Sugarloaf Maine
Ice cream & kids & the 4th of July can only be improved upon by having a HUGE Sundae with a ton of kids to eat it before it melts! Yum!! It’s always been a great place to live for adventure seekers & relaxation experts: this footage from 1985 (best recollection!) shows it’s a great place to grow up, too!!
Happy 4th everyone!
The Rangeley Region is full of outdoor activities and is historically known for its “sporting heritage”. A fun easy hike along the Rock Pond Trail at Saddleback Ski resort gives you a great taste of the beauty of the area.
Start your hike at the parking lots for Saddleback Ski Area. Follow the signs for the Rock pond condos and you’ll soon find the sign and the trail head.
Follow the signs for the Rock Pond Trail and you’ll soon find yourself on a well worn trail which also follows the Fly Rod Crosby trail…
After about a half mile of hiking on an easy grade you reach Rock Pond. If you’re a fisherman, bring your fly rod and wet a line (fly fishing only). You’ll also see many signs of Moose along the way..
The Trail
Rock Pond
Moose Tracks
After taking some time to enjoy Rock Pond continue to hike to the Overlooks…
An easy 10 mins of gradual climbing reward you with views looking toward Mt. Blue and another lookout towards Rangeley Lake..
Mt. Blue from one of the lookouts. Just below this you can look down onto another pond named Mid-Way Pond.
Looking towards Rangeley Lake.
Once you’re done checking out the Ponds and the Overlooks, return to your car the same way you came up.
One of the best parts about living at a ski resort is having an easy way to see the view from up high of the surrounding mountains & valley below! Sugarloaf runs the SuperQuad on weekends during summer & autumn for everyone to have the chance to share the outstanding view & see why us ‘mountain people’ love where we live as much as we do! The view is unchanged from this raw (unedited) footage when the Gondi was a regular summer attraction; you just have to hike up a bit further to get to the summit for the same view of our surrounding peaks. [Read more…]
Ruth Lessard paid us a visit on one of our Mountain Report shows to tell about her new shop in Kingfield, Funky Finds. Now they have moved to upstairs at the ‘Brick Castle’ in Kingfield above the Orange Cat Cafe. Whether you are looking for a serious addition to your wardrobe, or a more flamboyant bit of fashion for a fun event on your social calendar, the price is right, the items are fabulous, & the service couldn’t be nicer! Who says there’s no place to shop around here?????
Governor Joe Brennan, local Representative Ed Dexter, & local Mountain staff & community representatives were on hand for the cutting of the ribbon that officially began the new age of Robert Trent Jones, Jr.’s designed Golf Course at the base of Sugarloaf/USA… & of course, WSKI was there to record the event & send footage to Maine’s TV stations to air our significant news development!
