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The Maine Woods


  • Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Penobscot, ME 04476 USA (map)

Please join us for this special autumn journey to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to visit the scene of Henry Thoreau’s powerful wilderness experience on the side of Maine’s highest mountain. There will be discussion of Thoreau’s Maine Woods, focusing on the famous “contact passage” as a model of the wilderness retreats to be offered by the Foundation. Reservations Full.

Earlier Event: October 26
A Transcendental Think Tank
Later Event: November 5
The Joy of Powerlessness