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Free Camping Weekend…OMG year 30!

 

We’d love to have you join us!  The gathering is a mix of “regulars” and first timers…it’s the perfect opportunity to shake the bugs out of your slumbering camping equipment, meet great people, eat good food and enjoy a weekend on the coast.  We welcome all ages and abilities to join us…just tell us about your super powers and we’ll have the perfect chore for you (our campground is magic that way).

I feel a bit like Mark Twain here, but really we have a marvelous time!  The schedule proceeds generally like this rain or shine:

Thursday or Friday drive in during daylight hours and choose a campsite. Friday night join us for pizza at the art studio…bring toppings to share and a beverage of your choice…we’ll have the dough ready for custom creations.  A fan of Fiber College or Strung Together?  Let’s have a meet up and show and tell by the campfire!

Saturday start the day with homemade doughnuts and coffee while we divide up the chores based on what you like to do.  We’ll break for lunch…hopefully a BBQ at the beach if the weather is conducive.  Dinner’s pot luck and a trivia game.

Sunday and Monday we tie up loose ends, eat leftovers and massage tired muscles.

More questions? Call us at 207 548-6059 or send an e-mail at relax@campocean.com

53 responses to “Free Camping Weekend…OMG year 30!”

  1. peggy Avatar
    peggy

    I would love for my family to come for this! There are two adults, and two children. They are nearly 3 years old and 6. Can we be added to the list of RSVPs?!

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    1. Nicole Avatar
      Nicole

      Hi Peggy~
      My name is Nicole. I saw that you are going on clean up weekend with you 2 kids. I also have 2 boys ages 6 & 9. I think we should meet up if you are still planning on going, I was afraid to go because I didn’t want the boys to be in the way of those helping. I’m looking forward to camping. We <3 it!!

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  2. Shelley Gromek Avatar
    Shelley Gromek

    Hi Astrig

    Rachel, Dad, Jason and I would love to come again this Mother’s Day and will arrive Friday and stay through Sunday afternoon. NO wounded thumbs this year or thrown out backs and I will bring a huge bowl of macaroni salad for Saturday. What with Rachel’s trip to the ER last year and all we seemed to miss everything but replanting the seedlings. Still had a wonderful time and saw an amazing storm. Gotta love Maine rainstorms. Anyway it would be great to see you all and participate in the activities without the pain…lol

    Hope to see you soon

    Shelley (formerly of the Maine Thread)

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  3. unpredictablejourney Avatar
    unpredictablejourney

    We are still planning on being there for the clean up and fix up weekend…. I’m excited and was wondering if there are many people joining in this event… and which site # we might be staying at. We have looked at your blog and all the different photos of the various sites available… and it makes me even more excited to join in!! May 7-9 can’t come quick enough. Let us know if there is anything that we should bring with us other than ourselves…. we will be travelling from upstate NY so if there’s something down this way that you love and have to have, let us know! Thanks again, Amanda

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      It’s good to hear from you Amanda…when you arrive, you’ll choose the site that suits you and your family…were you going to come early?

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  4. mary lopez Avatar
    mary lopez

    I am interested in helping out for the free weekend. Please let me know. There will be probably my 18yr old granddaughter and myself coming. She loves painting and cleaning. Very artistic. thank you Mary

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      We’d love to have you join us! Tell me how you camp and if there’s anything I can do to make your arrival easier…

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  5. Emily Pike Avatar
    Emily Pike

    My name is Emily and my mom and I would like to come for the free cleanup weekend. We love camping and love Maine and would enjoy helping out and meeting new people. We are coming from Vermont and would be arriving on Friday and staying until Sunday. Could you please let me know if you still have room available. We are very interested. Thank you 🙂
    Emily

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Emily,
      We would be thrilled to have you join us! We used to live in Lyndonville VT decades ago…you’ll have a very pretty drive over to the coast. How do you camp?
      Astrig

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  6. Madeleine Costa Avatar
    Madeleine Costa

    Madeleine and Ron are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 6. Can’t wait to see the place and make new friends! See you soon!

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      The feeling is mutual…I’m glad that you’re coming early so that you can poke around a bit…so many pretty places to see!

      Reply
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  8. tony morton Avatar
    tony morton

    Hey guys,
    Long time no see, Thomas just turned four this past year, and he wants to go camping. It’s been a couple of years now but we would love to come and help, Jenn and I are looking forward to it. Always had a great time with everyone, even when it rained.
    hope to see you soon
    Tony,Jenn

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Do come for a visit…I saw Thomas when he was a newborn…time flies! Wait til you see the changes around here! It will be good to catch up on our lives…I’ll make the coffee or we can have herbal tea…or a glass of ???

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  9. Karen Sproul Avatar
    Karen Sproul

    I would like to come help that weekend with my boyfriend and my two grandchildren. We tented there last year for the first time. This year we are buying our first camper hopefully tomorrow. I cant wait! I hope there’s room for us.

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Did you buy the camper? There will always be room for you…and I’m even daring to imagine that it might be warm and sunny on Mother’s Day weekend…almost unheard of! 🙂

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      1. Karen Sproul Avatar
        Karen Sproul

        It’s getting delivered to me tomorrow. Can’t wait! Hope the weather’s like last week’s on Mother’s Day weekend! That would be wonderful, but even if not, just being there by the ocean with great people is going to be wonderful!

  10. Mark and Zorene (Dodi) Vallier Avatar
    Mark and Zorene (Dodi) Vallier

    Hello Astrig and Steve,
    Hope this finds that you both had a good winter and are now ready for the camping season to begin. All is fine here. All our kids are doing well and all living out on their own now and the grandchildren are growing fast.
    I see that cleanup weekend is around the corner and I couldn’t think of a better way to celerbrate mothers day except for a weekend at Searsport Shores. So I am asking if any of your cabins or campers are available to rent that weekend and how much it would be. We are willing to pay to rent one just to have a enjoyable weekend at your campground. And I’ll bring my paint clothes and or my aprin. :o)
    Hope to see you all soon. Have a great Spring !!!

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  11. Gary Stockbridge Avatar
    Gary Stockbridge

    Hi,
    I would like to come for the clean-up weekend. I manage a property in Winchester Ma. and I think I could be of help. The only limitation I have is I cannot do repetitive heavy lifting due to a disc problem with my neck. But, I can do alot, and I am very skilled at painting. Landscaping I have to limit to a half day of work. I am also an artist. Let me know if you would need me. It would just be me and my dog, in a sleeper van. I would need an electric hookup. I’m 6′, 210, and very good health with the exception of my neck, which I can manage by knowing my limitations. Thanks, Gary

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Hi Gary!
      We’d love to have you join us…and it’s easy to promise that we’ll keep you away from any heavy lifting…repetitive or not. What day would you like to come in?

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  12. Gary Stockbridge Avatar
    Gary Stockbridge

    Hi, I am not currently working full time, and my property management job leaves me a lot of free time, so I guess I’ll come in on the first day (which day is that?), and I could stay as long as you need me. Is there any supplies in your store yet?. If you could mail me a flyer I would appreciate it, but it is not necessary. I will just need the directions. I would love the best site you have available. Thanks, and I look forward to meeting you. Gary Stockbridge 219 Washington Street Winchester Ma 01890

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  13. STEVE CHORBA Avatar
    STEVE CHORBA

    HI GUYS ITS BEEN A LONG WINTER WAITING TO COME BACK CAMPING AGAIN
    WE LL BE UP TO HELP OUT JUST LET US NOW WHAT TO BRING
    STEVE AND ROXANNE AND STEVE AND CAROL

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Yeah! Bring everything but the kitchen sink 😉 or maybe just rakes and good food for Saturday night. With luck the snow will be gone and we’ll start building three micro cabins for the summer interns.

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  14. tony morton Avatar
    tony morton

    Hi guy’s We have been waiting for the spring to get here, Jenn Thomas and myself are looking forward to it. See you soon, Let me know if there is anything I should bring.
    Tony

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      That’s the best news ever! Will you be in a tent or would you like a cabin?

      Reply
  15. tony morton Avatar
    tony morton

    a tent site would be wonderful, Thanks talk to you soon
    Tony

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  17. Beka Hoskins Avatar
    Beka Hoskins

    Hey Steve & Astrig! This is Beka Hoskins (Jim & Gena Hadsell’s youngest daughter); we used to come every year but it’s probably been about 10 years! Anyway, if there is room left on that list I would love to come out & bring my husband to one of my favorite places in Maine! Also, I don’t know if you have a cabin available… I bet mom & dad would join us! Let us know what you can do. If no cabin, there will be 2 of us… If yes to a cabin, plan on 5!

    – Beka & Bear Hoskins

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Hi Beka,
      We’d love to see you guys again…if you confirm with your folks right off, I think I have a cabin available…yeah!
      Astrig

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      1. Beka Hoskins Avatar
        Beka Hoskins

        Great! Just spoke with my mom & she said they’d love to come! So here’s the details for us: Dad & Mom need a cabin, my husband, Barrett; my 17 year-old nephew, Nick; & myself will need a tent site for 2 small tents.
        Will that be alright? (Mom just called back… there may be a possibility of 8 of us… would that be a problem???) Hope all has been well! Thanks a bunch! Can’t wait (:

        – Beka & Bear Hoskins & The Hadsells

      2. Astrig Avatar
        Astrig

        You can all sleep in the Honey Bee Bunkhouse…it sleeps up to 10 comfortably…how nice this will be! Astrig

        The Shores…Tidepools, Gardens, Goats and Honey Bees…You can visit our world on the regularly updated blog http://www.SearsportShores.com For quick up-dates and on-line specials, “Like” us on Facebook Searsport Shores is also host to the 6th Annual Fiber College on Penobscot Bay in September…52 classes and demonstrations for spinning, knitting, woodworking, quilting and all other fibery pursuits. http://www.FiberCollege.org

  18. Beka Hoskins Avatar
    Beka Hoskins

    That’s great, Astrig! Thanks. See you soon.

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    1. Beka Hoskins Avatar
      Beka Hoskins

      Hey Astrig: I apologize for being so difficult.
      Is there any chance that you might have 1 small cabin available as well?

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      1. Beka Hoskins Avatar
        Beka Hoskins

        Scratch the smaller cabin. The Honey Bee Bunkhouse will be great.
        Sorry for the confusion….family can’t make up their minds! See you soon.

  19. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    Hank & Cheryl will be there…can’t wait to tackle that green shed!!!

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  20. Dawn Bedenik Avatar
    Dawn Bedenik

    Hi, just sent an email hoping our family of 7 can come do service in return for a get away weekend. We rarely have an opportunity to do this and would love to see the park. Hope to see you then! Dawn Bedenik and family

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Hi Dawn,
      We’d love to have you come and work with us this weekend…sorry it took so long to get back to you…we’ve been cleaning up for clean up weekend 😉
      Hope that you can still make it!
      Astrig

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      1. Dawn Bedenik Avatar
        Dawn Bedenik

        We plan to arrive Friday morning if that’s okay. We have a pop-up and some rakes! Looking foward to it. Thanks, The Bedbugs!

      2. Astrig Avatar
        Astrig

        Perfect

        The Shores…Tidepools, Gardens, Goats and Honey Bees…You can visit our world on the regularly updated blog http://www.SearsportShores.com For quick up-dates and on-line specials, “Like” us on Facebook Searsport Shores is also host to the 6th Annual Fiber College on Penobscot Bay in September…52 classes and demonstrations for spinning, knitting, woodworking, quilting and all other fibery pursuits. http://www.FiberCollege.org

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  22. STEVE CHORBA Avatar
    STEVE CHORBA

    Hello
    how s the weather we re planning on coming in tonight is it very cold what s the plan for rain out still moving forward and get r done need anything special

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Hey Steve, We are totally on for the weekend…looks like we’ll be dodging showers but there are plenty of things to do…intellicast says to expect temps in the mid to high 50’s at night, 60’s during the day. I’m headed out now, Astrig

      The Shores…Tidepools, Gardens, Goats and Honey Bees…You can visit our world on the regularly updated blog http://www.SearsportShores.com For quick up-dates and on-line specials, “Like” us on Facebook Searsport Shores is also host to the 6th Annual Fiber College on Penobscot Bay in September…52 classes and demonstrations for spinning, knitting, woodworking, quilting and all other fibery pursuits. http://www.FiberCollege.org

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  23. STEVE CHORBA Avatar
    STEVE CHORBA

    HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MANY NEW FRIENDS YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST
    SEE YOU ALL SOON LOVED TO BE ABLE TO HELP AND BE PART OF THE SPRING CLEAN UP ANY TIME JUST CALL

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      Awww…thank you! The place looks so much better for all the work you guys did…you always have friends in Searsport!

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  24. Carol Papale Avatar
    Carol Papale

    Hi Steve and Astrig….just a note to let you know that Al and I had such a great time! We enjoyed being a part of the Searsport Shores clean-up weekend, meeting new friends, and enjoying all that your awesome campground has to offer. Thank you so much for making us feel at home and for that great experience. We plan on this being a tradition every year. Looking forward to seeing you soon!!

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  25. Beka Hoskins Avatar
    Beka Hoskins

    Hey Steve & Astrig!
    My folks, my husband & I would like to come for clean up weekend again this year! What weekend is it and do you still have a cabin available?

    – beka

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    1. Astrig Avatar
      Astrig

      It will be great to see you all! What day would you like to arrive, and what day will we say goodbye? I’ve held the bunkhouse for you.

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      1. Beka Hoskins Avatar
        Beka Hoskins

        Fantastic! Thank you. Which weekend are you having clean up weekend?

      2. Beka Hoskins Avatar
        Beka Hoskins

        We would come over on Friday and leave either Sunday or Monday but we need to know which weekend it is:-)

      3. Astrig Avatar
        Astrig

        Mother’s Day Weekend…May 9-11!

  26. Beka Hoskins Avatar
    Beka Hoskins

    Sounds great Astrig, we look forward to seeing you:-) it’ll be just dad mom and me. They’ll come up Friday and help during the day. I’ll be up Friday night and help all day on Saturday. I think we’ll be leaving Saturday night so my sisters can still spend mothers day with mom.
    See you soon!
    -Beka

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  27. laura butler Avatar
    laura butler

    I would like to bring the girl scouts again this year to help clean up if you have room , the spot we had last year was great we have 2 tents thanks Laura buter

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