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Ed Mathieu
Maine Guide
191 North Dexter Road
Sangerville, Maine 04479
1-207-876-4907
email: info@moosecountrysafaris.com
Trips in Maine
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Moose Safari and Wildlife Tours
Spring-Summer-Fall

Come join me in the Moosehead Lake region as we search for the majestic Moose in Maine's northwoods and watersheds. As they are feeding in the mountain ponds we will quickly paddle my sturdy and stable Old Town canoes towards them to get up close and personal for that photo of a lifetime.

We will be on the West Branch Ponds northeast of Greenville with four mountain ranges looming in front of you. This is truly Gods Country. This is also a biology lesson as you'll learn about carnivorous pitcher plants that trap insects in the their own fluids, beavers and their habits and much more. Occasionally, osprey will dive for a trout dinner near us. Loons inhabit the ponds, with various ducks along with deer.

I can take up to 6 people. 3 canoes are used. A 4-5 hour trip. Two trips daily. Morning trip with breakfast at West Branch Pond Camps, a charming rustic log camp for campers and fly-fisherman with choice of pancakes, eggs any way you like them, cereals, toast, even bacon with coffee or tea included.

Morning Trip - $140 a couple,
Pickup time 5:45 am,
return by 10:30 or 11:00 am.
Afternoon Trip - $125 a couple,
Pickup time 2:00 pm till 6 or 7 pm
Last week of April till October.

Combination Moose,
Wildlife & Waterfall Tours

Cameras are a must on this trip as we view moose and wildlife on the West Branch Ponds then drive to whiterwater rafting country to the Forks Maine to see Moxie Falls, one of the largest falls in the area. A waterfall side lunch or dinner is included as my assistants and I pamper you and teach you many things about the area. Watch the whitewater rafters go down the mighty Kennebec River.

Price $250 a couple

We can do either trip morning or evening.

Eco Tours

Canoe or kayak on remote wilderness ponds
enjoy the quiet of a remote wilderness pond great for sunset trips,
a lumberjack meal can be provided with sausage,
beans, gingerbread, camp coffee

Fall Foliage - Moose and Wildlife Tours

The fall colors in the Northern Appalachian with red, orange, and yellow leaves on some out of the way pond can't be beat. Come join me September till the 1st week of October searching for moose, wildlife, and enjoying the beauty by canoe. Less bugs, crowds, and cooler weather. Watch me try to call out moose with a native american birch bark horn. This is also mating season for the moose. A fantastic time to be out.

The morning trip starts at 6:30 am and the afternoon trip starts at 1:30 pm. Each trip is four hours in length.

What is Included:

• A Registered Maine Guide
• Transportation to and from destination
• Drinks, high-energy snacks, breakfast, lunch or dinner
• Binoculars
• Backpacks
• Bug Repellent
• Snowshoes (Provided in Winter)

You Bring:

• Proper clothing for the weather
• Good hiking boots
• Camera
• Snow boots (in Winter)

Types of Trips:

Trips vary from hiking on the famous Appalachian Trail to local mountains in the Moosehead Lake area to combo trips and corporate trips, a great stress reliever from the office.

Several mountains we can hike are Little Squaw Mountain, Whitecap Mountain, #4 mountain, Borestone Mountain, or part of the Appalachian Trai. Mt. Kineo on Moosehead Lake can be hiked depending on shuttle service of boat.

Combo trip includes a wildlife tour on the West Branch Ponds by canoe or kayak, then hiking any of the mountains or Appalachian Trail. Combo trip also includes a fly-fishing trip, then a hike to the mountains mentioned above.

Moose, Wildlife Eco Naturalist Tours by Jeep Wrangler

Trip 1 Moose & Wildlife Safaris
Join me on the backroads of the mountains northeast of Moosehead Lake in search for moose, beaver, and other wildlife as I narrate different facts about their habits 3-4 hour trips, bring your cameras Jeep will hold 3 people. Last week of April till November except 2nd week of October which is the Moose Hunt. $62.50 a person food and drinks included

Trip 2 Eco Naturalist Tours
(All year except Christmas & Thanksgiving day) Come with me as I talk about the ecology of the plants, trees, wildlife, Indian facts and legends, the lumber era, colorful stories of past trips and the routes that famous naturalist Henry David Thoreau took. also a ride in Greenville, Maine where 2 new monuments were erected to honor the Thoreau, Wabanaki Indian Trail where I was present to witness.
3-4 hr. tour $62.50 a person. Food & drink included.

Trip 3 B52 Airplane crash site
We will jeep to Elephant Mountain where this great plane, still in pieces crashed in the early 1960's. A 6 mile ride outside of Greenville.
2 hr. trip $40.00 a person (April - November)

Moose Country Snowshoe Adventures

Trip 1 Warming Shelter to Shelter Trips
Come join us in the northern forest of Maine as we travel by snowshoes in our winter wonderland as we learn about the ecology of the woods, animal tacks, winter birds or just maybe find that moose or deer antler. We will travel from hut to hut spread out through the forest. December is Christmas month dinner with ham or turkey with all the fixings, hot apple cider or cocoa. January New Years month is roast beef, February Valentine's month is steak tips and rice with Valentine's candy as dessert. March is St. Patrick's month with Irish Stew and shamrock cookies for dessert. April is Reggae food.

$50.00 a person
Hot food and drinks included.

Trip 2 Snowshoe to Waterfalls
See waterfalls like you never seen them before as the ice sometimes turns blue. A short hike to Houston Stream Falls with lunch and drinks in Bingham, Maine then we go north to Moxie Falls in the forks of Maine. A 35 to 40 minute hike in is worth the trip.

$55.00 a person

Trip 3 Ice Fishing Snowshoe Trip
Want to try your luck at catching lake trout, brown trout, salmon, brook trout or white perch? Then come with us snowshoeing to our portable heated ice shacks with chairs for a great day on the ice. All fishing equipment included. Just tell us what species you would like to try
to catch and we well set you up.

$60.00 a person

Trip 4 Snow-tubing Combo Snowshoe or Ice Fishing
A combination of any trip 1 through 3 with a trip to Bangor, Maine to Hermon Mountain with a fun time snow-tubing, plus a ride to Stephen King’s house where I can take photos of you posing in front of his home. We also can take photos of you in front of the huge Paul Bunyan statue which represents Bangor’s historical lumber era where over 1000 saw mills once existed. A snack bar is at Hermon Mountain.

$65.00 a person

All Day Waterfalls Tour

Come join us on a scenic waterfalls trip in the mountains of Maine as we take photos, have a picnic lunch or dinner in front of the falls and just relax. On the hot humid day you can cool off and stand under Houston Stream Falls itself and wade in the cool pools of mountain fresh water. From there we will drive north to Moxie Falls in whitewater rafting country past Wyman Lake and the Kennebec River where Benedict Arnold crossed the river to go to Quebec. A short stop there then on to Moxie where a great photo opportunity awaits as we stand in front of the falls on safe wooden platforms. This trip can be done in any season, fall is breathtaking and we can even snowshoe to them in the winter.

$55.00 a person
$70.00 a person
$85.00 a person
$95.00 a person
$105.00 a person

Moose & Wildlife Safaris
Eco Naturalist Tours
B52 Airplane crash site

$62.50 a person Food & Drinks Included
$62.50 a person Food & Drinks Included
$40.00 a person (April - November)

Warming Shelter to Shelter Trips
Snowshoe to Waterfalls
Ice Fishing Snowshoe Trip
Snow-tubing Combo Snowshoe or Ice Fishing

$50.00 a person
$55.00 a person
$60.00 a person
$65.00 a person

All DayWaterfalls Tour

$160.00 a person Food & Drinks included