1. Farnsworth Art Museum/ Olson House Guided Tour

The Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of 18th- and 19th-century American art and has opened four new galleries to showcase contemporary art. Its Wyeth Center exclusively features works of Andrew, N.C. and Jamie Wyeth. Andrew Wyeth created many of his best-loved works (e.g., Christina’s World) at the Olson House, the home of Christina Olson and her brother Alvara.

The group will have a guided tour of the museum and then travel to the Olson House (about 15 miles away in Cushing), where Andrew Wyeth’s brother-in-law, Dudley Rockwell, will give an informative and humorous talk about the Wyeths.
Sunday, June 5: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 20 people
$20/person

www.farnsworthmuseum.org
207-596-6457

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2. Sea Kayak Tours

This two-hour tour of Rockland Harbor is ideal for beginners and those on a tight schedule to get a taste of what sea kayaking is all about. The group will head out into Rockland’s historic harbor, one of Maine’s largest working harbors and ports, paddling by many working lobster boats and tall-masted schooners. Following the shoreline towards Owls Head, paddlers will look for seals and seabirds. Returning to port, the group will enjoy views of the Rockland Breakwater and lighthouse, with the majestic Camden Hills in the distance.

Saturday, June 4-9:00-11:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 5: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 8, 3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 16/per trip
$35/person

www.breakwaterkayak.com
1-877-559-8800 (toll-free)
207-596-6895

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3. Georges River Land Trust Hikes

The Georges River Land Trust has developed extensive system of conservation trails in the Georges River watershed. The two hikes offered are part of the Georges Highland, which currently Path currently includes over 30 miles of connected, low-impact hiking trails, designed to protect the natural setting and avoid causing erosion. The short climb up Bald Mountain offers spectacular views of mountains meeting the sea. The Oyster River Bog Trail traverses the remote woods and meadows that are adjacent to bog, one of the most unique features in the watershed, and follows the scenic Oyster and Keene brooks. (Start point 20 minutes from Samoset)

www.grlt.org
207-594-5166

Saturday afternoon, June 4 - (Bald Mountain) 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Sunday afternoon, June 5 - (Oyster River Bog) 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Capacity: 10 people / per walk
$20/person

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4. Nature/Puffin Cruise

Passengers will cruise on the 65-foot Laura B, which has been ferrying passengers, freight, and mail between Port Clyde and Monhegan Island for 50 years. She has both indoor and outdoor seating. Participants will cruise out to Eastern Egg Rock, an Atlantic puffin nesting site, and pass by several islands home to other seabirds. One of the usual stops is near ledges where harbor seals haul out. A marine biologist and naturalist will lead the tour, talking about the natural, as well as the cultural and economic history of the surrounding area.

Saturday, June 4- 12:00- 2:30 p.m. - CANCELLED
Sunday, June 5- 12:00-2:30 p.m. (RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATORS/ WEBMASTERS)
Capacity: 30 (minimum)- 60
$30/person

http://www.monheganboat.com/
207-372-8848

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5. Windjammer Cruise

Participants will be picked up at the Samoset float. Aboard the 49-foot bugeye schooner Jenny Norman, participants will sail the waters of Penobscot Bay, guided by an Ocean Classroom instructor. They will cruise by a couple of lighthouses and will probably see seals, ospreys, and eagles, as well as other schooners in the Maine windjammer fleet. If the winds are favorable, they will also sail out to the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System buoy. (By the way, a bugeye is a boat indigenous to Chesapeake Bay that the Scottish immigrants used for dredging oysters in the 1800s.)

http://www.sailmainebugeye.com
207-542-3695

Saturday, June 4- 1:00-3:00 p.m. - CANCELLED
Sunday, June 5- 1:00- 3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 20
$30/person

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6. Coastal Geology Walk

Take a guided walk at Birch Point State Park (Lucia Beach) in Rockland with Joe Kelley, professor in the Earth Sciences Department and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. Lucia Beach is a small (220 yards), sandy, crescent-shaped “pocket” beach with a rocky headland on both sides and a freshwater marsh behind it. Paths lead from the beach to the outer headlands through moss-covered woods.

Sunday, June 5- 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Capacity: 25
$10/person

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