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). …
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). Posted…
The very successful (and fun!) 2nd Annual John R. Andrews Memorial 5k race showed up in the news again last week. There were two separate articles – Check them out: Gap Band – the Scarborough Leader online People & Business: July 18- The Forecaster online This is in addition to the other earlier news coverage…
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…
[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…
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