Maine Lighthouse Ride Nearing Free T-Shirt Cut-off! Free MLR T-shirts are given to the first 500 registering riders, and we are now at 460 registrations. Are you planning to ride? Do you want a free MLR t-shirt? Then register today – don’t delay! Mark Your Calendars – ETA Annual Meeting May 14 The Eastern Trail…
By Aislinn Sarnacki, BDN Staff Posted Aug. 29, 2012,at 1:20 p.m. Exiting the train in Portland, Philip McGranahan and his wife Marjorie Foote donned helmets, righted their bicycles and headed south on the East Coast Greenway, a route that would lead them along off-road paths and low-traffic roads all the way to Saco. The Kittery…
ETA Webmaster Note – NY Magazine’s “Five-Point Weekend Escape Plan” was published on 8/17/2012. Part three, which references the Eastern Trail, is highlighted here. Click here to read the whole article. By Jen Swetzoff; Published Aug 17, 2012 Maine’s coastal villages offer cabins in the woods, New England comfort food, and a full roster of…
ETA Webmaster note: This article is from the AAA Horizons magazine for Southern New England. It lists the Eastern Trail as one of ten favorite scenic trails in New England.Click here to go directly to the ET description in their list below. By Juliet Pennington “The path flies by as you and I ride a…
ETA Webmaster Note: The running portion of this triathalon was done on the Eastern trail. This article makes several references to the Eastern Trail. Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:16 pm | Updated: 11:30 am, Wed Aug 29, 2012. By Cameron Dunbar OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Swim 1.2 miles. Bike 56 miles. Then run 13.1…
Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:03 pm | Updated: 4:18 pm, Wed Jul 25, 2012.Kate Irish Collins kcollins@keepmecurrent.com SACO – More than 300 kids in bright yellow T-shirts “mobbed” the pedestrian bridge over Route 1 in Saco Tuesday morning, July 24, to kick-off a fundraising campaign to buy 25 bikes for the Saco Parks &…
Saco youth campers use Eastern Trail to kick off bicycle fundraiser By LIZ GOTTHELF, Staff Writer Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:06 PM EDT SACO — On Tuesday morning, about 300 children in the city’s summer park and recreation camps, along with 90 staff members, all in bright yellow and pink shirts, crowded onto the John…
By Kevin Millerkmiller@mainetoday.comWashington bureau chief Advocates for making Maine friendlier for cyclists and walkers are expressing concerns about federal funding cuts to programs that communities often use to pay for bike lanes, crosswalks and road safety programs aimed at schoolchildren. But the Maine Department of Transportation is dismissing some of the worst-case scenarios being discussed,…
by Kate Irish Collins kcollins@keepmecurrent.com SACO – Bob Hamblen, Saco’s city planner and president of the Eastern Trail Alliance, recently received the Community Celebrity Award from Cabot Creamery, which has honored 40 people across the country with this special recognition. As part of the award, Hamblen received a seven-day Alaskan cruise, which leaves from Seattle…
Do you support Kids? Enjoy bicycling?Walk or bike on the new Eastern Trail in Saco?Take pride in Saco celebrating its 250th birthday this year? Then help us to: Celebrate Saco’s 250th anniversary and the opening of the Eastern Trail’s newest section in Saco; Raise funds to purchase 25 bikes for Saco Parks & Recreation to…
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