Golf in Island Falls

Island Falls is an Aroostook County community on the Mattawamkeag River, deep in the North Woods where the county's agricultural south gives way to the more heavily forested interior. The Mattawamkeag's gorge and falls give the community its name and character, and the river's whitewater draws kayakers and canoeists during spring runoff. The town sits within a reasonable drive of Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin, and the broader surrounding wilderness extends in multiple directions without significant interruption. Va-Jo-Wa Golf Club serves this genuinely remote community, where golf occupies an important role in organized community life precisely because other forms of recreation require significantly longer drives.