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What is the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend?

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In 2011, a group of hardworking folks from Acadia National Park, Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Center for Disease Control, L.L. Bean, the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, and the Trust for Public Land sat down to think about how we could better connect organizations and companies that are passionate about getting Mainers in the great outdoors! It was very important to all of us that we create a plan with input from many different types of organizations and companies across the state.  So, we set off and interviewed 50 groups that have a stake in getting people active! What did we hear? Continue reading…

Positive Results From The First Great Maine Outdoor Weekend

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Positive Results From The First Great Maine Outdoor WeekendSo what happened during the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend? The Maine Outdoor Coalition’s first Weekend celebration happened March 2-4, with a grand total of 96 planned events across the state, from Saco to Caratunk to Fort Kent. There were 70 different organizations engaged in hosting an event! We were greatly impressed with the number of organizations that came together to plan fun, low cost, introductory level events to offer over this weekend. Continue reading…

Submit Your Photos and Enter to Win

Photo Contest Winter 2012

Did you bring your cameras and smartphones with you, as you got outside to play last weekend? We want your photos, and have over $800 worth of prizes to doll out in exchange…

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Get Your Cameras Ready to Share Your Adventure & Enter to Win Trips and Gear

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Are you planning to head out for one of our 70+ Outdoor events across the Great state of Maine next weekend? Here’s a great reason to plan ahead & be sure you have your smartphones and cameras with you…

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Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Event Poster Now Available

Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Event Poster March 2-4, 2012

We’re excited to announce that a very special Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Event Poster, designed by the very talented Maine artist, Peter Selmayr is now available, and free to download.

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Dates Confirmed for 2nd Great Maine Outdoor Weekend: September 28-30

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Our September weekend will be a series of events scheduled all across the great state of Maine to help connect our friends and neighbors with the natural world, and promote fun, physical activity, & good health.

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