offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News

We hope that you were a good little boy or girl this year and that Santa brought all the outdoor gear you put on your wish list! Merry Christmas! In this edition: 1) Bored kids? Caribou Rec. has ski/board trip planned to keep them busy. 2) Learn about bird feeders in Limestone. 3) Make your Baxter State Park summer plans now – camping reservations open soon. Plus lots more! offugo... Saturday, December 27, 2014-Thursday, January 1, 2015 Fort Kent Nordic Ski Festival, Fort Kent Ski in the New Year! Activities include: Freestyle, Classic, Sprint Races; Wildlands Film Festival; Try-it Biathlon; New Year’s Eve Open Mike Social; Snowshoe Safari; Ski Cross; Ski Demos; Wax/Ski Clinics; Alpine Skiing. Contact Carl Theriault theriaultcarl@hotmail.com FMI Tuesday, December 30 Caribou Rec. Bigrock Trip, Mars Hill A fun-filled day of downhill skiing or snowboarding for grades 5-9. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $5/trans. only; $25/trans. and ski ticket; $40/trans., equipment, ski

Friday, December 19 Mont Farlagne Opening Day , Edmundston, NB. 9:00 a.m. (Atlantic time). It's today that the lifts open for our 46th season! Visit www.montfarlagne.com FMI Friday, December 19 Aroostook County Conservation Association Meeting: Save Our Whitetail , Presque Isle. 6:30 p.m. at Northeastland Hotel. Guest Speaker: Rich Hoppe. Agenda: Talking about deer feeding and habitat. 30-06 Rifle drawing. Everyone Welcome! Contact ACCA (207-592-2516) or jmguideservice@yahoo.com FMI Saturday, December 20 Quoggy Jo Opening Day , Presque Isle. 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Start doing your snow dances! Contact Gene Cronin (207-540-1496) or gene@skiquoggyjo.org FMI Sunday, December 21 Four Seasons Trail Association Christmas at the Lodge , Madawaska. 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.   Pasta lunch, sleigh rides, tubing, skiing, snowshoeing, and SANTA! Bring the kids! Visit www.fourseasonstrail.org FMI Saturday, December 27, 2014-Thursday, January 1, 2015 Fort Kent Nordic Ski

If you ski, here are the deets on where to be. If you don’t ski, our data on other events will fill you with glee. Click here to see! In this edition: 1) Dress like Santa for a very merry 5k in Mars Hill. 2) FOUR local ski areas open for the season in the next few days. 3) Learn about the outdoors at two local dinner meetings. Plus lots more! offugo... Saturday, December 13 Bigrock Mountain Opening Day , Mars Hill. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. It’s the day you’ve waited eight months for: Bigrock opens for the season! Kick off the ski/snowboard season at Bigrock! Visit www.bigrockmaine.com FMI *Saturday, December 13 Lonesome Pine Trails Opening Day , Fort Kent. 9:00 a.m. Visit www.lonesomepinetrails.org FMI Saturday, December 13 Bigrock Mountain Opening Day Santa 5k , Mars Hill. Dress like Santa for your chance at a prize! Registration 12:00 p.m. at Bigrock Base Lodge. Race start: 1:00 p.m. Cost: $12/person. Pre-register by Dec. 8 for race t-shirt; all participants recei

* = New or updated item(s). **Ongoing (weekly) events are listed at the bottom of this post. Thursday, December 4 UMPI Outing Club Women’s Climbing Night , Presque Isle. 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Gentile Hall Rock Wall. Experience the excitement of climbing. State-of-the-art rock wall features climbs for all abilities. Staff on hand to provide assistance; helmet and harness provided, climbing shoes available for fee. Contact Gentile Hall front desk (207-768-9772) FMI Saturday, December 6 Lonesome Pine Trails Annual Ski Patrol Training , Fort Kent. 8:00 a.m.-Noon. Ski Patrol 101 to follow. Cost: $5 for CPR and First-aid card. Contact Dr. Lucien Daigle drlucienski@gmail.com FMI Saturday, December 6 10th Mountain Outdoor Club Deck the Lodge Coffee House , Fort Kent. 6:00-9:00 p.m. at 10th Mountain Lodge. This will be a social, membership drive, and fundraiser all in one; snacks, cash bar, live music, door prizes. Let’s kick off the winter season together! Cost: $3/member; $5/