Sasanoa River, Woolwich

 

Photo of me by Donna Knowles of Donna Kowles Photography

Body of Water:  Sasanoa River, Woolwich  Maine TIDAL

 

Directions:  You gotta look in the book for this one!!  

 

Parking:  Unload at the ramp and park down a dirt road to a round parking area. 

 

Launch: cement ramp

 

Fees: None

 

Bathroom:  None

 

Wildlife:  Canada geese, sturgeon, osprey, eagles, heron and alewives (during migration!)

 

Notes: This trip is in Paddling Southern Maine, so I am not going to give away all its secrets, but... it is a paddle worth doing.  Our hope was to see some raptors catching alewives... we did not get to see that, but it was still beautiful!!  

I was not sure what to expect as this is one of the trips my co-author Sandy had written for the book.  I love going to 'her' trips and checking them out.  And without being egotistical, I want to say that Paddling Southern Maine is an amazing resource.  As I planned this trip I used it as my guide and it was perfect!  

We started out on very calm waters! One of the reasons I get on the water early!

 

We saw a couple of ospreys flying above us!

 

We saw some goose families.

 

 The light was incredible!

 

We paddled up to the end of the river to the fish ladder/dam.  (Dam from Nequasset Lake.) 

 

This osprey sa ton this tree for a long time. 

 

This may be my first cardinal photo!

 

 

Donna got this pic of me at the dam.

These ladie are great paddling buddies!

 

The Fish Ladder

Our paddle back was also wonderful.  The wind picked up as we headed back.  We chose to not go down towards the Kennebec River - instead we headed elsewhere for another nearby adventure!!!

This is another great trip!! I hope you go and hope you enjoy!!