[Ed. note:Maggie Warren, Trustee Emeritus for the Eastern Trail Alliance, submitted this Letter to the Editor to the Portland Press Herald in response to its recent article (June 6) “Downeaster rail pass offers low-cost service between 6 stations in Maine”] Natalie Bogart, Downeaster marketing director, is on the right track (no pun intended) with the…
There will be two Full Moon Walks on The Eastern Trail on Tues, May 29- walks will take place in Scarborough and Biddeford. The forecast is for clear skies and warm termperature. See you on the trail! ET Full Moon Walk, 8-9:30 pm Scarborough – Eastern Trail Parking lot – Scarborough Marsh (map). Join our Eastern Trail…
Five small news articles (each with a picture) in the Scarborough Leader provided excellent news coverage of the 2nd Annual John R. Andrews Memorial 5k race. Check them out: Trail Bound Family Time Chip Time Stop Here And the winner is … And some other coverage of the race is listed below: Results from the…
11th Annual Snowy Egret 5K race Monday, May 28, 2018 The Snowy Egret 5K is the primary annual fundraiser for Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, with additional proceeds benefiting Eastern Trail Alliance. The 5K course covers both pavement and dirt paths along the Eastern Trail. This event will take place rain or shine! Time: Kids 1K…
What a success – over 200 people joined us on April 7 for this unique and delicious event to benefit the Eastern Trail Alliance’s “Close the Gap” campaign! They sampled signature dishes from local establishments, bid on exciting items in our silent auction, and danced the night away to music by the Time Pilots! Most importantly, they all…
Published online by the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier/Mainely Media, January 25, 2018 Legislative Lowdown by Rep. Martin GrohmanWhen I first moved to Biddeford 18 years ago, the path that is now the Eastern Trail was just a four wheeler track. I lived on Mountain Road and I was fortunate to have access from my backyard. But the trail…
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…
The money will be used to build two bridges in Scarborough that will complete 16 miles of off-road trail from downtown Saco to Bug Light Park in South Portland. BY KELLEY BOUCHARD STAFF WRITER Published 12/30/2017 The Eastern Trail Alliance has reached its $4.1 million fundraising goal for the “Close the Gap” campaign to build…
By Michael Kelley Staff Writer Published 12/29/2017Christmas arrived early for the Eastern Trail Alliance, which for years has dreamed of finding the funding to close a 1.6-mile gap of the Eastern Trail between the Nonesuch River in Scarborough and Wainwright Athletic Field in South Portland and for the past few years has been working to…
Our Annual Appeal for 2023 is under way. Please consider a donation. First and foremost, THANK YOU, for your support on the Eastern Trail in 2023. We are fortunate to have an incredible amount of support from so many. Whether you volunteered at an event or on the trail or you provided a monetary donation,…
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