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January 2019
Guided Full Moon Snowshoe Walk
Bring your snowshoes and join Jocelyn Paquette, for a 1-mile guided adventure in the moonlight at the Wheeler Bay Wildlife Sanctuary! Come out for the full moon and listen for owls, and see tracks of other local wildlife in the snow. You may even hear the quarry ice singing! Afterwards, Jocelyn will warm you up with a hot beverage and a sweet treat at her home. This event is limited to 25 guests and is suitable for children, so please…
Find out more »February 2019
Fun Facts for Kids: Animals’ Amazing Adaptations
Join Georges River Land Trust for a family-friendly event about Animals’ Amazing Adapations. Bring your kids and grandkids and meet at the Searsmont Town Library on Tuesday, February 19, at 10 am, with a snow date of Thursday, February 21. Maine wildlife have an amazing variety of physical characteristics that enable them to survive and do their jobs within their environment. You’ll learn about Maine habitats, why moose and deer grow antlers, why birds have different shaped bills, why turtles…
Find out more »March 2019
The Quintessential Guide to Hiking Maine
For more than half a century, the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Mountain Guide has been hikers’ and backpackers’ quintessential printed resource for trails in Maine’s spectacular mountains. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, featuring 175 new trails, 50 new mountains, and 13 additional in-text maps, capturing Maine’s booming trail building and expansion during the past five years. Author/editor Carey Kish will lead us on a whirlwind tour of mountain hiking in Maine through incredible pictures and lively…
Find out more »Waterlovers! Meet the St. George River Canoe Trail
The St. George River boasts some amazing boating opportunities including fast rips, large, wide lakes, tranquil pools under nearly closed tree canopies, and six portages. The river is the lifeblood of the watershed that winds its way from its headwaters in Lake St. George and Frye Mountain in Waldo County to its mouth where it flows into Muscongus Bay in Knox County. The 51-mile river falls from coastal mountains through rich farmlands, ten towns, and flows through seven lakes. Join us…
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