Alice's Awesome Adventures

09/02/2024

Recreational fishing versus commercial fishing.

08/18/2024

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03/31/2024

Love my new 10" electric chainsaw. It cut the downed limbs from the last storm easily. Its lighter and quieter and I don't have to fuss with gas mixtures or pulling a starter after priming. Safer, in my mind. Not for the woods or big jobs, nor did I intend it to be. Not an expensive brand but it does have a three year warranty.

Had to cut limbs that toppled on of my canoes and were in it. I couldn't lift the limbs and free the canoe until I cut them out. If I had a longer bar, it would have been dangerous for the canoe.

01/21/2024

I went to Merrymeeting Adult and Community Education today for a Pine Needle Basket class.

Zack Rouda was the instructor from Rewild Maine. His non-profit teaches all kinds of foraging, natural crafts and living skills. Great class.

I made this tiny basket of red pine needles.Its less than 3" high including handle. First one I've made. It isn't professional but still beautiful. More to come. Incredible Mindful Activity.

12/22/2023

Why doesn't Alice schedule snowshoe tours weeks in advance?

Winter has undergone a transformation in recent years these shifts have influenced cherished winter activities, from snowshoeing to coastal exploration

08/11/2023

To reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species in Maine, a law was passed by Maine Legislature that requires boaters to take specific actions to encourage water to drain from their watercraft prior to entering a water body or leaving a launch site (PUBLIC LAW 2023 CHAPTER 190). Aquatic invasive species are any fish, wildlife, or plant species that spreads to a water body where they do not naturally occur. These species are often transferred to new locations on watercraft, watercraft trailers, and other equipment associated with water recreation, and they impact the health of our waters, fish, and wildlife.

Effective June 16, 2023, boaters are now required to do the following:

Prior to entering a water body and when preparing to leave launch sites, boaters are required to remove or open any devices designed for routine removal/opening (for example, hull drain plugs, bailers, live wells, ballast tanks) to encourage draining of areas containing water (excluding live bait containers). This must be done in a way that does not allow drained water to enter any inland water of the state.
This puts into law what the Clean, Drain, Dry educational and outreach campaign has already been encouraging boaters to do. By ensuring that all boaters are draining water when it is from a different source than the inland water body they are about to enter, the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species including some that are not always visible by eye, to new areas is drastically reduced. Similar laws are already in effect in more than 20 other states, including neighboring New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. This law will limit the spread of aquatic invasive species we already have in Maine while proactively limiting potential for the introduction of aquatic invasive species that would be new to the state such as quagga mussels and the spiny water flea.

04/03/2023

Join the fun! Use your own kayak and enjoy a few hours paddling in NW Casco Bay.

Paddle Yourself to Mere Point Oyster Farm & Free Oyster Tasting Paddle your sea kayak or SUP to the Mere Point Oyster Company Farm and have a free oyster tasting. Event limited to first 100...

04/28/2022

Great Blue Heron in the pond with a pair of mallards.

03/07/2022

Being quiet in nature and slowing down is such a gift to yourself.

02/27/2022

Booking at www.amaineguide.com summer tours for Sea Kayak to an Island, Oyster Farm & Tasting Tours by sea kayak and SUP's, and a new offering - an all day Oyster Farm & Tasting Tour by sea kayak with Forest Bathing on an Island.

01/30/2022

Join the workshop and have fun.

11/05/2021

Without your help, the building won't get put up!