Column: Navigating the iconic Machias River – Part II: Little Falls to Machias

TIMES RECORD • May 31, 2022

Ken Gordon and I were beginning the third day of our five-day outing on the Machias River in Washington County. Paddling expedition kayaks, two seniors not acting their ages had completed a little less than half of the 55-mile journey and were camped at the foot of Little Falls. We awoke to bluebird skies and light winds. The paddling day began with a stretch of flatwater to Mopang Stream which entered on the right. Around the bend was the two-mile sector of whitewater called Wigwam Rapids. ~ Ron Chase