AWWF News

AWWF Presents Paddle to Allagash Brewing Company

Properly masked and physically distanced due to COVID, (left to right) AWWF board member Don Hudson and board president Bob McIntosh presented an Allagash Canoe Paddle to the Allagash Brewing Company. The paddle was engraved to celebrate the Allagash Brewing Company’s 25th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway...

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Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation Elects Seven New Board Members

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) is pleased to announce the election of seven new board members. In making this announcement, Bob McIntosh, Board President, noted “The Foundation is well positioned to expand its board as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway’s designation as a National Wild...

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Allagash Brewing Company hosts July 17 Day of Giving to benefit AWWF

Allagash Brewing Company celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and has chosen to partner with us during their 25 Days of Giving series in July! On Friday, July 17, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Wild & Scenic River designation of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Allagash Brewing is donating 100% of its...

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Annual Message from Board President Bob McIntosh

Board President Bob McIntosh provided the following to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation Board of Directors at the Foundation’s annual meeting held on June 15, 2020. We hope you will enjoy reading this message and thank you for your continued support of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway....

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Meet Allagash Explorer!

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the pocket-size Allagash Explorer, A Take-Along Companion For Maine’s Wilderness Waterway, created in collaboration with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. Designed for use in all seasons, Allagash Explorer differs from other guides that offer paddling and camping...

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COVID-19 & The Allagash

If you are planning to visit the Allagash Wilderness Waterway this spring or summer, please visit the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands AWW Conditions and Alerts page for up-to-date information on Allagash access and overnight use. Click here for the latest information: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/water_activities/aww-river-conditions.shtml

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Become a “Friend” of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway: “… that most beautiful and wondrous wilderness area, the Allagash River, the greatest such remaining area in the Eastern United States.” — U.S. Senator, Edmund S. Muskie Congressional Record, May 27, 1965 Dear Friend, Let us introduce you to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF). Now in our eighth year, we have...

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New Coffee Blend Supports Youth on the Allagash

A partnership with Wicked Joe Organic Coffee is Born! Bob and Carmen Garver of Wicked Joe Organic Coffees have been giving back to Maine communities for years, most notably when they developed a special blend of coffee for the 75th anniversary of Maine’s 48 state parks and historic sites. Now, Wicked Joe has added...

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NEWS!! Allagash Waterway Resource Assessment Released

Bob McIntosh, president of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, announced release of the first heritage resource assessment of the famed Allagash Wilderness Waterway.  The “Storied Lands & Waters” project marks a milestone in the history of the Allagash and offers a roadmap for action in the years ahead.  The announcement...

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