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Take It Outside Adult Series “Outings and Classes to Help ADULTS “Fall” Into Shape” August 20 – November 19, 2020 Take It Outside Adult Series “Outings and Classes to help ADULTS “fall” into shape” August 20 – November 19, 2020 Caribou Wellness & Recreation Center 55 Bennett Drive Caribou, Maine 04736 207-493-4224 http://www.caribourec.org/ [email protected] Take it Outside Fall Series Schedule Outings & Classes to Help Adults “Fall” Into Shape! August August 20-21 – Monson, Greenville & Mooseshead Lake Tour aboard Steamship Katahdin, Greenville, Me $260 Single/$180 Double Occupancy. Depart 8am. Back by popular demand, but instead of rushing this year, we’re spending the night at the lovely Chalet Moosehead Lakefront Motel, which will afford us the opportunity to relax and see more! We had such an overwhelming response to this opportunity we had to reoffer. Space quickly filled up on this outing, so don’t wait. Preregister today to reserve one of the 7 coveted spots available. Trip includes one breakfast and two lunches. Dinner not included but we will eat together as a group. Trip will return Friday evening. Max 7, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 6 August 26-27 – Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, NB CA - $200 Single/$165 Double Occupancy. This sightseeing trip will take us to Downeast Maine! Depart 7am, travel to Washington County via US Route 1 passing though Calais with a brief side trip into Eastport before ultimately arriving at our destination in Lubec. Wednesday afternoon while in Lubec we will visit Quoddy Head and tour the historic downtown working waterfront of Lubec. Wednesday evening, we will stay at the Eastland Motel. Thursday morning, we will visit Franklin Roosevelt International Park Campobello Island. Anticipate some light walking. Passport or equivalent is required to enter Canada. Preregister today to reserve one of the 7 coveted spots available Trip includes one breakfast and two lunches. Dinner not included but we will eat together as a group. Trip will return Thursday afternoon. Max 7, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 12. August 29-30 – Saint Andrews and Minister Island, Saint Andrews, NB CA - $215 single, $160 double occupancy. 7 people max, 7am departure. This sightseeing tour will take us to a place we’ve never ventured before, however if you’ve ever traveled with us to one of our McAdam Rail Station trips, then Ministers Island should jump right out in your memory! We will spend one night at the Picket Fence Motel in Saint Andrews, NB, CA, and when the tide is right, we will venture onto Ministers Island where Sir William Van Horne, the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway spent his summers. This historical trip will be a great opportunity to learn and see new things and places. Preregister today to reserve one of the 7 coveted spots available. Anticipate some light walking. Passport or equivalent is required to enter Canada. Trip includes one breakfast and two lunches. Dinner not included but we will eat together as a group. Trip will return Sunday evening. Max. 7, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 15 September September 2-3 - Gaspe Peninsula. $290 Single/$195 Double Occupancy, 7am. Prepared to be wowed….AGAIN ! Sit back and enjoy the views! This overnight driving trip with minimal walking will depart from the Caribou Wellness Center, enter Canada via the Van Buren/St. Leonard Boarding Crossing. This year we will explore a different direction than we did last year. We will explore the south shore of the Saint Lawrence Seaway entering via Matane. We will travel Northeast to Saine- Anne-Des-Monts and spend the night at the “Hotel & Cie.” The following morning, we will temporarily leave the ocean floor as we head South into the mountains and travel through the picturesque Gaspesie National Park before reentering the ocean floor and return home along the Bay of Chaleurs. This one-night trip will show us a different part of the Gaspe peninsula than we saw last year. Passport or equivalent is required to enter Canada. Preregister today to reserve one of the 7 coveted spots available. Includes one breakfast and two lunches. Dinner not included but we will eat together as a group. Trip will return late Sunday afternoon. Don’t know French? Us either, but we always manage to get by with a smile and fragments of French! Max. 7, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 19. September September 8 – Square Lake Party Boat Ride, $30 lunch included, 6 Max, 8am. New in 2018 this outing was so awesome we couldn’t not reoffer it again! Captain Gary and Hostess Luanna Guerrette have a lovely party boat and cabin on the remote shores of Square Lake. Sqaure Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Fish River Lake Chain, measuring a massive 8,150 acres with a depth of 122 feet! The Bald Eagles outnumber the the year-round residents on the lake, so bring your binoculars, and be prepared to enjoy the beauty that Square Lake has to offer. Max. 6, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 25 September 9, 5-8pm and Saturday, September 12, 8-4pm – Maine Hunters Safety Course - $5, ages 10 and over, Preregistration is required, Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center. Topics to be covered are rifles and shotguns, proper firearm handling, first-aid, landowner relations and map & compass usage. Upon completion participants receive certification. Ages 10-15 MUST be accompanied by an adult 18 or over. Attendance at both dates is mandatory. September 10 – McAdam Rail Station, McAdam, NB, CA $40 lunch included, 7am. Back by the “wow” factor! We promise when you round the corner you will have the same jaw dropping experience that we have. If the walls could talk of this magnificent old train station it would never be quiet, as a matter of fact if you close your eyes and envision what it would’ve been like in her heyday, you can vision the many travelers that made their way from Maine and across Canada through the doors of this Canadian gem. Still a diamond in the rough, the historical committee is doing a magnificent job bringing this building back to its glory. Max. 9, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by August 27 September 15 – Chandler Lake Camp Sporting Camps, $40 lunch included, 8am. Once again Jason and Sherry are anxious to open their doors to our group and share their little piece of heaven with us. Each year we seek out a new sporting camp to feature in our itinerary. This year we are partnering with a Caribou native and proprietor, Jason Bouchard, of Chandler Lake Camps. If you’ve ever ventured with us on the Pinkham Road, you’ve heard me point our Chandler Lake and Chandler Lake Camps in the distance. For many years we’ve been thinking about organizing this experience. Wait no more, Jason is anxiously waiting to show us what people from near and far come to enjoy. Just like all our outings, there’s guaranteed to be a side attraction on the way there or on the way home! Max. 9, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by September 1. September 22 – Libby’s Camps, Millinocket Lake $40 lunch included, 8am. Since we introduced the Libby Camps stop in our programing, it has been nothing less than an incredible. Host Matt Libby run an incredible sporting camp operation that caters to outdoor enthusiasts far and wide in all four seasons that the great state of Maine can boast. Perhaps their most notable calling card is their Orvis Endorsed Fishing Lodge. Anyone not familiar with what this endorsement represents will quickly realize it when they walk through the main doors of the lodge. Libby’s provides one of the best lunches on our stops throughout the year. Following lunch Matt patiently provides a talk about his family’s rich history in the sporting camp business. Following lunch and talk, Matt guides us through each of the cabins and participants get a chance to peak in and see what keeps bringing their guests back year after year. Max. 9, Min. of 6 paid in full preregistered participants by September 8. September 24 – Meet a Game Warden, Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center - 5pm, Open to all ages, FREE. With hunting season right around the corner, this is an excellent opportunity to revisit hunting laws, ask questions and to meet your local Game Warden. ATV, Snowmobile, hunting and fishing rules and laws are constantly changing. But this session won’t only be about rules and laws, game warden jobs are some of the most interesting jobs there are out there. Their daily routine allows them to see many fascinating situations. Come meet a Maine Game Warden and listen to their stories! Lite refreshments will be served. October October 2 – The Underground Railway, Tomlinson Lake Hike To Freedom, Perth NB, CA. $30 Lunch included, 10am. Experience the final few miles of North America’s northernmost route of the underground railway. The "Tomlinson Lake Hike To Freedom" is a Canadian not-for-profit organization situated in north-western New Brunswick. Their mission is to promote New Brunswick Black history, Canadian heritage, culture, local tourism, and physical and mental fitness. This wilderness hiking event along North America's northernmost route of the Underground Railroad is planned every year in October to take in the beauty of the Fall foliage. The trail is 2.5km one way. Without actual locomotives, the Underground Railroad consisted of a network of secrets that led many fugitive slaves to their freedom in Canada during the mid-1800's.
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