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chian Trail runs. The tracks cross the spectacular 130-foot-tall Onawa
trestle and for a time run along Moosehead Lake. The train eventually
stops in Jackman and then turns around, allowing passengers good view
of both sides of the tracks during the round trip.
Prices start at $12 for an adult and go as high as $28 for an all-day trip.
First class is 15-20% higher. Prices for children start at $8.
In the past, folks were not allowed off the train at Jackman while the en-
gines were running. Most likely this was so no one got left behind, but af-
ter four or five hours on a train small children not enamored with scenery
and the occasional moose sighting may get fidgety. Bangor and Aroostook
officials are looking into providing more breaks. The possibility of a shut-
tle bus to run people between the station in Greenville Junction and
downtown Greenville is also under discussion.
Tickets may be purchased on the day of the trip for cash on a first-come,
first-served basis. Most excursions sell out a week or two in advance. You
can make reservations with a credit card by calling
800-847-1505 on
weekdays between noon and 6 pm.
Adventures On Water
Places to Paddle
South Branch Pond
in Baxter State Park offers some pleas-
ant paddling. See the Baxter section at the beginning of this
chapter.
East Branch Penobscot River
. In its 27-mile run from Mattagamon
Lake to Whetstone Falls the East Branch of the Penobscot is one tough, @
%&# river. The trip is a mix of flat water, Class I, Class II, Class III rapids
and several brutal portages around unrunnable falls and drops that have
struck fear into the hearts of river drivers since the earliest days of settle-
ment. Portages run as long as half a mile, seem to be all uphill, and are
very muddy. In some cases you'll need to do two in one day. But these por-
tages allow you to avoid places like the Hulling Machine, a churning
maelstrom of foam so named because every log driven through emerged
at the other end without a shred of bark left on it.
The reward, however, is a trip through some of the most spectacular
countryside in the state. The views of the back side of Traveller Mountain
