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Recent Media Coverage Of Northern Outdoors
Happy Reading. We hope these stories help give you a good sense of our area in Maine and whether an adventure vacation with Northern Outdoors is the right thing for you.
Please also visit our blogs to learn more about what is happening at Northern Outdoors. We have several!
Maine Adventure Vacations Blog: This is our newest Northern Outdoors blog. In it we'll cover pretty much everything to do with adventure vacations in Maine. It's your go-to info source for rafting, hiking, ATV and OHV trails, camping, cabins, and more in Maine's great North Woods. We offer tips and resources about things to do on your Maine vacation with family and friends.
2010 Press
May 6, 2010 Northern Outdoors Introduces Value Season Maine Rafting Vacations For Spring and Fall 2010
Early season reservations are up over 35% thanks in part to Northern Outdoors' new Value Season campaign. Adventure enthusiasts save up to 35% off regular summer rates on rafting and lodging at the popular Adventure Resort located in western Maine. Read the full press release.
May 4, 2010 Northern Outdoors Unveils New Two Rivers Value Deal on Opening Weekend of Maine Rafting
Northern Outdoors is launching a new Second River Half Price rafting value deal on opening weekend of its 2010 Maine white water rafting season. Active adventurers can now save 50% on their 2nd river rafting trip for a "maximum adventure" vacation. Read the full press release.
March 2, 2010 Northern Outdoors Announces Spring Rafting Special for New England Ski Pass Holders to Benefit Maine Handicapped Skiers Program
This spring Northern Outdoors is offering New England skiers and riders a chance to directly support veterans and active service personnel via spring rafting vacations. New England Ski Area season pass holders will get $15 off all Northern Outdoors May & June rafting trips with their current Season Pass. For every season pass rafter, Northern Outdoors will donate $5 to the Maine Handicapped Skiers Veterans / No Boundaries Program. Read the full press release.
2009 Press
September 13, 2009 Boston Globe/Boston.com: Best way to soak up the scenery, by Elizabeth Gerhman:
Fall is an ideal time for white-water rafting in The Forks, Maine, with warmer, higher water and blazing colors atop the deep rock-walled Kennebec River Gorge. Northern Outdoors outfitters (800-765-7238, northernoutdoors.com) offers single-day rafting trips starting at $79 a person and overnight packages starting at $106. Read it on boston.com
July 19, 2009 Dallas Morning News: Whitewater adventures in Maine, West Virginia, Colorado, by Jennifer Arend
PENOBSCOT RIVER, Maine - We can see the frothing white-water straight ahead, thousands of gallons per minute rushing over the boulders in the middle of the river. ...The self-bailing raft is quickly engulfed in the bracing cold water of the Penobscot River in Maine, one of the best water roller coasters in the nation. Read the full story.
June 17, 2009 Tourism Providers Launch Nature-Based Vacation Packages
AUGUSTA, Maine – A group of Maine tourism businesses that typically compete for the same customers have collaborated to create a set of nature-based vacation packages for travelers visiting a section of inland Maine from Bethel to Millinocket.
Maine Woods Discovery was launched Thursday at the statehouse at a gathering attended by program participants, Governor John Baldacci, Maine Office of Tourism Director Pat Eltman, state legislators and representatives of regional tourism councils. Read the full Maine Woods Discovery Press Release.
Maine Woods Discovery was launched Thursday at the statehouse at a gathering attended by program participants, Governor John Baldacci, Maine Office of Tourism Director Pat Eltman, state legislators and representatives of regional tourism councils. Read the full Maine Woods Discovery Press Release.
May 28, 2009 Men's Journal: Your Perfect Weekend, by Nate Storey and Matt Skenazy
Summer is almost here and outdoor thrills await, so make the most of this weekend rafting on the Dead River in Maine, conquering a mountain in Asheville, or peeping the wakeboard pros in Texas. If you’d rather just relax, kick back with some flicks at a film festival in NorCal.
January 31, 2009 OUTDOORS: Keeping trails pristine and practical is an around-the-clock job, By Travis Barrett, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
THE FORKS -- I'm told they refer to him as "The Iceman" when he's not around, which gets a chuckle out of those gathered at the bar on a cold winter evening.
I find the nickname for Jim Yearwood, the vice president of the adventure tourism spot Northern Outdoors, to be something of a misnomer. He was given the moniker because he's about as plain-dealing as they come, not given to verbosity or garrulousness. But, really, Yearwood would be better known as "The Snowman," just not in a magic-hat-Frosty kind of way. Read the full story on Northern's Snowmobiling TrailMaster, Jim Yearwood.
2009 Press
June 17, 2009 Tourism Providers Launch Nature-Based Vacation Packages
AUGUSTA, Maine – A group of Maine tourism businesses that typically compete for the same customers have collaborated to create a set of nature-based vacation packages for travelers visiting a section of inland Maine from Bethel to Millinocket.
Maine Woods Discovery was launched Thursday at the statehouse at a gathering attended by program participants, Governor John Baldacci, Maine Office of Tourism Director Pat Eltman, state legislators and representatives of regional tourism councils. Read the full Maine Woods Discovery Press Release.
Maine Woods Discovery was launched Thursday at the statehouse at a gathering attended by program participants, Governor John Baldacci, Maine Office of Tourism Director Pat Eltman, state legislators and representatives of regional tourism councils. Read the full Maine Woods Discovery Press Release.
May 28, 2009 Men's Journal: Your Perfect Weekend, by Nate Storey and Matt Skenazy
Summer is almost here and outdoor thrills await, so make the most of this weekend rafting on the Dead River in Maine, conquering a mountain in Asheville, or peeping the wakeboard pros in Texas. If you’d rather just relax, kick back with some flicks at a film festival in NorCal.
2008 Press
Williams Broadcasting Outdoor Adventure Journal
Summer 2008 Williams Broadcasting covers the Northern Outdoors Journal, as part of their Outdoor Adventure Report. Listen to our Northern Outdoors Outdoor Journal audio archives.
August 18, 2008 Fundraiser, Bone Marrow Donor Drive and Live Concert with Paranoid Social Club to benefit 6 year old Hayley Desjardins on September 6th
Hayley is the daughter of longtime Northern Outdoors employee Mike Desjardins. Young Hayley has a very rare blood disorder and she and her family need our help. Hayley suffers from Aplastic Anemia, a rare bone marrow disease. She requires regular blood and platelet transfusions and will possibly require a bone marrow transplant. On Sept. 6th a bone marrow donor drive and fundraiser is planned at Northern Outdoors Adventure Resort. This is an opportunity to help Hayley and her family, and possibly many others who are in need of a bone marrow transplant. Read the full event details.
June 19, 2008 Northern Outdoors Helps New England Families Save With Vacations Close to Home
Local vacation spots with family-friendly packages gain appeal
as summer travel becomes more expensive.
THE FORKS, MAINE (For Immediate Release) – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for family-friendly adventure, offers budget-conscious New England families a fun and affordable vacation option this summer with close to home adventure in the heart of western Maine. Read full press release on "The Stationwagon Vacation to Maine Comes Back to Life"
as summer travel becomes more expensive.
THE FORKS, MAINE (For Immediate Release) – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for family-friendly adventure, offers budget-conscious New England families a fun and affordable vacation option this summer with close to home adventure in the heart of western Maine. Read full press release on "The Stationwagon Vacation to Maine Comes Back to Life"
June 1, 2008 "Smaller Boat, Bigger Thrills" Men's Journal, by Christopher Percy Collier
The last couple of seasons have seen an explosion in so-called "sport rafts", and there's little mystery as to why. These smaller craft (14 feet long, usually with room for two to six guests) offer a wilder ride. Rapids that would be absorbed by a big boat's massive tubes bounce you about like a... Read the full story
May 31, 2008 "OUTDOORS: There's nothing quite like fishing for smallies on
upper Kennebec", The Kennebec Journal, by Travis Barrett
THE FORKS -- Most of the time I spend looking around in wonder, hardly believing that this is the Kennebec River....But the Kennebec River, which sprawls across Maine's midsection --from Moosehead Lake to Popham Beach -- is more than just the former home of a "Whatever Race" for paddlers. In its northern reaches, it's home to some fantastic smallmouth bass fishing.I was more than happy to find that out firsthand this week.Chris Russell grew up in Gardiner and now, as a four-seasons guide at Northern Outdoors in The Forks, makes his home in Caratunk. Read the full story
May 29, 2008 Concierge.com's Editor's Pick: Northern Outdoors Resort
Concierge.com's Insider Take: Maine has some places so quiet you'd swear you could hear the blueberries growing and the maple syrup flowing. This is not one of them. Northern Outdoors is a rollicking resort for white-water rafters, snowmobilers, fly-fishers, and microbrew lovers. Read the full story and see their slide show.
May 18, 2008 "For the frugal, the hungry, the men", The Boston Globe, by Richard P. Carpenter
For men only - There are many offers for women traveling together, but every so often one for the guys appears. The Mancation from Northern Outdoors features weekends in the wilderness of western Maine. All-inclusive packages include two nights' lodging, meals, and a full day of whitewater rafting on the Dead River. Prices start at $300 a person for a group of four.
Visit northernoutdoors.com and click on Vacation Packages or call 800-765-7238. Read the full mention.
Visit northernoutdoors.com and click on Vacation Packages or call 800-765-7238. Read the full mention.
May 13, 2008 Northern Outdoors honored as a 2008 Yankee Magazine Editors’ choice
Maine-based outdoor adventure resort Northern Outdoors to be recognized in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England on newsstands now.
THE FORKS, MAINE – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for outdoor adventure, has been recognized as a 2008 Editors’ Choice award winner in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now through the end of August. Read the full release.
THE FORKS, MAINE – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for outdoor adventure, has been recognized as a 2008 Editors’ Choice award winner in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now through the end of August. Read the full release.
May 8, 2008 Maine "Man-Cation" Northern Outdoors caters to guys with the "Man-cation Getaway
Combining great rafting, great beer, and great food with some quality ‘guy time,’ the ‘Man-cation’ is all about male bonding on a grand scale
THE FORKS, MAINE (For Immediate Release) – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for outdoor adventure, is offering guys an opportunity to get away for some serious male bonding and a variety of manly activities with the ‘Man-cation’ getaway.
THE FORKS, MAINE (For Immediate Release) – Northern Outdoors, Maine’s premier resort for outdoor adventure, is offering guys an opportunity to get away for some serious male bonding and a variety of manly activities with the ‘Man-cation’ getaway.
May 1, 2008 "Raft the first day and ski the last" MaineCoastNow.com, by Dan Cassidy
This weekend, skiers will have a great opportunity to ski and raft with Sugarloafers. It’s called the ‘Blur-the Line’ between winter and summer this weekend at Sugarloaf and Northern Outdoors. Catch your first waves on the Dead River with Northern Outdoors, located in the Forks on Saturday, May 3rd with the first of 10 whitewater rafting trips for just $49, and ski the last day at Sugarloaf Mountain for just $39. Read the full story.
April 2008
"Wild and Beautiful Maine" RoadRUNNER Magazine
RoadRUNNER Magazine features Maine as a National Destinations Tour. The tour itself passes through the heart of Northern Outdoors country, along the Kennebec River Valley and up to the Penobscot River valley and through Millinocket to the coast.
January 26, 2008 "Breaking It In" Central Maine Morning Sentinel, by Travis Barrett
THE FORKS -- Chris Russell calls it "poaching first tracks," and the rare opportunity to do so lures so strongly that it addicts even the casual snowmobiler like some kind of winter wonderland drug. On Our Blog: Jan 28, 2008 entry
January 4, 2008"A Fluffy Start to Winter" 2008 Central Maine Morning Sentinel, by Rex Turner
Jim Yearwood, from Northern Outdoors in The Forks region, shared that, "We are experiencing the best conditions in years, and the riding is as good as it gets!"
On Our Adventure Blog: Jan 7, 2008 entry
On Our Adventure Blog: Jan 7, 2008 entry
2007 Press
DecemberCall of the Wild Romar Traveler, by Rod Lopez-Fabrega
In the Kennebec Valley of western Maine, the heart of snowmobile country, there are more than a score of suppliers of equipment and facilities. However, one stands out for its outstanding accommodations and the breadth of the activities it offers. That is Northern Outdoors, On Our Blog: Dec 7, 2007 entry
December 2007
"Snowmobiling Maine-Stay" American Snowmobiler, by Mark Boncher
"Snowmobiling Maine-Stay" American Snowmobiler, by Mark Boncher
Northern Outdoors epitomizes Maine sledding. Powder, trails, views, boondocking, lake riding, and more" is how the pitch went when Russell Walters called to invite me out to his area of Maine. On Our Adventure Blog: Nov 21, 2007 entry
2006 Press
July 6, 2006
"Rapid Transit: Take A Wild Rafting Ride On Trio of Maine Rivers" Boston Herald, by Tania Mejer
"Rapid Transit: Take A Wild Rafting Ride On Trio of Maine Rivers" Boston Herald, by Tania Mejer
"Dig in," our whitewater rafting guide shouted as five rafters and I paddled harder and faster, trying to stay in unison as we propelled ourselves toward the next set of rapids on the Dead River. Story covers rafting trips on the Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers.
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