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Eds. note: The following Letter to the Editor appeared online in the Portland Press Herald on July 12
Editor,
The weekend of June 29, representatives of the Eastern Trail, along with Bicycle Coalition of Maine and AARP, had a wonderful walk and bike ride on the Scarborough portion of the Eastern Trail. It was a pleasure seeing so many people on the trail walking and riding their bikes.
Eds. note: The following Letter to the Editor appeared online in the Journal Tribune on June 11
Editor,
The weekend of June 29, representatives of the Eastern Trail, along with Bicycle Coalition of Maine and AARP had a wonderful walk and bike ride on the Scarborough portion of the Eastern Trail. It was a pleasure seeing so many people on the trail walking and riding their bikes.
Scarborough Leader | May 24, 2019 | By Garrick Hoffman Contributing Writer
SCARBOROUGH – Nearly 170 runners and walkers gathered Saturday morning to help raise money for the Eastern Trail Alliance and honor its founder, John Andrews, with his eponymous, third annual race, the John Andrews Memorial 5K.
Beginning at O’Reilly’s Cure Restaurant and Bar – the chief sponsor for the race – participants ran and walked an off-road section of the Eastern Trail out-and-back on the scenic Scarborough Marsh.
Since the summer of 2013, Russ Lamer has led “loop and lunch rides” on the Eastern Trail. Each has offered a loop ride on either the off-road or on-road sections of the trail (or both!), as well as a refreshing restaurant lunch along the route.
Russ has announced the 2019 ET LOOP & LUNCH ride dates and routes.
UNE professor Noah Perlut will use the data to assess the impact of a planned 1.6-mile trail extension.
BY DEIRDRE FLEMING
SCARBOROUGH — In the spring of 2017, University of New England professor Noah Perlut downloaded the first videos from a game camera he’d hung low on a tree just off the Eastern Trail near the Nonesuch River in order to record the wildlife living nearby. Later, from his office, he looked at the images the camera captured over a two-month stretch. He was surprised at the first species he observed in the video, waddling through the woods: a pair of wood ducks foraging on the forest floor.
The Eastern Trail Alliance, Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine’s South Portland Club have joined forces to introduce pre-teens and teens to the wonders of the Eastern Trail by teaching the mechanics of bike repair and providing bikes on which to ride the trail.
On April 6th, friends and supporters of the Eastern Trail gathered at Camp Ketcha in Scarborough for the 2nd Annual Taste of the Town Gala.
Guests enjoyed sampling dishes from local establishments, bidding on unique items in the silent auction, and dancing to the music of the Time Pilots band. Net proceeds from the event totaled $11,000 and will be used to support the Eastern Trail’s trail development campaigns.
Thank you to everyone who participated in making the event so much fun.
A special thanks to our Major Event Sponsor Scott and Sunny Townsend Team of Keller Williams.
Some pictures from the event appear below:
Go to our FaceBook page to see more pictures
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Join us for a unique and delicious event to benefit the Eastern Trail Alliance and our various trail development campaigns! Sample signature dishes from local establishments, bid on exciting items in our silent auction, then dance the night away to music by the Time Pilots! A cash bar will be serving local beer and wine.
Saturday, April 6, 7:00pm – 10:30pm at Camp Ketcha in Scarborough.
Camp Ketcha
336 Black Point Road, Scarborough, ME
$50/person – Cocktail Attire
Go here to buy “Taste of the Town” Tickets.
Sponsored by:
Saturday, April 13th – Celebrate Opening Day on the Eastern Trail, 10:00AM – 2:00PM, Biddiford and Kennebunk.
Southern Maine Medical Center – Physician Services, 9 Healthcare Drive (map), or at Kennebunk Elementary School, 177 Alewive Road, Kennebunk
Bike, Walk or Run the Eastern Trail from Biddeford to Kennebunk roundtrip.
Enjoy Activities Along the way, including Yoga (Standing, Stretch and Stroll), Eastern Trail History, Bike Safety and Checks, and Trail Safety.
Activities at Kennebunk Elementary:
Bike from KES to Mousam River to experience the future trail! (Every hour on the hour – min 6 participants). Take a car to Mousam Embankment or hang out at KES to hear more about our southward plans and status. See the schedule for more details.
Please leave your four footed friends at home for this event, due to the amount of traffic expected on the trail.
Please also check our FaceBook page for more information.
[Ed. Note: The Eastern Trail is specifically mentioned in this article that appeared in USA Today on March 22]
East Coast Greenway will connect trails from Maine to Florida
The 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway connects biking and walking paths and will eventually create a park from the Canadian border to Key West, Florida.
In 2015, Florida cyclist Stefanie Boewe suffered a collapsed lung. During her long recovery she read an article about the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile route that connects existing biking and walking paths and will eventually create a linear park from the Canadian border to Florida’s southernmost point. Having grown up in Germany, touring by bike as a child, Boewe realized she missed long-distance cycling. As she recuperated, she began daydreaming about biking the greenway and visiting friends along the East Coast.
“I thought, ‘If I ever recover from this, I’m going to tell these lungs that they can’t say what I can and cannot do,’” Boewe said. “Plus, I had adopted this dog who goes crazy running with a bike.”
In 2017, over a stretch of 89 days, Boewe biked the entire greenway from Key West, Florida, to Calais, Maine, pulling a trailer and accompanied by her 6-year-old Australian shepherd, Murf. She joined a small tribe of cyclists and walkers who have taken on the whole greenway — even though it’s only one-third complete. For these pioneers, creating a patchwork route of protected paths and sometimes-busy roadways was a small price to pay for the adventure — and bragging rights — of being among the first to complete the East Coast Greenway.
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