Downeast Paddle Retreat: Mount Desert Island September 8-11, 2017

Downeast Paddle Retreat; Mount Desert Island
September 8-11, 2017 

Initiator: Peter Brady 

This will be the fourth  annual Downeast Paddle Retreat for NSPN. This posting will be updated in the weeks and months to come. 
There will be a posting in the Trips Forum of the message board in the next few days. 
As in the last three years, this event will begin on Friday morning Sept 8  ,and wind down on Monday afternoon, September 11  

Every day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, to Monday) we will organize group paddles in the area  around Mt.Desert Island. Friday will be an all -day paddle , so participants usually arrive on Thursday evening. Monday is a travel day for most participants, so there can be a paddle the first half of the day, with travel  home on Monday afternoon. 

Our base of operations will be at LLangolan Inn,  on Rt 3 near Hadley Point, between the bridge to the island and downtown Bar Harbor. 

Accommodations and food are on your own. There will be a pot luck ( hopefully with music!) in the barn at LLangolan on Saturday night.
Recommended lodging :
LLangolan Inn: our base of operations: Many participants from last year have already booked the eight coins, and there are rooms available in the inn. 
Hadley Point Campground: for those who prefer camping, this campground is adjacent to Llangolan on Hadley PointRoad
Robbins Motel: not far from LLangolan on Rte 3 ,for those looking for the most economical lodging. 
Eden Village: a  cottage resort similar to LLangolan, a short ways away on Rte 3.
 

Please PM PeterB with questions, interest. Or email at pbrady at neaq.org We'll develop an information sheet with details on the event and the area, to share with RSVPs as plans develop .