Every first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has a fun Kid’s Workshop. 9:00am-noon.
The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.
The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and [...]

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Every first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has a fun Kid’s Workshop. 9:00am-noon.
The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.
The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and [...]

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Every first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has a fun Kid’s Workshop. 9:00am-noon.
The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.
The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and [...]

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Every first Saturday of the month, Home Depot has a fun Kid’s Workshop. 9:00am-noon.
The Home Depot’s Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.
The workshops teach children [...]

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Enjoy a canoe ride with your family out on Fields Pond.
They have rental canoes and life jackets or bring your own.
Families must register in advance so we they are prepared with their equipment.

Saturday, August 15, 1-3:00 p.m.
Leader: Tom Copeland
Location: Field’s Pond Nature Center
Cost: $5 for canoe rental. $10 family.
Advance registration required.

216 Fields [...]

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Admission is free at Acadia National Park, and other national parks, this weekend!

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Orono Land Trust is sponsoring a Geocaching 101 day!  August 16, 11:00 -1:30pm.   Meet at Gould’s Landing on Pushaw Lake, outer Essex St. in Orono.
There will be experienced Geocachers available to help out those new to the activity.
Bring a lunch.  There is also a small boat landing for canoes/ kayaks, as well as a beach [...]

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Come to Leonard’s Mills on Saturday, August 8 from 10:-00am - 3:00 pm to learn about tree identification and to learn more about the chestnut tree restoration project.
Leonard’s Mills is a beautiful logging/ natural history museum.  It has some nice hiking trails and is always a nice family activity!
Bring bug spray and a lunch!

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Visit the Maine Discovery Museum for FREE this Friday, August 7 from 5-8pm.
Each First Friday of the month, through August 7, 2009, MDM is offering FREE admission for everyone!  Come join the fun!

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“The Orono Land Trust recently published a comprehensive map of the walking trails from the shores of the Pushaw Lake to the Penobscot River in Veazie.”  (Bangor Daily News, July 30, 2009)
Visit the Orono and Veazie town halls and public libraries for this map.  You may also see individual trail maps at their site.
Discover some [...]

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