offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News

#Chilly? Wake up , June. It’s #summertime! #DressForTheWeather and #GetOutside. In this edition: 1) A #paddle trip for #birders at the #WildlifeRefuge in #HodgdonME. 2) #Hikes in #Limestone and #BaxterStatePark. 3) Free admission to #AroostookStatePark in Presque Isle. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Friday, June 10 PI Historical Society Guided Historic Fairmount Cemetery Tour, Presque Isle. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, 3 Houlton Road. 1.5-hour guided walking tour; discuss origins, Victorian influences, 30 local historic figures. Many hills on tour. Cost: $5; reservations required. Contact Kimberly Smith (207-762-1151) or visit www.pihistory.org FMI Saturday, June 11 Aroostook Birders Paddle Trip, Hodgdon. Meet at Libby’s Dairy Bar at 8:00 a.m. Please join us for a leisurely paddle along the Hodgdon Deadwater, located in Gordon Manuel Wildlife Management Area, summer home to a number of species of waterfowl. There is...

OMG! This week’s edition is packed with #outdoors #ThingsToDo. More than 75 of them, actually! #GetGoing. In this edition: 1) A weekend-long #HighlandGames festival in #PerthAndoverNB. 2) #BirdWalks in #PresqueIsle and #WoodstockNB. 3) A youth #FishingDerby in Presque Isle. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Thursday, June 2 Gathering of the Scots Festival Scottish Athletics Skills Workshop, Perth-Andover, NB. 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic) at Festival Grounds, Perth Ballfield. Open to all! Try stone toss, hammer throw, weight for height, caber toss. Supervised by professional instructors. “Com’on, dunna’ be a-frade...come and be Scottish for the weekend!” Visit www.gatheringofthescots.com FMI Friday, June 3 St. John Valley Senior College Deboullie Mountain Trip Preview, Fort Kent. 4:00 p.m. at Fort Kent Senior Center. Adults age 50 and over; attend this information session to learn about and reserve your place on the Deboullie Mountain trip to take place in the ...