdin Twp- Maine's "forever wild" park consists of 202,064 acres. Hiking (75 miles of trails), fishing, boating, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, camping (restricted to campground), hunting, photography, foliage watching, cross country skiing and snowmobiling. Information- Millinocket Headquarters and Visitor's Center at Togue Pond. Mount Katahdin- Mt Katahdin Twp- 4,200' elev gain, Maine's tallest peak, "Mile high" Mt Katahdin. Appalachian Trail starts at the top of Mt Katahdin. 2 3/4 mile hike to peak. Baxter Peak- Mt Katahdin Twp- The first place in the USA the morning sun touches, and the highest point in Maine. The Chimney- Mt Katahdin Twp- The north face of the peak has a nearly enclosed hollow area. Blocked internally by 4 large wedged stones. Great Basin- Mt Katahdin Twp- Glacial valley (horseshoe shaped) with steep walls of pink granite. Views and trails. The Knife Edge- Mt Katahdin Twp- A steep ridge between 2 basins. Formed by pressure between 2 glaciers. 1 mile. Northwest Basin- Baxter State Park- Mt Katahdin Twp- Unusual glacial rock knolls called "roches moutonees" or "sheepbacks". The Table Land- Baxter State Park- Mt Katahdin Twp- Glacial boulder field. 4,700' above sea level. Katahdin Stream Falls- Baxter State Park- Katahdin Twp- T3 R10 Wels Twp- 4 drops with a total of 27 yards. Trails. Mount O-J-I- Baxter State Park- T3 R10 Wels Twp- 3 slides at one time spelled O-J-I (which the mountain was named). The Traveler- Baxter State Park- T5 R9 Wels Twp- Maine's largest cooled lava mountain. Created by ancient volcano. Upper Seboeis River Gorge- Baxter State Park- T6 R7 Wels- 6 mile ling V shape gorge. 50 yards deep. Big Niagara Falls- Baxter State Park- T3 R10 Wels Twp- 6 yard drop over pink granite. Features hydraulic erosion. Grand Falls- Baxter State Park- Wassataquoik Stream- T4 R9 Wels Twp- Cascading falls in gorge. Trail to highpoint. Green Falls- Baxter State Park- Wassataquoik Stream- T5 R8 Wels Twp- 2 drops with rock chute. Trails. Little Abol Falls- Baxter State Park- Mt Katahdin Twp- Little Abol Stream- 5 yard drop over ledges into small pool. Little Niagara Falls- Baxter State Park- Nesowadnehunk Stream- T3 R10 Wels Twp- 4 yard drop. Granite outcrop. Nesowadnehunk Falls- West Branch Penobscot River- T2 R10 Wels Twp- Horseshoe shaped falls. Views of Mt Katahdin. Debsconeag Falls- West Branch Penobscot River- T2 R10 Wels Twp- Rapids near island dotted "Frozen Ocean". Abol Falls Ripogenus Dam- Canoe route. Trail on west bank. Ripogenus Gorge- Ripogenus Dam- West Branch Penobscot River- T3 R11 Wels Twp- Mile long gorge with depth of 80 yards. Grand Pitch- East Branch Penobscot River- T5 R8 Wels Twp- 7 yard drop. Canoe route and trails. Howe Brook Falls- Howe Brook- T5 R9 Wels Twp- Falls, pools, chutes over water carved potholes. Trail. . |
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