offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News
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
Festival, Fort Kent. Ski in the New Year on groomed trails open for
training/skiing! 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 ticket; $50/trans., equipment, ski ticket,
lesson. Pre-registration required by Dec. 26. Contact Neal Sleeper
(207-493-4224) or sleeper@cariboumaine.org
FMI
*Thursday, January 1,
2015
CompetitorME Resolution
Run, Presque Isle. Meet at 11:00 a.m. at North Street Health Center. This
run is not a race! It is a 1.5-mile looped course; run 1.5 miles, 3 miles, or
4.5 miles. Pace: between 10- and 12-minute miles; no dropping of runners. We
hope to see YOU there to get 2015 started off right! Contact Jonathan Kelley competitorme@gmail.com FMI
*Saturday, January 3
Audubon Christmas Bird
Counts, Presque Isle area. We invite you to join us for all or part of
these day-long counts; all welcomed! Contact Bill Sheehan (207-227-7301) or bill.j.sheehan@gmail.com FMI
*Saturday, January 3
CompetitorME Full Moon
Frolic, Presque Isle. 6:00 p.m. at Nordic Heritage Center Lodge. Join us
for a 2.5-mile full moon snowshoe hike on Eric's Around The Mountain Trail.
Bring refreshments and food for a celebration afterwards. Also, a headlamp or
flashlight isn't a bad idea. See YOU there! Contact Jonathan Kelley competitorme@gmail.com FMI
*Saturday, January 3
10th Mountain Ski Club
Full Moon Snowshoe Poker Run, Fort Kent. 6:00 p.m. at Fort Kent Outdoor
Center. Poker run for fun and fundraising, usually a 50/50; winner takes half
and club gets half. Visit www.10thmtskiclub.org
FMI
Saturday, January 10
Friends of Aroostook National
Wildlife Refuge Second Saturday
Series: Bird Feeders, Limestone. 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Learn all about bird
feeders and hike or ski on our trails! Contact Friends of ANWR (207-328-4634)
or visit www.friendsofaroostooknwr.org
FMI
Sunday, January 11
FSTA Deprey Classic – Aroostook Cup #1, Madawaska. Kick off the Aroostook Cup series; 6-6.5k freestyle race and tour and age-appropriate kids’ race at Four Seasons Lodge. Registration: Noon. Kids’ race start: 12:30 p.m. Race start: 1:00 p.m. Cost: $2/youth; $5/adult. Contact Colin Jandreau (207-728-6103) or jandreau@roadrunner.com FMI
FSTA Deprey Classic – Aroostook Cup #1, Madawaska. Kick off the Aroostook Cup series; 6-6.5k freestyle race and tour and age-appropriate kids’ race at Four Seasons Lodge. Registration: Noon. Kids’ race start: 12:30 p.m. Race start: 1:00 p.m. Cost: $2/youth; $5/adult. Contact Colin Jandreau (207-728-6103) or jandreau@roadrunner.com FMI
Wednesday, January 14
Baxter State Park Summer
Camping Reservations Opening Day, Millinocket. 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in-person only at
Baxter State Park Authority Headquarters, 64 Balsam Drive, Millinocket. Only
20% of each campground may be reserved; two reservation limit per person or
camp group. Contact Baxter State Park (207-723-5140) FMI
*Sunday, January 18
10th Mountain Ski Club Frostbite
XC Ski Event – Aroostook Cup #2, Fort Kent. Distances: 30k, 15k, 5k. Registration:
10:30 a.m.; Race start (all events): 12:00 p.m. Fee: $20. Visit www.10thmtskiclub.org FMI
Ongoing Programs:
Sunday Saunter Running
Group, Presque Isle. Sundays; 10:00 a.m. at UMPI's Gentile Hall. Open to
all abilities; be ready for an easy run of 30-45 minutes, and bring friends!
Contact Jonathan Kelley competitorme@gmail.com FM
Bootlegger Snowshoe Hike,
Rivière-Bleue, QC. Sundays; fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern
time) at the end of Path Brissette. Get to know the magical setting of the Bootlegger
trails on this guided hike. Contact Jean Lebrun (418-893-1033) or info1@routedesfrontieres.com FMI
*Caribou Rec. Ski-Daddle
Program, Caribou. Tuesdays & Thursdays; 3:00-4:30 p.m. Jan. 6–March 3. Designed for Grades
3-5. Lessons include intro to XC ski equipment and techniques and lots of
outdoor fun. Cost: $10; includes Ski-Daddle CPRD hat. Ski equipment available; pre-registration
required. Contact Neal Sleeper (207-493-4224) or sleeper@cariboumaine.org FMI
10th Mountain Outdoor
Club Jalbert Pee Wee Biathlon Program, Fort Kent. Tuesdays; 4:30 p.m. at
Fort Kent Outdoor Center. Starting in December. Open to youth ages 9 and under.
Kids will learn basic skate skiing skills, go on ski adventures, and play LOTS
of games! Cost: FREE! Contact Gail Johnson stegacosa@yahoo.com
FMI
10th Mountain Outdoor
Club Jalbert Youth Biathlon Program, Fort Kent. Wednesdays; 6:00 p.m. at Fort
Kent Outdoor Center. Open to youth ages 10-14; roller skiing, rifle shooting,
trail running, and LOTS of games! Cost: FREE! Contact Gail Johnson stegacosa@yahoo.com FMI
Four Seasons Trail
Association Youth Ski Program, Madawaska. Saturdays; 1:00 p.m. at Four
Seasons Lodge. Visit www.fourseasonstrail.org
FMI
