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I spent the last week traveling to Louisville KY for a meeting of the US Forest Service Region 9 Recreation Resource Advisory Committee. We are the citizen board that recommends changes to fee structures in the various National Forests in the northeast (from Maine to Wisconsin and South to Kentucky. I am the representative of non motorized guides on the committee.

The staff of the forests wishing to adjust rates make presentations about their intentions and need to do so. Along with a review of specific sites where rates will be changed. We spent a whole day at Hoosier National Forest touring some of their campground facilities that were scheduled for fee increases looking at maintenance needs and the facilities overall.

I enjoyed the chance to meet many of the professionals from the Forest Service and my fellow committee members. Not to mention a chance to visit a city I had never been to before. There is though; no place like home and visiting those other places makes me realize how fortunate I am to live in mid coast Maine and operate a small business here.

In the next few weeks my own season gets underway now that the snow and ice are gone. I'm looking forward to sharing this place with you. Where have you traveled this winter? Got any plans for the rest of spring or this summer?

It is never too early to make a reservation for the coming season!

Best regards,

Don Kleiner
Master Maine Guide

Fishing with Another Guide

Every year I try to spend a day with a guide in another part of the country. Because the Forest Service meeting was within driving distance of Knoxville TN I booked a day with Clay Aalders of Smoky Mountain Gillies a fellow Orvis endorsed guide to float one of his local rivers. I flew to my meeting a day early and drove down to Knoxville where Clay and I spent time floating the Clinch River in his driftboat. A river I had heard of but never been on. Read more...

The Season Begins!

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