Larry Chambers of Antrim, N.H., fly fishes in the Roach River while staying at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s new lodge, Medawisla, northeast of Greenville. The newest of three AMC camps in Maine, Medawisla opened July 1.

A common loon is a common sighting for campers at the water of Third Roach Pond near the Medawisla Lodge.

There is the smell of fresh-cut pine as campers make their way to the bunkhouse at Medawisla, but it should not take too much time for the memories are made and stories told … in the tradition of Maine’s sporting camps.

Larry Chambers of Antrim, N.H., suits up for an after dinner fly fish in the nearby Roach River.

Tyler Flory, 10 of Amherst, Mass, jumps from one rock to another at the out flow of Third Roach Pond into the Roach River northeast of Greenville. Tyler and his family, included father Ernie Flory, left, were recreating at the Appalachian Mountain Club new lodge, Medawisla, which opened on July 1.

Tyler Flory, 10, and his brother Logan, 14, both of Amherst, Mass, joust with homemade swords on the dock of Third Roach Pond.

Campers make their way to the lake for after dinner recreation.

Campers make their way to the bunkhouse.

A camper holds a frog caught at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s new lodge, Medawisla, northeast of Greenville.

Hunter Kemp, 14 of Sangerville paddles his kayak as friend Johnathan McMillen, 12, of Parkman, hitchhikes a ride in Third Roach Pond.