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Cobscook Shores in Maine. The parklands are free to use and include 14 miles of scenic shorefront, 8 miles of biking and walking trails, several hand-carry boat launches, camping areas, vault toilets, screened pavilions and picnic spots. (Chris Shane/Cobscook Shores)
The Butler Conservation Fund has announced the opening this week of its second large-scale project to provide outdoor recreation in wild and scenic locations in Maine, known as Cobscook Shores. The hope is that it might eventually draw some tourists away from heavily trafficked Acadia National Park.
Encompassing 500 acres across a series of coastal parklands, Cobscook Shores is modest in size. But Carl Carlson, director of parklands for the Butler Conservation Fund says the shorefront properties are stunning and there are opportunities for hiking, biking, boating and skiing.
If you’re like me, you love a good 80’s flick.
But if you’re like
Fisher Stevens, you cringe at at
least one.
Hackers and TV’s
Many of you no doubt recall
Short Circuit, the 1986 gem about a woman and her robot pal.
The movie had all the necessary elements for box office gold: sci-fi tech, Ally Sheedy,
Police Academy’s Steve Guttenberg, and a fantastic song courtesy of El DeBarge.
Relive the magic:
The Chicago native’s character, Ben Jabituya, was
Indian.
Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, the self-described “white Jewish kid” expressed agony:
“It definitely haunts me.”