We recently got an email from a trail enthusiast in our neighbor state, telling about efforts to build the New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway (NHSG), NH’s segment of the East Coast Greenway (and which connects to the Eastern Trail at the ME/NH border). Read his message below: “We recently set up a Facebook page for the…
We are excited to again offer a Maine Lighthouse Bike Jersey for 2016 – you can see the new jersey design to the left. You can order one or more jerseys and they will be shipped to you – these make great gifts as well. Jerseys can be ordered online now – directly from Atayne,…
This summer we are getting a lot of inquiries from vacationing visitors looking to use our great trail. We’re getting a lot of requests about bicycle rentals – so we’ve created a new page with the rental resources that we know. Lets us know if you know of more available along the trail. And say…
From our wonderful colleagues at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine: We are incredibly excited to announce a big victory at the State House for all bicyclists and pedestrians in Maine. For the past six months we’ve been working hard in support of The Bicycle / Pedestrian Safety and Responsibility Act (LD 1301). On Friday, June…
No surprise here – two sections of the Eastern Trail were among 6 trails recognized as family-friendly community bike trails in Maine, according to the 4/30 Portland Press Herald. Scarborough Marsh – “This trail is a lot of fun for birding enthusiasts if you want to make frequent stops to look at the marsh…
We want to remind trail users in the Scarborough Marsh areas of the leash laws that apply between April 1 and October 1. The policy is expressed on signs that are posted in that area: “For the purposes of protecting important wildlife habitat, all dogs must be leashed on this portion of the Eastern Trail…
Communities across Maine are increasingly mindful of the enormous benefit of planning more pedestrian and bike spaces like the Eastern Trail, even as deep cuts have been made to federal funding for such projects. This has left the state with a backlog of projects waiting for planning and/or construction funds. A bill being considered by…
In January Derek Sturtevant, Chairman of Kittery Trading Post’s Round-Up Committee, called the ETA office to report that his committee had voted to donate $1,000 to ETA. Carole asked Jim Bucar and John Andrews to contact Sturtevant to visit Kittery Trading Post to receive the donation. They learned that Round-Up is a program that encourages…
Breaking news! An economic impact study and survey conducted along portions of the off-road ET during the summer of 2014 has just been published and is now available for reading. Go here for some insight into the economic benefit of the trail to its host communities.
Breaking news! The Eastern Trail Economic Impact Study has been republished in 2018 with new data. The 2018 edition of the EIS bases its conclusions on data and surveys taken on the off-road sections of the Eastern Trail between 2017 and 2018. The simple purpose of the study and its publication is to speak to…
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