The Allagash Guide: What You Need to Know to Canoe this Famous Maine Waterway »

Gil Gilpatrick has been a Master Maine Guide for over 40 years and has taught Outdoor Resources at the Skowhegan Vocational Center in Maine for nearly 30 years. He has written extensively about his experiences in the outdoors and his knowledge of how to build outdoor equipment. His titles include: Building Snowshoes and Snowshoe Furniture, The Outdoor Leader's Handbook, Building Outdoor Gear, Building a Strip Canoe, Allagash, and The Allagash Guide. He is a member of the New England Outdoor Writers Association and a columnist for Northwoods Sporting Journal.

Anyone thinking about taking an Allagash canoe trip needs this guide. With information about what to take, how much time is needed, where to start, what to do with a vehicle, campsites and much, much more, the reader will start their first trip with information that would take years to accumulate on their own. The equipment and food lists in the book are extensive. They evolved over many years and will cover a variety of tripping situations. This book, along with author Gil Gilpatrick’s book The Allagash Journey, will make the reader an Allagash expert the first time out.

Introduction

Pre-Planning Your Trip

*When to Go

*Things to do in advance

*Emergencies

Packing Up and Getting Underway

*What to Eat

*Cooking

*Equipment

*Lists

*Getting there

*A visit to Allagash Lake

Your Itinerary

*How much time

*A sample itinerary

*Where to start

On the Waterway

*Think safety

*Dealing with the wind

*Dealing with bugs

*Allagash wildlife

*Fishing

*Canoeing with children

*Get going early

Camping

*Campsites

*The campfire

*Safe water for drinking and cooking

A Brief History of the Allagash

Appendix I, Some sources of additional information

Appendix II, A few recipes

Appendix III, Frequently asked questions