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Maine Whitewater Rafting Guide Grace Mcnally

Grace McNally

Grace is a whitewater rafting guide for Northern Outdoors – but that’s not all! She’s also a limbo master, and a big fan of the whitewater wheat ale. What’s her favorite river? Read on….

Let’s Run! Northern Outdoors to Host a New October 10K Race by Baxter Outdoors

Put on your trail-running shoes and join Baxter Outdoors and Northern Outdoors (yes, we’re very outdoorsy) for a 6-mile trail-running race on Saturday, October 4, 2014. We’re thrilled to be hosting this brand new 10K on our Forks Area Scenic Trail (FAST). We’ve teamed up with Baxter Outdoors for this fun event–right in the middle of peak leaf season!

Top 4 Maine Bachelor Party Ideas

Dead River Rafting Blogs

You’re the best man. You’ve been granted the exclusive pleasure of planning the “last” big night out for your number one. So what are you going to do? Rafting, ATVing, partying, relaxing…all of these are options with Northern Outdoors.

Maine Whitewater Rafting Guide Drew Bates

Drew joined the Northern Outdoors team in 2021 after guiding elsewhere for a number of years. Drew loves kayaking, sunset walks with his dog, and whatever the brewer’s brewing. Welcome to the team, Drew!

White Water Rafting in Maine

Whitewater Rafting on the Kennebec River

Whitewater Rafting on Maine’s Rivers Choose Your River Maine is home to the best whitewater rafting in the Northeast, with three dam-controlled rivers offering daily rafting trips on class III-V whitewater from May through October. Splash through class V rapids, spot moose and eagles along the river, enjoy a gourmet lunch grilled on a riverside […]

Maine Road Trip

Scenic byway

Maine Road Trips & Scenic Drives Call to Book Northern Outdoors Adventure Resort sits on the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway — one of Maine’s best drives for expansive water views — halfway between Portland, Maine and Quebec City, Canada. Day trip to Moosehead Lake, Jackman, the Carrabassett Valley. Ride the dirt backroads to Katahdin. […]

Kennebec River Turbine Test

Kennebec River Turbine Test Check Availibility Four special releases each year on the BIGGEST white water in Maine. HIGH water, HUGE waves, and TONS OF FUN… don’t miss rafting the Kennebec River Turbine Test 8,000+ CFS release dates based out of our adventure resort in The Forks, Maine with restaurant, brewery, cabin rentals, and camping. […]

Maine Rafting and Hiking Guide: Ted Tibbetts

Ted Tibbetts

Favorite rapid? “THE FALLS!! There is nowhere in the world where you can run a drop that exciting over and over until you’re too tired to go on!” Meet Ted, one of our full-time Penobscot River raft guides…

Maine Whitewater Guide Training

Whitewater guide training

The powerful experience of guide training is echoed across Northern Outdoors’ employees, past and present. Excitement, exhaustion, fear, and adrenaline all mesh together to form the foundation of some of the most memorable relationships in your life.