Category: Daytripping
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A Day to Play…the first stop
You know how it is…when you work for yourself, you are free to set your own work hours and give yourself days off whenever you need them…So with nothing special going on in the campground and a basket ball clinic as the activity of the day, I decided to take the day off and explore…
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Nature Walk on Sears Island
Tuesday afternoon noted author and naturalist Tom Seymour led a nature walk on Sears Island at the special request of one our campers, Amber, a middle school student who someday would like to study the ecology of the Amazon Rain Forest. A group of about 20 set off from the causeway beach then into the…
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Visiting Belfast, Maine
Belfast’s Arts in the Park is an annual July celebration of arts and crafts in the downtown waterfront park. We visit on yet another perfect sunny day. There’s a nice relaxed atmosphere here as families are strolling about the many booths of the fine painters, sculptors, potters, photographers, jewelry and fiber artists that were displaying…
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Brooks Maine
We had such a great work week last week that we decided to make Sunday our “Romantic Day”. Yup that’s right…no need for roses and B&B’s, Steven and I had daffodils, homemade beer and a cleared off couch…that’s all it takes for us! ;) After quiet morning of blog surfing, spinning (still playing with the…
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Moose Point State Park
How do you get your daily exercise? I walk the beach most days in the Spring, Fall and Winter…in the summer, it’s just part of my daily commute to the office. When you leave the campground and walk right with the Bay to your left, the most prominent destination is Moose Point State Park. Covering…
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What To Do with a Teenager?
Sure, some families like to camp together all day, every day. This posting isn’t for you. This posting is for a family that has a teen or two who might like to learn something different while on vacation. Consider staying here at Searsport Shores but registering your child in a local teen camp while your…
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Facts and Figures: Maine’s Shoreline
If you were to draw a straight line from Kittery in the far south, to Eastport, the Easternmost town in the United States, Maine only has 293 miles of coast. BUT if you stretch out the jagged coves, inlets and jetties and remeasured, Maine has 4,568 miles of coast…more than the all of the East…
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Daytrip to Castine
If you look across Penobscot Bay from the campground beach, squint a little to the right behind Islesboro, you can see sailboats sailing around Dyce’s Head from Castine Harbor. You can get there as the crow flies with a power boat in about 45 minutes, kayak across the Bay if you’re feeling ambitious (it’s always…
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