Archive for January 2014
“Alternative Travel Experiences”
In the winter we catch up on many things…including travel trends (have you all noticed that “trending” is the buzz word darling at the moment?). In an article about the 10 most important trends to follow, this one seemed like the most applicable to our Searsport Shores world: New Opportunities for alternative travel experiences. Many…
Read MoreWoodworking Camp With an Acadian Flare
We’ve had a rather long relationship with woodworking here in the campground. My father carves carousel animals and both Steve and Mike make furniture when they have time. Like all other pleasures, one thing leads to another and for the past three years Tom Cote, master woodcarver, has been our artist in residence the last…
Read MoreToday’s Beach Walk
The Bay is strewn with ice further than you could throw a stone. It’s crunchy and salty…as if someone sprinkled sea salt on your snow cone when you weren’t looking
Read MoreSacrificing a Tree to Save a Forest
We work closely with Maine Forest Service to steward the trees here at the Shores. Did you know that one of the most common ways that insect pests move from one region to another is through the transportation of campfire wood? So far we haven’t seen any damage but concern over the Emerald Ash Borer…
Read MoreJanuary is for Planning
December always seems to be a blur because of holiday decorations, parties and the inevitable bumpy shifting of gears from closing the campground to being closed. By the second week of January we’re rested, filled with happy memories and fueled to begin planning for the summer season to come…impatiently caught between enjoying our icy imprisonment (the road…
Read MoreAnd the World Sparkled like Diamonds
Christmas 2013, an ice storm to remember
Read More