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WILDERNESS JOURNAL: Artist in the Allagash

  • January 06, 2026

ARTIST IN THE ALLAGASH

Fine art on rough waters

by Kim Yesis

Paintbrush meets wilderness…from the author of Side by Side Tales from Behind the Canvas, Artist in the Allagash is a candid account
of Maine artist and 2023 Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist, Peter Yesis, as he goes off-grid to capture the wonders of Maine's North Woods along the Allagash waterway. This wilderness journal recounts the challenges of both the artist and the author as they navigate the AWW together for the first time.

Kim Yesis writes from her home in Searsport, Maine.

Available at kimyesis.com or at peteryesisart.com

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