Guidebook for Millinocket Lake

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Guidebook for Millinocket Lake

Food Scene

A few restaurants are located right on Millinocket Lake and accessible by boat, car, biking or walking. There’s a relaxed and happy vibe that lingers in the air when you are at the lake and these local owned and run eateries abound with that. Some evenings during the summer season, they have local musicians striking up popular tunes adding to the merriment of the area. Many locals frequent here and folks that have been coming to the lake for generations, & of course the hikers who have braved their way through the magnificent Appalachian Trail and Mount Katahdin.
Great food, drinks, live music, atmosphere, friendly service, keeps us coming several times every year. Local family owned and run for many generations. Ask for the fresh cinnamon buns to take home with you. Must try their fiddlehead pizza in spring/summer, The duck entrées are always amazing, the burgers and fries are delicious and just about everything else on the menu and at the pub are great!
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Loose Moose Bar & Fredericka's - Craft Beer -Wine Bar - Lobster Rolls - Burgers
Baxter Park Road
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Great food, drinks, live music, atmosphere, friendly service, keeps us coming several times every year. Local family owned and run for many generations. Ask for the fresh cinnamon buns to take home with you. Must try their fiddlehead pizza in spring/summer, The duck entrées are always amazing, the burgers and fries are delicious and just about everything else on the menu and at the pub are great!
Nice meals and beautiful views.
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River Driver's Restaurant & Pub
30 Twin Pines Rd
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Nice meals and beautiful views.
Grab a great meal for early breakfast before hitting the trails and lunch favorites. Also pick up great gifts.
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North Woods Trading Post
Millinocket Lake Road
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Grab a great meal for early breakfast before hitting the trails and lunch favorites. Also pick up great gifts.
Great food and drinks for a very nice evening out with friends and family. Friendly service fwill always keep us coming back.Local family owned.
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Scootic In Restaurant
70 Penobscot Ave
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Great food and drinks for a very nice evening out with friends and family. Friendly service fwill always keep us coming back.Local family owned.

Sightseeing

Great place to set up adventures for hiking, moose watching, nature trails, canoe and kayak rentals, snowmobile rentals, cross country skiing, etc with very knowledgeable guides services.
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New England Outdoor Center
30 Twin Pines Rd
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Great place to set up adventures for hiking, moose watching, nature trails, canoe and kayak rentals, snowmobile rentals, cross country skiing, etc with very knowledgeable guides services.
Visit The Boom House for a unique experience to learn about the history of the river drivers and the paper mill industry
Ambajejus Lake
Visit The Boom House for a unique experience to learn about the history of the river drivers and the paper mill industry
Highest top of Maine and the Grand Finale end of the Appalachian Trail
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Mount Katahdin
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Highest top of Maine and the Grand Finale end of the Appalachian Trail
An extremely challenging hike of Mount Katahdin not for the faint of heart
Knife Edge Trail
Knife Edge Trail
An extremely challenging hike of Mount Katahdin not for the faint of heart
Launch next to the marina or keep you vessel here for access to neighboring lakes.
5 Lakes Lodge Bed & Breakfast
46 Marina Drive
Launch next to the marina or keep you vessel here for access to neighboring lakes.
This serene lake is one of the areas best kept secrets. Local knowledge is key to navigating the hazards on the lake and reach amazing secret coves with Moose, Deer and other wildlife, as well as prized fishing holes. Please be respectful of the residents of the lake by not trespassing. Many islands are privately owned and shorelines most likely have property owners. Please reach out to us if you need guidance on where to venture on the lake and which beaches to enjoy.
Millinocket Lake
This serene lake is one of the areas best kept secrets. Local knowledge is key to navigating the hazards on the lake and reach amazing secret coves with Moose, Deer and other wildlife, as well as prized fishing holes. Please be respectful of the residents of the lake by not trespassing. Many islands are privately owned and shorelines most likely have property owners. Please reach out to us if you need guidance on where to venture on the lake and which beaches to enjoy.
Ripogenus Gorge
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Appalachian Trail
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Ambajejus Falls
Abol Bridge Has beautiful views, a great little convenience store with supplies and equipment for your adventure, a nice restaurant do you enjoy local cuisine, and very friendly people that are willing to share tales of their experiences in the wilderness of Moose, Bear, Deer, Rafting the River, Hiking Mountains, Camping in the Woods, Local History, etc.
Abol Bridge Campground & Store
3969 Golden Road
Abol Bridge Has beautiful views, a great little convenience store with supplies and equipment for your adventure, a nice restaurant do you enjoy local cuisine, and very friendly people that are willing to share tales of their experiences in the wilderness of Moose, Bear, Deer, Rafting the River, Hiking Mountains, Camping in the Woods, Local History, etc.
Get your tickets to ride aboard the sea plane which flies over the beautiful Mount Katahdin Region and the pilot can share very valuable and fun knowledge about the area and it’s history.
Millinocket Seaplane Base
Golden Road
Get your tickets to ride aboard the sea plane which flies over the beautiful Mount Katahdin Region and the pilot can share very valuable and fun knowledge about the area and it’s history.
A place to experience the adventurous spirit and rich history of the loggers and their trade. A wonderful preservation of a boom house!
Ambajejus Boom House
Fire Road 23A
A place to experience the adventurous spirit and rich history of the loggers and their trade. A wonderful preservation of a boom house!

Supplies & Equipment

A great stop on your way to the mountains and lakes in the town of Millinocket. Pick up some custom made flies for fly fishing, lots of camping, fishing, hunting and adventure seeking equipment and supplies available.
Great place on the way to the lakes and mountains where you can pick up sandwiches and snacks, supplies, camp decor, clothing, fuel and a local favorite. They also arrange for your fishing and hunting permits.
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Katahdin General Store, LLC
160 Bates St
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Great place on the way to the lakes and mountains where you can pick up sandwiches and snacks, supplies, camp decor, clothing, fuel and a local favorite. They also arrange for your fishing and hunting permits.
Great place to stop in and pick up some custom-made flies for your fly fishing adventure, camping, hiking, boating, and other nature adventure equipment and supplies available here. Great friendly faces and very knowledgeable people will help you select the right stuff.
Knife Edge Trading Post
10 Balsam Dr
Great place to stop in and pick up some custom-made flies for your fly fishing adventure, camping, hiking, boating, and other nature adventure equipment and supplies available here. Great friendly faces and very knowledgeable people will help you select the right stuff.

Neighborhoods

A very historic small town that played an extremely important role in the development of the United States, creating & supplying it’s vast paper products industry, the gateway to explorers, inspiration for numerous famous poets, writers, artists, philanthropists, politicians and playground to rich & influential people throughout history, the Mount Katahdin Region has a rich history. Check out Millinocket.org exerpt: History Millinocket is a Native American word (Abenaki) that means “the land of many islands”. For 10,000 years Millinocket was inhabited solely by Native Americans. Thomas Fowler arrived in 1829. He was the first settler of what would eventually become Millinocket. He worked with his family to clear land, build a log cabin, and start a farm on the West Branch of the Penobscot River at the head of Shad Pond. By 1837 several families had also built cabins there. Thomas Fowler and his son, Thomas Fowler Jr. were hired by author Henry David Thoreau in 1846 to be guides on a trip to Mt. Katahdin. Later Thoreau would write about the area in his book titled, “The Maine Woods”. The area began to grow in 1894 when the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad finished its line to Houlton providing rail service to the area. Millinocket’s remote forest location made the town an ideal place for the Great Northern Paper Company to locate their mill. Construction began in 1899. The mill was built by hundreds of Italian immigrant stonemasons and laborers. Of Millinocket’s 1,002 residents in 1900, 432 were natives of Italy. Immigrants from Poland, Finland, Lithuania, and Hungary also arrived to work as laborers to complete the mill. French Canadians came from along Maine’s northern border with Canada, and from the St. John Valley, to work in the woods, as well as the mill. Soon people were pouring in from all over the globe to build the town and to work at the mill. The region grew so quickly that the small township was dubbed “The Magic City” because it grew so fast – in the wilderness. Great Northern Paper Company grew to be the largest mill in the world. Harnessing the water of the West Branch of the Penobscot River, power was generated to drive the mill and turn out paper which was exported throughout the world. The mill operated 24 hours a day seven days a week, churning out newsprint at the rate of 240 tons per day. Throughout the 20th century, the community prospered. Millinocket citizens formed different organizations to provide structure and entertainment for the town. The Great Northern Hotel and the Millinocket Opera House were two notable locations for performances.The citizens had sports teams and a community band. Millinocket even had a golf course. Millinocket kept growing. The town was very self-sufficient. It is said that during the Great Depression no one at the mill lost their jobs. Although the workers reduced their hours to keep everyone working, they were all able to support their families during that bleak period in American history. After WWII there was a housing boom and in the early 50’s Millinocket built a hospital and a community swimming pool. There was a time when a young man could graduate Stearns High School and start work at Great Northern Paper the very next day. The town had the highest manufacturing wages in the state. In 1973, average annual gross manufacturing wages in Millinocket were $11,951 (roughly $64,000 in today’s dollars) compared to a state average of $7,050 (nearly $38,000 in today’s dollars), according to the Census of Maine Manufacturers. Millinocket’s population peaked at more than 7,700 residents in the 1960s and 1970s. The Millinocket and East Millinocket mills produced newsprint for some of the largest newspapers on the East Coast, including The New York Times. It produced paper for phone books and catalogs. The town’s people sometimes remarked that most of the people on the East Coast have held Millinocket-made paper in their hands at one time or another. Great Northern Paper was taken over by Georgia Pacific in 1989 and then the mill switched hands again in 1999 to Inexcon, a Canadian company.They were acquired by Brascan Corporation in April 2003 and operated under the name of Katahdin Paper Company LLC. In 2003 Brookfield Asset Management bought the mills after the company filed for bankruptcy. That company continued its decline, laying off workers in 2008. The mill closed it’s doors forever in 2008. Millinocket remains optimistic and hopeful for its future. Thousands of people visit the area every year to enjoy Baxter State Park, the West Branch of the Penobscot River and the many lakes in the region. Now, in addition to Baxter State Park, the region is also home to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, which is 87,563 acres of land adjacent to Baxter. The National Monument was made official in 2016. Millinocket has a flourishing service economy and is growing into a major four-season tourist attraction for people who love to explore the great outdoors.
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Millinocket
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A very historic small town that played an extremely important role in the development of the United States, creating & supplying it’s vast paper products industry, the gateway to explorers, inspiration for numerous famous poets, writers, artists, philanthropists, politicians and playground to rich & influential people throughout history, the Mount Katahdin Region has a rich history. Check out Millinocket.org exerpt: History Millinocket is a Native American word (Abenaki) that means “the land of many islands”. For 10,000 years Millinocket was inhabited solely by Native Americans. Thomas Fowler arrived in 1829. He was the first settler of what would eventually become Millinocket. He worked with his family to clear land, build a log cabin, and start a farm on the West Branch of the Penobscot River at the head of Shad Pond. By 1837 several families had also built cabins there. Thomas Fowler and his son, Thomas Fowler Jr. were hired by author Henry David Thoreau in 1846 to be guides on a trip to Mt. Katahdin. Later Thoreau would write about the area in his book titled, “The Maine Woods”. The area began to grow in 1894 when the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad finished its line to Houlton providing rail service to the area. Millinocket’s remote forest location made the town an ideal place for the Great Northern Paper Company to locate their mill. Construction began in 1899. The mill was built by hundreds of Italian immigrant stonemasons and laborers. Of Millinocket’s 1,002 residents in 1900, 432 were natives of Italy. Immigrants from Poland, Finland, Lithuania, and Hungary also arrived to work as laborers to complete the mill. French Canadians came from along Maine’s northern border with Canada, and from the St. John Valley, to work in the woods, as well as the mill. Soon people were pouring in from all over the globe to build the town and to work at the mill. The region grew so quickly that the small township was dubbed “The Magic City” because it grew so fast – in the wilderness. Great Northern Paper Company grew to be the largest mill in the world. Harnessing the water of the West Branch of the Penobscot River, power was generated to drive the mill and turn out paper which was exported throughout the world. The mill operated 24 hours a day seven days a week, churning out newsprint at the rate of 240 tons per day. Throughout the 20th century, the community prospered. Millinocket citizens formed different organizations to provide structure and entertainment for the town. The Great Northern Hotel and the Millinocket Opera House were two notable locations for performances.The citizens had sports teams and a community band. Millinocket even had a golf course. Millinocket kept growing. The town was very self-sufficient. It is said that during the Great Depression no one at the mill lost their jobs. Although the workers reduced their hours to keep everyone working, they were all able to support their families during that bleak period in American history. After WWII there was a housing boom and in the early 50’s Millinocket built a hospital and a community swimming pool. There was a time when a young man could graduate Stearns High School and start work at Great Northern Paper the very next day. The town had the highest manufacturing wages in the state. In 1973, average annual gross manufacturing wages in Millinocket were $11,951 (roughly $64,000 in today’s dollars) compared to a state average of $7,050 (nearly $38,000 in today’s dollars), according to the Census of Maine Manufacturers. Millinocket’s population peaked at more than 7,700 residents in the 1960s and 1970s. The Millinocket and East Millinocket mills produced newsprint for some of the largest newspapers on the East Coast, including The New York Times. It produced paper for phone books and catalogs. The town’s people sometimes remarked that most of the people on the East Coast have held Millinocket-made paper in their hands at one time or another. Great Northern Paper was taken over by Georgia Pacific in 1989 and then the mill switched hands again in 1999 to Inexcon, a Canadian company.They were acquired by Brascan Corporation in April 2003 and operated under the name of Katahdin Paper Company LLC. In 2003 Brookfield Asset Management bought the mills after the company filed for bankruptcy. That company continued its decline, laying off workers in 2008. The mill closed it’s doors forever in 2008. Millinocket remains optimistic and hopeful for its future. Thousands of people visit the area every year to enjoy Baxter State Park, the West Branch of the Penobscot River and the many lakes in the region. Now, in addition to Baxter State Park, the region is also home to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, which is 87,563 acres of land adjacent to Baxter. The National Monument was made official in 2016. Millinocket has a flourishing service economy and is growing into a major four-season tourist attraction for people who love to explore the great outdoors.
Locals and visitors alike enjoy driving along the Golden Road which is the road that loggers transported their very valuable and precious heavy loads to the drop off for the Mill. A popular route for the Pelletiers of the TV show about the logging industry. It is a beautiful scenic ride full of history.
Golden Road
Golden Road
Locals and visitors alike enjoy driving along the Golden Road which is the road that loggers transported their very valuable and precious heavy loads to the drop off for the Mill. A popular route for the Pelletiers of the TV show about the logging industry. It is a beautiful scenic ride full of history.

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TRAILS END FESTIVAL

The Trails End Festival marks the end of the Appalachian trail season four most hikers that have completed the long journey north. The town of Millinocket celebrates this festival with music, live entertainment, booths selling various Local products, festivities & a pub crawl. Don’t forget to get your ducky at the festival for the annual duck race on the Penobscot! Many locals attend The festival along with hikers from all ends of the earth and family members or friends that have come to pick them up at the end of this epic journey in their lives. A week of activities and energy!