UNE professor Noah Perlut will use the data to assess the impact of a planned 1.6-mile trail extension. BY DEIRDRE FLEMING SCARBOROUGH — In the spring of 2017, University of New England professor Noah Perlut downloaded the first videos from a game camera he’d hung low on a tree just off the Eastern Trail near…
By Ron Chase | Published October 9, 2018 My favorite part of the Eastern Bike Trail has always been the sector that traverses Scarborough Marsh. The Sokokis Indians of the Abenaki nation who hunted and fished the wetland called it Owascoag, meaning “a place of much grass.” For years, I’ve ridden the trail enjoying the…
The goal is a 3,000-mile bike and walking trail safe from vehicles, but only a third of it is off-road so far. BY DICK WOODBURY – SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD (Dick Woodbury, a resident of Yarmouth, served 10 years in the Maine Legislature and is on the board of the East Coast Greenway Alliance). …
There are trails to walk or bike on, marshes to paddle in, beaches to swim off or relax on and plenty of spectacular natural beauty to see. [Ed. note: The Eastern Trail gets some nice plugs throughout this article] This summer marks the 45th anniversary of the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center on Pine Point Road in Scarborough…
ARUNDEL — After a dog attack left a man seriously injured on the Eastern Trail, the town has reached an agreement with an abutting property owner who owned the dog, prohibiting him from having any dogs on the trail. A June 4 order in Biddeford District Court follows a history of incidents involving dogs owned…
By Juliette Laaka on January 4, 2018 – The Forecaster SCARBOROUGH — The Eastern Trail Alliance reached a $4.1 million fundraising goal to complete a nearly 2-mile section of trail, including building a bridge to traverse the Nonesuch River. The fundraising campaign spanned five years and included donations large and small. Carole Brush, ETA executive…
Maine Public – All Things Considered – By FRED BEVER, DEC 15, 2017 [Ed. note: The Eastern Trail gets a nice plug about one-third into the article] A proposal to create a new bike path along an existing rail line between Portland and Yarmouth is drawing strong interest from the communities it would pass through….
Southern Maine just might have more than its fair share of gorgeous beaches. But when it comes to walking — really walking for miles across packed sand without needing to dodge chairs and umbrellas and small children making a sprint for the ocean — Pine Point beach deserves a spot at the top of the…
BY RON CHASE – Seniors Not Acting Their AgeThe Times Record – September 22, 2017 Cycling is one of my favorite activities and a primary source of aerobic exercise. The older I get the more I enjoy it. A runner for almost forty years, a knee replacement compelled me to quit. The knee guy said that…
Two years ago, we were contacted by a rider who was writing a book about losing weight. The ride had already sold out, but he wanted to be part of the event, and promised if we “snuck him in” he would mention the MLR in his book. We didn’t see him last year, but he…
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