- 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Optional Rafting Trip (Separate Cost and Registration)
- 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM – Venue Amenities Open for Overnight Guests
- 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Happy Hour, Silent Auction, Live Auction with Peter Triandafillou
- 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM– Dinner
- 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM – Annual Awards Presentations
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast
- 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM – Annual Membership Meeting
- 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM – Board of Directors Meeting
- 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Congressional Messages
- 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM – Break
- 9:40 AM – 10:00 – Address to MFPC Membership by Gubernatorial Candidate Bobby Charles
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Presentation by Matt Polstein, Owner NEOC
- 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM – Break
- 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM – Address to MFPC Membership by Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Bennett
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Presentation by Morgan Cashwell, The Nature Conservancy
- 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM – Break
- 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM – Address to MFPC Membership by Gubernatorial Candidate Hannah Pingree
- 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM – Presentation by Lily Kenny, DACF
- 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM – Strategic Discussion by Curtis Picard
- 1:00 PM – Depart for Tours
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Tours
View Prentiss & Carlisle operations in hemlock and hardwood stands at a variety of management stages and see a demonstration of the products offered by Gaia AI for forward looking forest management practices. Location map and coordinates.
Directions: This harvest area is located on the Tolman Road which is off route 11 across from the South Twin boat launch. Directions & GPS Coordinates: (UTM, NAD 83, Zone 19): 68.7080385°W 45.5881350°N
Leaving Route 11 in Millinocket, start onto the Tolman Road and travel 5 miles then take a slight left. Blocks are on both sides of the road.
Visit the high tech sawmill at Pleasant River Lumber in Enfield to see an outfit that analyzes every inch of about 100 board feet a minute. As featured this winter on WMTW’s Made in Maine series.
Venue and Lodging
We are pleased to be at the New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket this year and will have access to their beautiful facility. They have been gracious enough to set up an optional rafting trip for Sunday before the banquet, reservations can be made through your registration and then paid separately.
Accommodations will be in shared cabins and payment can be made directly to NEOC after September 2. You may arrive as early as 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 13. When you arrive, please stop by the Rivers Driver’s Restaurant to let them know you have arrived. You are then welcome to enjoy the kayaks and other amenities at the Center.
Here are a few options to enjoy during the day:
- Knife’s Edge Brewing opens at 11:00 a.m. and offers cornhole and beautiful views of Katahdin.
- Rivers Driver’s Restaurant is located right by the water and opens at 11:00 a.m.
- Enjoy the kayaks and other amenities available throughout the Center.
Your room will be ready for check-in at 3:00 p.m.
The banquet begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Event Center.
