Dirigo Adventures

Allah-Las – Mia’s Thoughts

When deciding to open up my laptop to begin a new blog, my mind got to thinking…what have I been up to lately? Of course, I could mention the treacherous college applications or hours spent on homework, but as I pulled up my document to write, I instinctively queued up my music. And that’s when…

ELO Project

Extended Learning Opportunity, otherwise known as ELO at my school, is an opportunity to concentrate a self-built class to learning more about personal passions. My ELO project of the semester revolves around street photography on film in Portland. My learning goal is to take 7-10 portraits and a small interview to go with each one….

Littlejohn Preserve

2021 was the summer of the Littlejohn Preserve. A locally-known slice of paradise, the 23-acre preserve is the perfect place to explore the tide pools, go for a swim or run trail laps. This summer, I found myself making an almost daily commute from in-town Yarmouth to Littlejohn Island for a secluded beach day at…

Dirt

Okay. So, first post as Amelia Marjerison–Dirigo Adventures. Exciting stuff! I want to write about what feeds my soul. Although simple and most likely seen as a nuisance, dirt is awesome. But regardless, I think it makes up part of my essence because Dirt has been a part of my childhood. From a baby, to…

Amelia’s Takeover

This website was started by my brother, Sam Marjerison, to highlight the best outdoor adventures Maine has to offer. Of course, he then moved to Utah for college, leaving me to man this site and turn the content upside down! As Mainers, we don’t always realize how easy we have it. Life in the Pine…

A Day in the Wasatch: Attempting the Cottonwood Ridge Traverse

Sam Marjerison details an epic day-trip with Colin Poly traversing from Big Cottonwood Canyoon

“The Search for Stripers” with Caleb Kern

Every summer, as the days get longer and the weather gets nicer, striped bass make an annual pilgrimage to the coastal waters of New England to feed on baitfish such as pogies and herring. As these fish make their way up the coast, so do many anglers including Caleb Kern, an avid fly fisherman in…

A Day with Ramsay Charters

With the stripers following bait out of the rivers to the island ledges and beaches, I joined Charles Ramsay of Ramsay Charters as we chased flocks of birds in search of schools of stripers. In addition to a pretty good day of fishing, I was also able to put together another installment of my outdoor film…

Smooth Ledge

The Rapid River is one of the premier whitewater runs in Maine and is made even more special by its limited availability. Thanks to American Whitewater, there are at least 4 weekends of high-water releases every year for whitewater fun. Overall, the Rapid is a challenging Class IV read-and-react run with plenty of sharp rocks…

Criehaven Island Clean-up

When Luke’s Lobster teams up with United by Blue for an island clean-up, you know it is not going to be a picnic cruise to a local isle. At Tenant’s Harbor, you get the real deal. I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot of the island clean-up and the trip did not disappoint….

Films Featured by Orvis

A special thanks to Phil Monahan of Orvis for featuring my short film A Pretty Good Day on Orvis News and including White Clousers & Schoolies in a Orvis Weekly Fly-Fishing Film Festival post. As usual, Liam Ireland was the fishing talent in both shorts. The Orvis News Post can be found below: Young Sam Marjerison is…

“White Clousers and Schoolies”

Our normal fishing grounds in the Royal River have been inconsistent. This time of year is all about catching big numbers of fish and the Scarborough Marsh is the hot spot. We headed out for a perfect falling tide at Ferry Beach, but wind out of the East made us work for every fish….