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Portland Press Herald 8/24/2009
Two others swept into the ocean by storm-fed waves are rescued and hospitalized, along with nine people slammed into the rocks.
A 7-year-old New York girl died and 11 others were hospitalized Sunday after a huge ocean wave slammed into visitors at Acadia National Park.
The "rogue wave" hit about 20 people near Thunder Hole, according to the Coast Guard, one of several agencies involved in the incident. Three people were swept into the ocean and rescued by a lifeboat crew, including a girl who had no vital signs, the Coast Guard said.
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The awesome beauty of Acadia is matched by the awesome power of Nature. Our condolenses to the family of the girl and all injured in this tragedy. Jim
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In the "it's a small world" department. We had a visit from two women from Perry, Maine....down by Eastport.
Well, many years ago, I spend a summer in Calais at the Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge working in a program call the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). The YCC was established on August 13, 1971 through Public Law 91-378, as a three-year pilot program, with the intention of achieving several objectives. The most important objective being to take young adults from different social, economic, racial, cultural and gender backgrounds and placing them in an environment where they could cultivate work, social, and educational skills. In 1974, it became a permanent institution.
The program took 30 kids from Bangor and 30 from the Calais area and created a work program at Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge. We all worked at projects like fencing, surveying, and trail building, staying on the Refuge for a week at a time in large army surplus tents. So, Cyril and I got a small reunion of the first YCC group in Maine!
While neither of us recognized each other today, by sharing where she was from and Cyril having such a distinctive name, we figured out we attended the first season of YCC together!
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By Ethan Andrews, Village Soup
BELFAST (Aug 19): Hundreds of people took to the streets Monday night, Aug. 17, for the mother of all block parties. The front-of-the-week fête was the first time for what organizer Mike Hurley hopes will become an annual summer event.If sheer numbers are any indication, the chance of repeat is very favorable. Many people who came out Monday seemed as pleasantly surprised as Hurley to see the streets of downtown Belfast mobbed with people enjoying themselves.
Not sure why Ethan thought perfect summer weather and free entertainment is "stiff odds?" Jim
Got this note from Holly:
Hi Jim,
Thank you for your comment. We have modified the headline online, but the play on Hurley's thoughts about the event are in the paper. In retrospect, the headline could have done well without them, unless of course Mike Hurley was noted as the utterer. In any case, it seems the gist of the published headline is that the event was a success, despite organizers' previous concerns that it was a gamble to do it.
Thanks again for your feedback,
Holly S. Anderson
Online Editor/ Republican Journal Interim Editor
VillageSoup
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The Concierge | Labor Day Weekend in Maine?
By Christine Mulke
 Charleen Wiseman Castine, Maine, works well as a home base for a long weekend trip.
Christine Muhlke, T Magazine’s food editor and de facto concierge, is at your service. Have a dining or imbibing quandary for her? Leave your question in the comments section below.
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Dear Concierge:
I am looking to go to Maine for Labor Day weekend. I am a city girl and a foodie. I plan on doing some hiking and beaching, but I really want to go to flea markets and eat delicious seafood. Do you have any suggestions for hotels, activities and restaurants that are off the beaten path? Also, do you have a town in Maine you think would make for a great four-day vacation? Thank you! — Best,
Bee
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Martha Stewart Living Aug 2009
When I purchased my home in Maine more than a decade ago, I was already an avid hiker. I had trekked in northern India; I had climbed Kilimanjaro, in Africa; and I had hiked in Colorado, Northern California, Utah, Europe, and elsewhere. Because I enjoy nature, with its plants, rock formations, and beautiful vistas, I immediately fell in love with Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island and the fine network of hiking trails that traverse the preserve. They crisscross rocky cliffs, gentle meadows, sandy and rocky beaches, and dense evergreen forests.
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Nice article about Maine Hikes in Martha's magazine for August. BDN has picked it up as well. Jim
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