Slideshow and talk at Lincoln Canoe and Kayak - December 9, 2009 - 6:00pm

David McLain regularly shoots feature length assignments around the world for National Geographic Magazine. He describes his job as "working with every kind of person under any kind of condition to create timeless images for clients with the highest visual standards on earth."

Isn’t it time for all good mosquitoes to fly south or die? Otherwise: Heaven. Thanks MITA.

It’s the escape from the world everyone needs. Thank you MITA. Bill and Debra

The Maine Island Trail is recognized as one of the 50 Best American Adventures in the April/May issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The honor places Maine’s wild coastal islands in the company of the Colorado River/Grand Canyon, Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, the Florida Everglades, and other iconic boating destinations that are also included on the “50 Best” list.

The award has a special resonance at a time when many Mainers are struggling with difficult economic circumstances, said Doug Welch, Executive Director of the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA), a non-profit organization that manages access to the 182 coastal sites that comprise the Trail.