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Maine Canoe Symposium, June 7-9, 2024
- Thread starter Benson Gray
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Thanks Benson I’ll have to try and keep those dates open, it sounds like fun.
Jim
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I can't wait to meet Goonstroke, who is talking about my favorite subject: Obscure Canoe Routes in Maine. I'll be presenting a loop trip poling up the East Machias and snubbing down the Machias, among other things. We will have a lot to talk about.
This year's trip is going light on old portage trails, after Fanny Hardy Eckstorm's "Dobsis Carry" followed by the Gassabius Portage just about killed me. I discovered I had a Lyme disease induced fever after I hucked all my gear through swamps and puckerbrush on a 95 degree day.
This year's trip is going light on old portage trails, after Fanny Hardy Eckstorm's "Dobsis Carry" followed by the Gassabius Portage just about killed me. I discovered I had a Lyme disease induced fever after I hucked all my gear through swamps and puckerbrush on a 95 degree day.
Looking forward to meeting you guys!
@Paddlinhal, I'm keen to see your Machias travels. I love the upper lakes but I don't know jack below the Airline rapid, or the East.
Just to round this out to a full shameless plug (ping @Flip), I'm giving that Lost Routes talk jointly with my paddling buddy Hope, aka the gal in the red/orange hat:
@Paddlinhal, I'm keen to see your Machias travels. I love the upper lakes but I don't know jack below the Airline rapid, or the East.
Just to round this out to a full shameless plug (ping @Flip), I'm giving that Lost Routes talk jointly with my paddling buddy Hope, aka the gal in the red/orange hat:
Had another excellent time at MCS this year. @goonstroke and @Paddlinhal great to meet you both! Thanks for the poles and poling tips, @Paddlinhal !
I enjoyed a short paddle and the YCGTFH presentation on friday evening before having to leave. It was well past my bedtime and I had an hour of driving to get home, otherwise I'd have managed to introduce myself to @goonstroke et al. before ducking out (I was the unkempt loner with a green hat).
Thanks again to @Flip for working out a way for me to briefly attend.
Thanks again to @Flip for working out a way for me to briefly attend.
It was great to meet you guys (and almost meet you @gadabyte)! This was only my second MCS, but it's such a great group of people that I know I'll be back. So many great conversations. Also, not only does @Benson Gray know every rib in the Old Town back catalog, he also knows which HDMI cables actually work (thanks man!).
I thought the new venue (Camp Caribou in Winslow) was great, I hope they're able to continue there. Thanks again @Flip, organizing something like this looks hard and is doubtless harder.
If anyone here was there and is using a non-obvious handle, by all means chime in, unless you're in deep stealth mode with a blacklite Bell and dark glasses.
I thought the new venue (Camp Caribou in Winslow) was great, I hope they're able to continue there. Thanks again @Flip, organizing something like this looks hard and is doubtless harder.
If anyone here was there and is using a non-obvious handle, by all means chime in, unless you're in deep stealth mode with a blacklite Bell and dark glasses.
Sounds like a great event. What color hat did Hope the Mapmaker wear?
I am sorry I was unable to attend. I had planned to but a friend called on me to help caulk and hang the rudder on his 65’ schooner build. I came to his aid. Not quite on the scale of canoes.
Back to the regularly scheduled program.
Jim
Back to the regularly scheduled program.
Jim
It was an indoor after dinner talk, and IIRC she went without headgear. (I should have taken a photo!) However she did say beforehand that she would pack the hat, just in case.
