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hike_me t1_j1o3m7c wrote

All three are remote but Jackman is a whole other level. Very small town, not near anything. It’s even a few miles from the border — and there is nothing on the Canadian side of the border either. Calais is an actual border town with a larger Canadian town just across the river. Houlton is pretty remote but has a population of around 6000 compared to Jackman’s population of less than 1000, so it has more amenities. By far the biggest plus for Jackman is it’s the closest to Quebec City, which is great.

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NordicPineAngel OP t1_j1o3xxz wrote

That’s what what I figured about jackman. The only video I found about it was a moose attacking some snow mobilers and the one stores commercial lol I think that might be too intense of a shift off the bat. Appreciate the input!

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hike_me t1_j1o4ju8 wrote

Lots of moose. No joke, one December a few years ago I was driving to Quebec City and was approaching Jackman at dusk — I saw at like 8 or 9 moose that night, which is an all time high for me. I went to Quebec a few weeks ago but got to the city before dark and didn’t see a single moose that time.

Might not be a bad spot if you like to snowmobile, ATV hunt, and fish— but you can easily do that in Calais and Houlton.

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NordicPineAngel OP t1_j1o52tl wrote

That’s so stinkin cool. Moose will have and always have been my favorite animals. Love ‘em but fear them also bc I was almost charged as a kid by one when I was being dumb 😂

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sspif t1_j1puiw6 wrote

Maine moose are docile critters, no need to fear them. This isn’t Alaska. Just give them a respectful amount of space as you should any wild animals.

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