Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
stopping en route in
Mattawamkeag,
home
to a wilderness park (open until mid-
September) that offers camping, hiking and
canoeing facilities. From Macwahoc, take
US 2A northeast through potato country to
Haynesville
. Go southeast on secondary
road to
Danforth
, then north on US 1 to
Houlton
, home of the
Southern
Aroostook History and Art Museum
(open through September). Drive west on US 2 to
Smyrna Mills
, then
west on 212 to
Knowles Corner
; go south on 11 through Patten, which
features the
Lumberman's Museum
(open weekends through Colum-
bus Day), and an access route to
Baxter State Park
.
Continue on 11 south to
Sherman
. Take I-95 south to
Medway
(Exit
56), then west on 157 to 116. Go south on 116 through Chester back to
Howland.
Routes courtesy Maine Department of Conservation
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Route 15, Bangor to Greenville
71 miles, 1½ hours
Highlights:
Sitting at the south end of majestic Moosehead Lake,
Greenville is often called the Gateway to the North Maine Woods. That's
all fine, but first you have to get here. Route 15 from Bangor is the most di-
rect and scenic route.
Route:
In the city of
Bangor
itself, Route 15 is actually called Broadway.
It seems fitting that you start this trip surrounded by strip malls and fast
food joints only to end in vast wilderness.
A short way north of Interstate 95 Broadway narrows and becomes two
lane. It heads roughly north and crosses the Kenduskeag Stream at Six
Mile Falls.
Canoe Race
Six Mile Falls is a popular place to watch thousands of canoeists
test the fast-flowing water each spring in the
Kenduskeag
Stream Race
(
947-1018), one of the largest in New England.
Houses and businesses spread out as you pass through Glenburn and
into the village of
Kenduskeag
, some 10 miles beyond the falls, where
the race begins.
Route 15 then heads due north, favoring high ground through the farms
and woods of Corinth and into
Charleston
with its intimidating
Bull
