Author: Astrig
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After a Day at the Computer
In case you were wondering, running a campground isn’t just about walking the grounds to make certain that everything looks pretty and dusting the merchandise in the store. This time of year it’s more a frantic mix of gardening before the plants get too high (you can’t start this too early because we never know…
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Spring Cleaning and Free Camping
Every year we host an event that I believe is unique to Maine…we exchange free camping for help getting the campground open in the Spring. When you think about it, the weekend is a win-win for everyone. We get help picking up the millions of little sticks on the ground (remember the Nor’easter last week?)…
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Glorious Weather
It’s hard to believe that just 2 short weeks ago there were 18 inches of snow on the ground. Today we were raking around the blooming crocus and cleaning up the old stalks of bee balm (talk about aromatherapy…the scent of bergamot could cure anything). This was the first day that we could really get…
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Accessing the Storm Damage
Boy that was a long, hard storm! The surges came up over our 12′ retaining wall, flew over the 45′ sites and deposited sea urchins, mussels and clam shells all over the second row of RV sites. The branches came crashing down and somehow the Internet went with it…we were without access from Sunday night…
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Still Waiting for Spring
This morning the tide was out far enough to be able to harvest some seaweed for a couple of shade gardens in the walk in tenting side of the park. If you live near the coast and don’t use seaweed for both mulching and composting you’re missing a golden opportunity. Whatever I heap onto…
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Making Lemonade
It’s no surprise, we’re a business that’s weather dependant. We need good weather in the Summer to put people in the camping mood and we need warm, dry weather in the Spring to get the park cleaned up and open for guests. This morning we woke up to another 6 inches of snow and as…
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Fiber College
Fiber College is an event that crystallized from a fertile mixture of eco-tourism, agri-tourism, cultural tourism and self indulgence. It’s all about being outdoors in the Fall sunshine, learning new skills and techniques related to all things fiber (think rug hooking, spinning, knitting, quilting, needlework, basketry and…so much more) and relaxing with friends old and…
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Happy Easter to All!
There’s still enough snow on the ground to allow us the luxury of staying inside even though we open in about a month…as they say, there’s no point in fighting with Mother Nature. So today I’ve sat and spun and knit most of the day while Steven finished up some graduate classwork left over from…
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Sunday We Picnicked…Thursday We Shovel!
“They” predicted 3-5 inches of snowfall as a result of last night’s storm…this is what we got: I love snow days! They’re like little breathing breaks sanctioned by Mother Nature. Even though I’m an office of one, there’s still a change in the atmosphere when the unanticipated occurs. This morning the phone wasn’t ringing. I…
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Stewardship
Here at Searsport Shores, we see camping in every form. Guests arrive with sleeping bags for the back seats of cars, tents of every descripition and RV’s from tiny trailers to $800K+ motorhomes. Our mission is to provide sites for everyone who wants to spend time walking the beaches and gardens on Penobscot Bay. We…
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