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Press Release – Bicycle Coalition of Maine Augusta – Maine is the third most bike-friendly state in the country, the League of American Bicyclists announced Wednesday.  This is the second year in a row that Maine has held that ranking, based on a League survey covering legislation, enforcement, education and encouragement, policies and programs, infrastructure,…

September 17, 2011By Emma Bouthillette ebouthillette@mainetoday.com Staff Writer BY EMMA BOUTHILLETTE; The Portland Press Herald Pedestrians and bicyclists are welcome, but as construction wraps up on the latest section of the Eastern Trail, ATV riders are being reminded to stay off the pathway. Reports of recent ATV use on new sections of the Eastern Trail…

June 26, 2011 | By Cathy Genthner, Globe Correspondent SCARBOROUGH, Maine — I had not been on a bicycle in years and my weight had crept up along with my age. Those concerns evaporated with the early morning fog as soon as I got going. It was easy pedaling on a 3-mile section of the…

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 1:39 pmBy Duke Harrington dharrington@keepmecurrent.com SCARBOROUGH – When John Andrews, 74, was a young boy growing up in Gardiner, he checked out every book on chess he could find at the Maine State Library in Augusta. That experience came in useful, he says, when it came time to piece together…

by Jim Munroe and Jim Bucar – Fall 2011 ETA Newsletter The diversity of trail users — their backgrounds and purposes— defy easy listing or categories. In just recent months, we have encountered birders from the West coast of the U.S. searching for a rare egret sighted on the Marsh, a photographer from Soissons, France,…

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News Staff Posted Dec. 27, 2011, at 6:24 p.m. ETA Web Note: This article provides broader coverage of a recent report commissioned for the National Park Service that is urging support for seven interstate “recreation corridors” in New England — including three in Maine (and including the Eastern Trail corridor)…

September 29, 2011 Eastern Trail gap bridged The first-of-its-kind span over the Maine Turnpike completes a 6.2-mile stretch. By Emma Bouthillette ebouthillette@mainetoday.comStaff Writer KENNEBUNK – As John Andrews watched nearly 500 elementary school students cross the Eastern Trail Bridge over the Maine Turnpike during its official opening on Wednesday, all he could do was smile….

WCSH6.com story – Tuesday, August 30th, 2011, 3:33pm Submitted by Tim Goff KENNEBUNK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A critical link in the Eastern Trail, a 60 mile long multi-use recreation trail stretching from South Portland to Kittery, is set to open soon. “I think for the first time the Eastern Trail is really on the…

August 7 Blazing a trail Mile by mile, bridge by bridge, Eastern Trail supporters are closing in on their goal. By Deirdre Fleming dfleming@mainetoday.comStaff Writer In 1997, all John Andrews wanted his Saco Bay Trails volunteers to build was a trail from Scarborough to Saco — a pathway through three towns. A town officer told…