Taking advantage of Maine s outdoors this winter
Jennifer Hazard is the author of, The Maine Play Book. She compiled a list of outdoor activities to try in Maine this winter. Author: Amanda Hill (NEWS CENTER Maine), Jennifer Hazard Published: 10:00 AM EST January 20, 2021 Updated: 3:05 PM EST January 20, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine
1. Rent a snow globe & skate at Pineland Farms
Pineland Farms in New Gloucester is currently renting snow globes that seat up to 6 people for $20/hour (includes table, chairs, and small space heater). Order food ahead at the market, bring a board game or cards, and enjoy this unique opportunity!
In addition, Pineland has added a new 50’ x 100’ skating rink this year that accommodates up to 22 people. BYO skates to make an afternoon of fun!
Free from a tether.
Arms around shoulders, our cuddles of tums,
Our primary school fun day, our game of rough tumbling,
Dumped inhibitions, it’s all up to us,
No monitors mooching and making a fuss.
End of term freedom, new sisters born,
Bristling haircuts, spikily shorn,
Sprawl balling of bodies’ in hullabaloo.
No brakes to restrict us, we’re celebrating,
Chartists’ votes counted, feels so liberating.
Doing it our way,
Cuddling pushes and tugs,
We’re puzzles cracking Christmas in knotted arms and legs.
One second we’re nestling,
The next we’re all wrestling,
And feigning cruel clenches,
Thailand to host inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Chiang Mai in Thailand is set to host the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in 2021, with the four-day event set to be held every two years.
Scheduled for November 11 to 14 2021, it will feature 40 kilometre and 80km races, close to the distances of a marathon and a double marathon, which are 42.1km and 84.2km respectively.
There will also be classic mountain running races for seniors and juniors as well as a vertical uphill race.
This new Championship has been organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), with support from World Athletics.
On Sunday a group of ultra-athletes completed a 100-mile journey from Donner Lake to Johnson’s Ranch near Wheatland in honor of 17 members of the Donner Party who took the