June 22nd ~ Casco Bay, Maine

Location: Casco Bay
Local Organizer: Aaron Frederick
207/791-7870; puravida@maine.rr.com

Join us on the Casco Bay Kayak Rendezvous with Rippleffect, our fiscal sponsor.
Rippleffect, partnering with Maine Audubon, has invited the Expedition to be involved in a day-long sea kayak benefit event in Casco Bay. Three different routes are planned to meet various experience levels. Shuttles will be arranged for return to Portland after having paddled all day.

For more information, or to join for a day of paddling in beautiful Casco Bay, contact Rippleffect.

June 23rd ~ Portland, Maine

Location: Southern Maine Technical College
Local Organizer: Mary Cerullo, Friends of Casco Bay
207/799-8574; mcerullo@cascobay.org

Join the third "Gulf of Maine Day", in Portland, coordinated by Friends of Casco Bay, with help from the Maine Coastal Program. A network of Portland-based non-profit organizations will help the Expedition and participants celebrate the Gulf of Maine.

Activities may include: education programs, coastal cleanups, aquaculture tours, the ongoing Mural Project, displays, bird walks, and boating safety workshops.

Members of the Expedition will present a program on our voyage by kayak from Cape Cod to Canada to highlight the importance of the Gulf of Maine to the Casco Bay region.