Friday, September 12, 2008

Special Invitation - Sept 23rd

While on the September 11th hike DOC guest speaker Harold Borns invited any interested DOC members to attend a guided bus tour. Details of the trip follow . . . .

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Ice Age Bus Trip with Professor Harold Borns
Tuesday, September 23rd
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost $20 to $30; bring lunch. Coffee and donuts supplied.

Travelers on this field trip will view firsthand the evidence and effects of the ice age as Hal will explain the glacial movement along the coast of Maine . The bus will travel through Ellsworth to Cherryfield and the blueberry barrens to the north. It will continue to Columbia Falls , then to Addison before returning home. There is not walking greater than 200 feet on flat surfaces.

Contact the front desk at Dirigo Pines Retirement Community at 866-3400 to reserve your space on the bus.


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Here is a link to a November 28, 2007 article in the Ellsworth American by Jane Crosen of Penobscot ME., titled "New Ice Age Map Reveals Geologic Wonders of Downeast Region"

http://ellsworthmaine.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11445&Itemid=86

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