IT IS THE LOVE THAT THEY’RE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME.
>> WE LIKE THE COLD.
>> LET THE REST OF THE WORLD -- ANTHONY: LET THE REST OF THE
WORLD COMPLAIN, THESE PEOPLE HAVE A SECRET LOVE OF WINTER.
CALL IT A SEASONAL AFFECTION DISORDER.
LUCKY FOR THESE SOULS, THERE IS A JUDGMENT-FREE REALM WHERE THE
LOVE OF SNOW IS NOT ONLY ACCEPTABLE, BUT CELEBRATED --
THE GREAT NORTHWOODS OF MAINE.
NOW RISES A NEW CAN THREE JEWEL -- A NEW CATHEDRAL IN THE PINES,
THIS LODGE.
>> HAVING A PAVED ROAD EXPANDS THE AUDITS OF THOSE WHO CAN COME
AND HAVE A WILD EXPERIENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
ANTHONY: THERE IS AN ACTUAL ROAD TO GET HERE.
THE OTHER TWO LODGES ARE EIGHT MILES OUT OF THE WOODS.
THE ONLY WAY IN IS BY SKI OR SNOWSHOE.
ALL THREE LODGES LIE IN THE REMOTE COUNTRY AND OF MOOSEHEAD
LAKE ALONGSIDE 100 MILE WILDERNESS.
>> HAVING THE DRIVING ACCESS IS HUGE AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT
SKIED OR SNOWSHOE COME AND HAVE A SAFE EXPERIENCE.
SPECTACULAR VIEWS OUT TO MOOSEHEAD.
ANTHONY: DAN, THE MAIN OPERATOR, TELLS US " MEDAWIS" REOPENED
IN 2017 AFTER A TOTAL REBUILD.
THERE ARE ACCOMMODATIONS FROM SHARED BUNKHOUSES AND BATHROOMS.
ALL HAVE ELECTRICITY AND HEATED BY WOOD SNOW -- WOULD STOVES.
>> THEY ARE SO NICE YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT RUGGED.
ANTHONY: CAROL AND LUCY HAVE COME ON A WHIM NOT REALLY
KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
AMAZING.
>> IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO SKI AND COME BACK AND SIT BY THE FIRE.
THEN BE SERVED A WONDERFUL DINNER AND GO TO BED.
ANTHONY: THE MEALS, SERVED FAMILY STYLE AT LONG TABLES.
BEER AND WINE ARE AVAILABLE.
I LOVE THE WHOLE CAMP IDEA.
IT IS DYING OUT AND REJUVENATED INTO THIS CENTER.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
ANTHONY: ELSEWHERE IN THE WOODS, THINGS MAY NOT BE SO QUIET.
THEY ARE ARGUABLY EVERY BIT AS WILD.
>> THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN COMING OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF
THE WOODS.
ANTHON CARLA, A NURSE, MAKES THE DRIVE EVERY CAN’T -- EVERY
CHANCE SHE CAN GET.
>> IT IS WORTH EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
ANTHONY: CARLA MAKES THE DRIVE SO SHE CAN RIDE.
INSTANT FARM -- HINSTON FARM IS A MECCA FOR SNOWMOBILES.
MOST ARRIVED BY SLED, BUT CARS CAN REACH THE FARM.
ABOUT 40 MINUTES NORTH OF ROCKWOOD ON THE WEST SIDE OF
MOOSEHEAD LAKE WITH FOOD, LODGING, AND GASOLINE, IT
RETAINS THE FEEL OF A GENUINE OUTPOST.
JUST CHECKED OUT ITS BACKYARD.
>> WE HAVE OVER 2 MILLION ACRES ABOVE US THAT IS 100% OPEN TO
RIDING.
WALMART IS OVER THREE HOURS AWAY.
IT IS UNIQUE.
ANTHONY: JEN AND HER HUSBAND, GUY, HAVE MADE A LIFE HERE IN
THE WOODS GROWING THE BUSINESS WHICH JIN ADMITS IS NOT FOR
EVERYBODY.
>> THERE IS NO INTERNET, NO WI-F NO SUFFERING COVERAGE.
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL GUESTS LEAVE.
OUR AVERAGE SATURDAY IS 500 TO 700 PEOPLE FOR LUNCH.
YOU THINK BEING THIS FAR OUT HERE THAT IS PRETTY CRAZY.
ANTHONY: OR MAYBE NOT SO CRAZY.
IF YOU DREAM ALL WEEKEND OF FLYING THROUGH THE WINTER WOODS.
>> WHEN YOU ARE FREE -- WHEN YOU ARE HERE, YOU ARE FREE.
YOU LEAVE LEFT BEHIND.
ANTHONY: WE WILL HEAD OUT INTO THE FOREST LATER.
THE FARM TELLS US THAT UP TO 600 TO 800 PEOPLE FOR LUNCH BUT THEY
STILL DON’T HAVE WI-FI OR CELL PHONE SERVICE.
IF YOU ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE DEER SHE WAS FEEDING, THERE IS A
LARGE HERD THAT STAYS AROUND DURING THE WINTER.