"Frequently Asked Questions"
(Or Questions That Have Been
Asked At Least Once)
Below you will find
answers to some of the common, and even not so common questions. If
you have a question that you feel may be useful to other people that
are coming to Frost Pond, please let me know and I will try to add it to
the list.
How far is it to the camps after we cross the Dam?
Do I have to worry about wild animals?
Can I have an open fire at my cabin?
Do I need to buy firewood for heating the cabin?
Can I bring firewood from home for our campfires in the campsites?
Do I need to bring drinking water with me?
How big is Frost Pond?
How far to the nearest grocery store?
Can I use my cell phone at camp?
Are those wolves that I hear howling at night?
What kind of fish can I catch at Frost Pond?
Do you have electricity at camp?
Why can't I just move my reservation dates to a different date if I
cannot make it for when I scheduled it?
What are some of the activities that I can do while staying with you at
Frost Pond Camps & Campground?
What will I see for wildlife around Frost Pond?
How far is it to the camps after we cross the Dam?
Contrary to what it may seem on your first trip in, it is only 2 1/2
miles from Ripogenus Dam. After a trip or two into camp, it will
not seem nearly as far. Our road is located under a canopy of
trees which rivals the road in Baxter State Park. Many of our
guests have told us that it is the prettiest trip through the woods that
they have had.
Do I have to worry about wild animals?
No, you do not have to worry about wild animals. However one
must always respect them and not get too close. You should keep
food items put away to avoid attracting them. We do not have a
bear or raccoon problem here, although these animals live in the woods
and we are located in the woods. This simply means that they can
pass through at any time day or night. Since we have owned the
camps we have not had any bear problems and only a minor raccoon
problem, which with the help of a live trap, was taken care of.
Can I have an open fire at my cabin?
Sorry, we do not have fire pits at the cabins for safety reasons.
Open fires near buildings out in the woods are not a good thing.
In order to keep the cabins standing and the Maine woods green, we
simply do not allow open fires at any of the cabins. If we have a
campsite open you may request to go down to the campground to enjoy an
open fire. Campfire wood is available for sale at the office.
Do I need
to buy firewood for heating the cabin?
No, we provide firewood for each cabin. It is in the woodshed
and you can get it as you need it. There is room for a supply of
wood to last you the night or longer at each cabin so that you do not
have to go to the woodshed in the night.
Can I bring firewood from home for our campfires in the campsites?
The Maine
Legislature has banned the bringing of firewood into Maine.
( Sec. 1. 12
MRSA § 8307)
Also the practice of transporting firewood for a distance of more
than 50 miles from home, even within the state is discouraged.
This is due to the threat of invasive insects that are transported
in the firewood. We are requesting that you do not bring firewood from
home for your stay at Frost Pond Camps. We do have firewood for sale
at the office. For more information please click on the link.
Firewood
Firewood
We have firewood for sale at the office
for your campfire.
Do I need to bring drinking water with me?
You can if you wish. However we have very good water at camp
which comes from
our drilled well. The water is tested each year for safety and has
never had a problem.
How big is Frost Pond?
Frost Pond is 198 acres. At the longest point it is
approximately one mile long and at the widest point it is a bit over one
half mile wide.
How far to the nearest grocery store?
Millinocket is about 35 miles away and Greenville is about 45 miles
away. These are the nearest complete grocery stores. There
is a small store about 13 miles from here that has a good selection of
things you may need. We also have a few of the more popular and often
forgotten items here at the office.
Can I use my cell phone at
camp?
Not unless you have something very special for a phone! I have yet been
able to find anything for a phone that will work at camp. We are
simply located much too far from the cell sites to have cellular
service.
Are those wolves that I hear howling at night?
What you are hearing most likely is a loon. The loon has a
number of different calls that it makes, and one of them does in fact
have a somewhat "wolf-like" sound. You may hear coyotes
howling, which may sound somewhat like a wolf at times. The reason
for this is that recent genetic studies of the eastern coyote has shown
that one small female coyote had 89% wolf ancestry. A small wolf
from Algonquin Park in Canada had 96% eastern coyote ancestry. So
what you are hearing may in fact be more wolf than coyote! (Or the
wolf you are hearing may be more coyote than wolf!) This study was
performed by members of the Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
and the Trent University, Ontario. The article that I got this
information from was written Mark McCollough who is a US Fish and
Wildlife biologist and was in the July 2009
Northwoods Sporting Journal.
What kind of fish can I catch at Frost Pond?
You will catch Brook Trout and possibly a Splake. There are a
few Smelts and Red Fin Shiners in the pond as well. We are located
in T3 R11 and the regulations are as follows: Daily limit 2 fish.
You can only keep 2 fish per day. Possession limit, 2 fish.
You can never possess more than 2 fish at a time. This also means
that you cannot catch 2 fish and eat them or give them away and then go
catch and keep 2 more fish. No live fish as bait. You may
use lures, flies, and worms. Each fish you keep must be at least 6
inches long. Please check the law book for more details as this is
just a summary of the laws pertaining to Frost Pond in T3 R11.
Do you have electricity at camp?
Yes and no. We generate our own electricity with a diesel
generator. We also have a battery system and inverter to power the
computer. The batteries are charged when the generator is running
in order to provide power to the office during times when the generator is not needed
for larger loads. There is not any power available at any of the
cabins or campsites. We can charge your camera batteries and such
at the office, if you do not have a car charger with you.
Why can't I just move my reservation dates to a different date if I
cannot make it for when I scheduled it?
You make a reservation so that you will have a cabin or site when you
arrive. The dates are blocked out when you make the reservation,
and no one else can book it after that. I may have had
several requests for a site or cabin for those same dates that you
blocked out. When I tell them that I do not have that site or
cabin open, people will either take a different site or cabin, or book
elsewhere.
When you book you are in effect telling me that you will be coming and I
can count on it. I am telling you that I will have a site or cabin
for you to stay in when you arrive.
We both are making plans based on the reservation. When you email
or call and tell me that you need to change dates because of changes in
your schedule, it sure throws things off on this end. There is a
good chance that I will not be able to re-book the reservation. We
have a several short seasons when guests typically book reservations, and when people are
making their reservations they want to know that they will have a space.
Quite often these plans are made weeks or months in advance. They
are not going to wait to see if all of a sudden someone cancels at the
last minute, they will book where they can be assured of the space.
By the same token, if you arrive and I tell you that I had another
party that wanted the space, and I used your reservation space for them
and now I
do not have anything for you, you would be very upset, and rightly so.
We are not like the airlines and large hotel that consistently overbook
so that they can be assured of a full plane or hotel.
We urge you to go to the
Rate Page and check out the low cost insurance that is
available from Travel Guard. For as little as $15.00 you can
purchase insurance that will cover you if you have to cancel your
reservation. This insurance protects you for a number of reasons for
cancellations.
What are some of the activities that I can do while
staying with you at Frost Pond Camps & Campground?
There are many things to do. We have a couple of short hiking
trails nearby. You can hike on the Appalachian trail without going
into Baxter Park. There is a section of trail about 13 miles away
that is in the so called "100 Mile Wilderness" of the Appalachian Trail.
You can make reservations to go white water rafting on the Penobscot
River. You can take a scenic float plane ride. You can climb
Mt. Katahdin which is in Baxter State Park. You can fish in the
pond and on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. We can help
set you up with a guide for both river fishing and some pond fishing.
On clear nights you can star gaze. I have seen falling stars every
night that I have been out sitting by the campfire. We have no
ambient light to interfere with some very fantastic night skies.
You can just sit back and relax and enjoy listening to the loons, owls,
and bull frogs. You can paddle around the pond and enjoy seeing
Moose, Deer, Loons, and several families of Ducks. You can watch
the eagles soar over the pond on a fairly regular basis. You can
watch the terns that come to feed on some of the hatches of insects on
the pond. You can take "Moose" rides. (No, you do not
ride a moose, but you go for a ride in your vehicle to look for moose)
What will I see
for wildlife around Frost Pond?
One never knows just what you will see. Wild animals are wild,
so you never know what you will see, where or when you will see them!
The list of animals that I have seen around the pond and near-by
includes: Moose, Deer, Bear, Coyotes, Turkeys, Bobcats, Lynx,
Beaver, Otter, Pine Martin, Mink, Red Squirrels, Chipmunks, Porcupines,
Mergansers, Golden Eye Ducks, Canada Geese, Seagulls, Terns, Eagles,
Osprey, Pileated Woodpeckers, along with several other species of
Woodpeckers, Bats, and many other song birds. I am sure that there
are many other animals and bird species that I am forgetting, but there
is just about everything located nearby.
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