Northern Outdoors Adventure Club

The one bedroom unit appeared to be a lockout and was the downstairs part of a two bedroom unit above us. There weren't many kitchen extras, like serving bowls and pitchers, but the pots and pans were like new, and there were enough of the basics for four. Our downstairs unit had a small full kitchen (no dishwasher) and dining area, fine for four people. There was a living area with pull out couch that our friends used, and we had the large master bedroom with king sized bed and two person whirlpool. There was one bathroom, accessible from the master bedroom or the living room. There was no phone in our unit, which was a major inconvenience. There was one 25" TV, in the living room with DirecTV. The funny part was a huge storage area off the master bedroom that had all the deck chairs (for the summer) and the hot water heater, etc. It was fine for storing our snowmobiling gear, but felt odd to have access to this area. Also off the master bedroom was an unfinished closet where we stowed some gear. There was no closet downstairs at all for hanging clothes. It felt like the unit wasn't quite finished.

We explored the upstairs when it was empty, thanks to a nice housekeeping staff. The upstairs unit had a bedroom with either a double or queen bed and the other bedroom had bunk beds. There was one bathroom between the two bedrooms. The kitchen area was very large, with a long bar separating it from a large dining area. I noted a dishwasher. The living room was lovely, with hardwood floors. Everything was new looking. No hot tub. I think the master bedroom in the downstairs unit is the master bedroom for the whole house. I can't remember if I saw a phone upstairs, but I did note that there was no TV upstairs. The housekeeping staff told us that they weren't currently using the upstairs as a timeshare, so that could explain the missing TV.

All the timeshare units have a deck/balcony overlooking a wooded area obscuring a small lake. It feels woodsy and private.

I think this resort is just getting its feet wet with timesharing. I I may be wrong, but it seems to be they are just experimenting with it a little, to see if it will work for them.

Check-in was easy and fast. The staff are very friendly and accomodating. We didn't always have everything we needed (like toilet paper!) but when we told the housekeeping staff they were quickly responsive.

> This is a beautiful area in the mountains of Western Maine. Activities would vary in this area, depending on the time of year. It is an absolutely wonderful location for snowmobiling, and I know that a major activity in The Forks in the summer is white-water rafting, which this resort offers.