Camp & Create with Mihoko Wakabayashi, SAORI Weaver
Mihoko Wakabayashi, native of Japan has been working on SAORI Weaving for nearly 20 years which is an improvisational style of weaving started in Japan. Her SAORI studio in Worcester, MA is the first official studio in US and she has been teaching all ages and variety of abilities since 2000. She visited Searsport Shores…
Read MoreSearport Shores Sings!!
Here’s another version of “My House” a song by Kacey Musgraves with words adapted by the folks at The Shores, performed by the very talented Elizabeth (who began learning to play guitar 2 months ago) and her lovely and talented friend Hope! [vimeo 136114643 w=500 h=275]
Read MoreMaryly Matthewman Creates the Faces of Searsport Shores, August 9-15
Dear Campers, My week in August will be here soon enough. My July seems to be booked up already and it will be wonderful to come to Maine and create with you. This will be my third session as Artist in Residence in Searsport and it is easy to think of things to share as everyone has…
Read MoreDay Tripper: Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport
The Beech Hill Preserve, managed by the Coastal Mountain Land Trust, offers ready access to one of the most scenic and multi-faceted conservation properties in the western Penobscot Bay region. As the only bald hilltop in the area, Beech Hill is an extraordinary hiking, picnicking and birding destination that offers panoramic views of Penobscot Bay,…
Read MoreSanta Comes to Searsport Shores August 2-8
We don’t have to wait until winter to visit with Santa at Searsport Shores! He visits every August and again during Fiber College of Maine. Here’s a note from the “jolly ol’ elf” Hello Dear Friend, The cold dark winter here at the North Pole has ended and it is time for me to visit folks…
Read MoreSearsport Shores Sings!
[vimeo 134772835 w=500 h=275] Visitors at Searsport Shores are offered a challenge to sing the song “My House” by Kasey Musgraves. Successful performances of the entire song could win a free night of camping. This is Signe and the Bell Tones with their very own version of the song “My House”!
Read MoreEllen Mason “The Humble Stitch” Artist-in-Residence July 26 – August 1
When I was about ten years old I busted my Mom’s sewing machine. My Dad gathered it up and left the house almost immediately. Two hours later he came home with a 1940’s Singer sewing machine. It was classic black with painted gold scrolls. It sewed forward and backward. That beautiful machine was a gift…
Read MoreSusan Ober Quilts
Enjoy some of the colorful quilts made by this week’s Artist-in-Residence Susan Ober
Read MoreTwin Invasion Camp & Create with Susan & Seasi Ober July 19 – 25
You might think you’re seeing double when the Ober sisters come to Camp and Create! Susan Ober is a quilter from West Haven, Connecticut. Her identical twin sister Nancy “Seasi” Ober is a potter from Kansas City, Mo. Susan’s primary art form is quilts, She has made around 100 to date; Seasi has been throwing…
Read MoreNew Farm Stand!
Cross Patch Farms of Morrill, Maine has begun their 3rd season selling produce at the new and larger farm stand located on Route 1 in Serarsport just across from Searsport Shores Campground. The new building replaces a much smaller stand origianally built in 1973. Mr. Treat owned the property at that time, he had a…
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