Northern Maine Water Trail Map & Guide ACT 2018 Water Trails | Page 30

Soldier Pond to Fort Kent on the Fish River
Put in at the public boat landing in Soldier Pond, MAG 67 D5. The
trip starts as fl atwater. Caution: 1 mile below Soldier Pond is a
four foot drop. A portage trail is on the left hand bank.
Rips will be encountered the next 5 miles but they are easy. At
the 5 mile point you will come to Fish River Falls, MAG 67 C5.
This is a Class V section. It is not advisable to run this section. A
well used portage trail is on the right hand shore above the falls.
A beautiful view of the falls is seen from the trail at the top of trail.
Below the falls, you will encounter a Class II section about 200
feet long. If you do try to run it, do so on the right hand side.
The rest of the trip is easy to the take out at the public boat
landing in Fort Kent, MAG 67 B4, on the right hand side of
the river just around the corner. On the left banking, you will
see the Fort Kent Blockhouse. This fort was built to protect
the lumbering rights to the region and was the scene of the
Ashburton-Webster treaty that eventually decided the border
between Maine and Canada. The fort is open to the public during
the summer months.
This is an easy day trip even with the portages that have to be
made. Run with a kayak all year and canoe during periods of
highwater.
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