Volunteers Needed for Fall Island Cleanups
MITA has announced the 2010 Fall Cleanup schedule! Five cleanups are scheduled on the following dates:
- September 11th - Downeast
- September 18th - MDI
- October 2nd - Stonington
- October 9th - Muscongus Bay
- October 16th - Casco Bay
See our events calendar for more information!
For the Downeast, Stonington, Muscongus Bay, or Casco Bay cleanups, please e-mail pkenlan@mita.org or use our online signup form. This fall the MDI cleanup will be coordinated by Friends of Acadia. Call Terry at 207-288-3340 or e-mail terry@friendsofacadia.org to register or for more information.
If you are unable to make one of our signature cleanup events this fall, please consider a gift to support all of the volunteers through the Stewardship Fund!
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on the water this fall!
Announcing the Online Guide to the Maine Island Trail
The Maine Island Trail Association is proud to announce today that after 22 years of producing our annual paper Guide to the Maine Island Trail we have launched an online Guide.
The new website, located at guide.mita.org provides coast-wide interactive nautical charts, plus local weather and tide information. The Guide is only available to current members of the organization and access to islands in the guide is a benefit of membership.
A trial version of the guide is available to nonmembers, with access to ten Maine Island Trail sites. Membership, which starts at $45, provides password-protected access to all 185 trail sites, boat lunches, pump out facilities, and a wide variety of other member benefits.
A Few Words About Island Exploration
Rocky shores, frigid waters, and thick fog have long served as a barrier to all but the most skilled and adventurous individuals seeking to access Maine’s islands. Thanks to innovations in technology, however, these natural obstacles are no longer as daunting as they once were.
MITA Member Benefits
A Maine Island Trail Association membership gives you access to 185 pristine sites along our 375-mile Trail including 6 new sites for 2010.
Our member benefits program continues to expand. Check out www.mita.org/benefits for discounts on moorings, kayak rentals, classes and more! These could easily exceed the cost of your membership.
RENEW or JOIN at the $100 Supporting Member level and receive a complementary set of seven folded notecards with photographs taken by members along the Trail. Don't miss out on this wonderful gift. RENEW NOW >>
