Tour the Arnold Trail This FallThere are two opportunities to tour the Arnold Trail coming up this fall. Maine Humanities Council / Kennebec-Chaudiere Heritage Corridor Join the Maine Humanities Council off the beaten path as we travel by chartered bus through deep woods and along river roads, from the Beauce Region of Québec to Bath, Maine, along the Chaudière and Kennebec Rivers. These rivers were used for centuries by Native Americans to travel between the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of Maine. In the 17th century, the Kennebec was a border between the French and English, and then a contested thoroughfare. During the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold led American soldiers up the corridor in an unsuccessful attempt to take Québec. In the 19th century, Maine farmers seeking markets for their products established the “Old Canada Road” along the rivers and, later, thousands of French Canadians and Irish traveled south to find work in Maine’s woods, mills and shoe factories. Old Fort Western Member Steve Clark will serve as guide - The Fort’s tour will follow Route 27 from Augusta to Cathedral Pines, Ledge Falls, Camp Disaster and Natanis Point, cross over into Canada at Coburn Gore, stop at Lac Megantic for lunch, drive along the Chaudière River, and return to Augusta via St. Georges, Jackman, and Skowhegan. Expedition historian and author, Steve Clark, will narrate and interpret along the way. Lunch is included in the tour price. A morning snack stop and evening supper are pay-asyou-go. |
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Arnold Expedition Historical Society |