Event Report: Mahoosuc Land Trust Community Day
Jolan Ippolito, Development Associate with the Mahoosuc Land Trust, shared the following event report: While the Mahoosuc Land Trust had its usual three outdoor adult activities in place for Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, one drew the bulk of the crowd and 30 or so folks tromped in the forest looking for mushrooms. Of course on… Read More»
Event Report: Students Climbing with Acadia Mountain Guides
15 High School students from Old Town, Orono, & Bangor joined the Acadia Mountain Guides for a day of free guided rock climbing to celebrate their passion for recreating outdoors during the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Crisp temperatures welcomed the climbers and guides at the climber-owned Eagle Bluff in Clifton, ME. Upon being outfitted with… Read More»
Event Report – 101 Things at the Pond Days at the L.C. Bates Museum
101 Things at the Pond Days at the L.C.Bates Museum brought families to help celebrate the pond’s 101 years of being a fun place for everything from skating to fishing and wetland study to painting. The pond, The Artificial, was designed and built in 2015 by Carl Rust Parker of the Olmsted Firm. For GMOW,… Read More»
Sept 2016 Press Release: Record Breaking GMOW!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2016 CONTACT: Kaitlyn Bernard Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Program Associate kbernard@outdoors.org; (207) 231-0336 Record Breaking Great Maine Outdoor Weekend – 130 events all over Maine Help celebrate the 5th year of the GMOW September 16-18, 2016 PORTLAND, Maine– – More than 10,000 Mainers are expected to join in the tenth… Read More»
GMOW in the News: Mahoosuc Land Trust participating in Great Maine Outdoor Weekend
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will participate in the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 17. The statewide event invites people to play outside. Hikers can climb up Mt. Crag in Shelburne, New Hampshire, at 9:30 a.m. Hikers will meet at the Austin Brook Trailhead on North Road in Shelburne, across from a… Read More»
GMOW in the News: 101 Things at the Pond Day set for Sept. 17, 18
Weekend will celebrate 101 years of exploration and creature catching at the Frog Pond. HINCKLEY — 101 Things at the Pond Day is set for Sept. 17 and 18 at L.C. Bates Museum on U.S. Route 201. The weekend will celebrate 101 years of exploration and creature catching at the Frog Pond. Free programs will… Read More»
Congrats to our School Partnership Grant Projects
Getting kids outside – what could be better than that?! The Great Maine Outdoor Weekend planning team is thrilled to announce the latest round of projects to receive small grants to support their efforts to incorporate kids and school groups in their GMOW activities. This funding opportunity was piloted by the GMOW planning team for… Read More»
