fˈɑːloʊɪŋ wˈɪnɛɡəns kɹˈiːk ʌpstɹˈiːm fɹʌmðə kˈɛnɪbˌɛk, ðˈɛn pˈoːɹɾɪdʒɪŋ wˈʌnz kənˈuː ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns wˈɛst tə wˈɪnɛɡəns bˈeɪ ɔnðə nˈuː mˈɛdoʊz ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɐlˈaʊd ðə tɹˈævəlɚ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ðə ɹˈʌf wˈɔːɾɚz æt ðə mˈaʊθ ʌvðə kˈɛnɪbˌɛk ænd smˈɔːl pˈɔɪnt.
Following Winnegance Creek upstream from the Kennebec, then portaging one's canoe a short distance west to Winnegance Bay on the New Meadows River allowed the traveler to avoid the rough waters at the mouth of the Kennebec and Small Point.