Posted in Adventure, Beaches, Parks, Road Trips, Travel, tagged acadia national park, bar harbor, Cute Potato Maine, cutepotato.com, family adventures, family travel, maine, maine beaches, maine writers, park loop road, sand beach on July 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Our family last visited Acadia National Park in 2009 when the kids were just two- and three-years old. At the time, we explored the Schoodic Peninsula — a lesser known entrance to the park, where a 6-mile loop treated us to spectacular views of lighthouses and forested islands. The visit was a quiet way to introduce our young family to the park, and while we loved our first adventure together, we left wanting to experience more iconic spots in Acadia.
Posted in Events, Parks, Restaurants, Road Trips, Trails, Travel, tagged acadia national park, Acadia National Park 100th birthday, asticou azalea garden, biddeford pool, cutepotato.com, evening lantern stroll, Family-friendly hikes, Kingfield Maine, lighthouse visit, maine summer adventures for families, maine trail finder, Maine Waterfalls, Moxie Falls, places to go with kids in maine, Rococo Artisan Ice Cream, seal harbor, The Forks, Wood Island Lighthouse on May 27, 2016| 1 Comment »
School is out in less than a month, and our summer is going to be busier than ever. MP has a special project she is working on, the kids are going to day camps, and we have family visiting from California for a few weeks. Still, there is always room for a few new adventures! Here’s what is on our list:
Maine Huts & Trails
We’ve heard so many good things about Maine Huts & Trails, a nonprofit organization in Kingfield that provides lodging and outdoor activities for all ages and levels of expertise. When a local Mom suggested CP #2’s third grade class take a year-end trip to Maine Huts & Trails, we were all in! Our plan is to take a short hike in with the kids to our hut, explore the grounds and enjoy a big, family-style meal together. We can’t think of a better way to kick off summer!
Photo courtesy John Orcutt Photogrpahy
Posted in Activities, Giveaways, Trails, tagged acadia national park, bradbury mountain, broadturn farm scarborough maine, family hiking in maine, family-friendly trails, fuller farm scarborough maine, Maine Land Trust Network, Maine Parks & Lands, mount agamenticus york maine, peek-a-boo giveaway winner, pownal maine on June 4, 2011| 1 Comment »
Congratulations to Karen Nadeau! She’s won a month-long, family membership to Peek-a-Boo Center in Westbrook. Karen says her team enjoys hiking throughout the state during the summer:
We get out and hike, hike, hike! We frequent Bradbury Mountain, Acadia National Park, Fuller Farm Sanctuary in Scarborough, Mt. Agamenticus, and lots of other places. It is always nice to get out and exercise with the family, while teaching them to love and respect nature! We love the outdoors… and Peek-a-boo too, of course.
The Waterfall Trail at Fuller Farm Sanctuary in Scarborough.
To find family-friendly hiking trails near you, visit Maine Parks & Lands or the Maine Land Trust Network, which offers a complete list of Land Trusts by county.
Happy summer hiking, everyone!
Note to readers: Peek-a-Boo play center closed in June 2014.
Posted in Road Trips, tagged acadia national park, cadillac mountain, frenchman bay, holden, j.m.gerrish provisions, maine, pete's pretty good ice cream, schoodic peninsula, sullivan, winter harbor, winter harbor 5 & 10 on July 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Cute Potato #1 exploring at Schoodic Peninsula
The Cute Potato gang hit the road July 4th weekend to visit friends in Sullivan. If you’re not familiar with Sullivan, it’s near Frenchman Bay with jaw-dropping views of Cadillac Mountain.
We spent our first full day at the Schoodic Peninsula—a lesser-known entrance to Acadia National Park. The rocks are flat and easy to climb with parental guidance, and the ocean view makes a Cute Potato proud to live in such a beautiful state.
