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.

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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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One of the first areas of homemaking that I am trying to change is how I do the laundry. For about a year, I’ve been only washing our laundry in cold water. I first started using Tide Coldwater for this. I had great results. But it was ridiculously expensive. Then I switched to whatever brand [...]

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