Some of the most beautiful and wild coastland in Maine will be featured Friday night on Discovery Channel’s survival show “Dual Survival.”
The show, which focuses on how well two survival experts manage in challenging situations, was shot early this spring at Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land unit and Quoddy Head State Park.
Called “Road to Nowhere,” the episode will air at 9 p.m., featuring survival experts Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury in a not-so-uncommon Maine scenario. The challenge, according to the program’s official website: “In the isolated woods of northern Maine, Cody and Dave take on the role of two travelers, lost and out of gas on an abandoned logging road. Their only resource is a broken down truck, which they pillage for all its worth including a can of dog food.”
Cutler Coast, known as the “Bold Coast,” is a 12,234-acre region consisting of blueberry barrens, woodland and peat lands, with 4.5 miles of headlands interspersed by pocket coves and cobble beaches overlooking the Bay of Fundy. There are 10 miles of trails, three remote tent sites and incredible views from steep cliffs.
Quoddy Head State Park, located near Lubec, encompasses 541 acres at the tip of the easternmost peninsula in the U.S. It features iconic West Quoddy Head lighthouse and 5 miles of scenic trails overlooking Quoddy Channel, which divides the U.S. and Canada.
Friday night’s program is the season closer. The episode was filmed during one week this past April. Among the activities for the episode listed by the company were: construct a shelter using natural resources; collect firewood and build a campfire; and hunt for edibles, including shellfish and small game.
This is the second time this year that production companies have chosen Maine state parks, historic sites and public-reserved lands for shooting television episodes. Earlier this year, SyFy Channel shot an episode of “Ghost Hunters” at Fort Knox State Historic Site in Prospect. An episode of PBS’s “History Detectives” also was shot at Fort McClary State Historic Site and will air later in July.
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