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Outdoors Calendar Listing
For the Week beginning September 5
Email calendar listings to copyedit@freepressonline.com or mail to The Free Press Calendar, 8 North Main St., Suite 101, Rockland, ME 04841 or FAX to 596-6698 by noon the Friday before the Thursday publication date. Please include your name, address and phone number.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6:
- Swan Island Outing, Richmond, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is an $8 island fee. Jay Robbins leads the outing for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay. He will also lead a paddle around the island on Sunday, September 15, from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. Call him for details: 737-2239.
- Friday Tours in Downtown Camden, meet at 4 p.m. at Camden Public Library Children’s Garden, wend through the downtown with a guide who will drop historical tidbits, and end on the Village Green. Tours run to September 13.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10:
- Trail Mixer at Pine Tree Preserve, 10 to 11 a.m. Join Boothbay Region Land Trust at the preserve off Ocean Point Road in Boothbay Harbor. Trail mixers are hikes of a mile or two over easy to moderate terrain, designed to let everyone discover the area’s preserves and meet fellow hikers. No need to sign up, just meet at the parking lot.
COMING UP:
- “Full Corn Moon” Paddle at Hidden Valley Nature Center, Friday, September 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. Hike 1.5 miles to Little Dyer Pond, then glide under the full corn moon (named by farmers because it gave them enough moonlight to gather crops). Canoes, paddles and life jackets are provided, and all ages are welcome. Advance registration is required: MidcoastConservancy.org, 389-5150.
- Sanford Open Tennis Tournament and Auction in Damariscotta, Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14. Friday events include Triples, a game of three against three, followed by a catered social in the Central Lincoln County YMCA, 525 Main Street, with a live auction and raffle baskets. Saturday’s tournament will be followed by a party at the home of Dru Sanford with music, food by Seacoast Catering, and fireworks. For tickets and other info, visit CLCymca.org.
- Hike on Hidden Knoll Trail in Montville, Saturday, September 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. Natural Resources Council of Maine and Midcoast Conservancy cohost the hike led by Hills to Sea Trail co-creator Buck O’Herin. Meet at the Whitten Hill trailhead on Halldale Road in Montville; from there the group will carpool to the start of the trail, which is three miles long and runs through woods. Free and open to all. Registration helps with planning: nrcm.org.
- UPCOMING MIDCOAST RACES, include Oceanside Class of 2021 Parent Group’s Compass 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run on Saturday, September 14, at Eclipse Restaurant, 2 Park Drive in Rockland. Details: runsignup.com. Waldo Couty YMCA’s Pancake Triple Stack: A Trio of Races in Belfast on Sunday, September 15, at Belfast Area High School. Details: active.com. Waldoboro Half Marathon on Saturday, September 21, starting 10 a.m. at Moody’s Diner and finishing at Odd Alewives Brewery. Details: runsignup.com. Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center, in Jefferson, on Sunday, September 29. The race sells out every year, so sign up early for 13-mile or 5.5-mile options: MidcoastConservancy.org.
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