AWWF News

Allagash Street Fair is Coming Up and Guess Who’s the Beneficiary?

Allagash Brewing Company is gearing up for another fantastic Street Fair. This year it takes place, Saturday June 23 at their brewery in Portland. The Allagash Brewing Company  Street Fair is an annual event that is filled with music, food, beer, performances, and fun events.  Last year the Allagash Wilderness...

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Connecting Youth to Nature on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

This year, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) partnered with Chewonki of Wiscasset, Maine, to offer two all-expenses-paid paddling and camping trips on the Waterway for youth living in gateway communities of the Waterway.  With the generous support of local partners, the Quimby Family Foundation, and the Defoe Fund, 18 students from the Katahdin...

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Wilderness Guide Gardner Defoe Inspires Fund in His Name

Legendary Maine Wilderness Guide Gardner Defoe led groups of youth down Maine rivers for over 25 years. A recent film called, Defoe’s Way, produced by O’Maine Studios and funded by L.L. Bean, tells the inspiring story of Defoe’s life and his many journeys down the Allagash River. The alumni of these programs were profoundly...

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