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Point Sebago Resort, Maine

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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Spend Memorial Day weekend at Point Sebago for a mini-vacation you will not forget. Your entire family will enjoy our specially planned fun activities with as much or as little as you want to do.

It’s the perfect way to spend quality time together as a family to make your Memorial Day Weekend filled with cherished patriotic memories.

Check out the tremendous value packages including meals offer (below)!

GREAT VALUE - Traditional Weekend Package…

Memorial Day Weekend Packages Include:

*4 days of fun, 3 nights lodging on a Site, in one of our Park Homes, in a Resort Cottage or Vacation Home
*8 Buffet meals including a Special Lobster Dinner (Friday Dinner thru Monday Breakfast)
*One hour cruise aboard the Point Sebago Princess
*Unlimited paddle boats, canoes & kayaks
*Daily supervised activities for all ages
*Nightly entertainment, access to all Point Sebago’s facilities
*Use of Point Sebago Golf Course at special resort guest greens fees
*Special Family, Kids and Adult Activities with prizes

Memorial Day Pkg

$170 - Site

$260 – 280 - Park Homes

$285 - 305 - Equipped Park Homes

$305 - Resort Cottages

$335 - Vacation Homes

Tel: 207-655-3821 • Fax: 207-655-3371
Reservations: 800-530-1555
info@pointsebago.com

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Rock climbers in Eldorado State Park, Colorado (Photo: Eric Wunrow, Colorado Tourism)

Eldorado Canyon

Located just eight miles from Boulder, Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park is a haven for rock climbers who come to test their skills on the park’s more than 500 technical routes. Total Climbing runs a one-day rock climbing 101 course in the park for $190 per person that covers the basics of outdoor climbing.

(Photo: Eric Wunrow, Colorado Tourism)

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Hammocks Beach State Park, North Carolina

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Camping in Hammocks State Park, North Carolina

Hammocks Beach

A far cry from the overdeveloped beachfront further north on the Outer Banks, Hammocks Beach State Park offers a taste of what North Carolina’s coast was like before condos. Visitors can camp on the park’s 892-acre Bear Island, a barrier island of dunes and maritime forest that’s used as a nesting ground for loggerhead sea turtles and a stopover point for migratory birds. First-come, first-served campsites near the beach cost $9 per night. Ferry service to the island costs $5 per adult. Bear Island, which has been closed due to a dredging project, is scheduled to reopen May 25.

(Photo: VisitNC.com)

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Monday, May 7th, 2007

Christ statute underwater

John Pennekamp

You’ll need to don a mask and flippers to really experience Florida’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first underwater park in the U.S. The park offers offshore snorkeling tours that take you out to the reefs by boat and allow you to spend an hour and a half in the water, observing the marine life. Weather permitting, you’ll also get to check out the “Christ of the Deep” statue at Key Largo Dry Rocks reef. Trips cost $29 per adult.

(Photo: Stephen Frink, Florida Keys News Bureau)

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Bodie, California

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Rusted car window, Bodie State Park, California (Photo: Molly Feltner)

Bodie

While many of the West’s ghost towns have been turned into tacky tourist traps, the former gold-mining town Bodie, California, has been allowed to die with dignity thanks to its state park status. The site has been kept in a state of “arrested decay,” meaning that its structures are not restored but rather stabilized against the elements and protected from vandalism. Walking around the town, over ground where 19th-century nails and mining tools still lay scattered about, it truly feels as though Bodie has not been touched since its inhabitants abandoned it. Its remote location off a dirt road in the Eastern Sierra Nevada keeps visitation levels down, and helps it maintain an appropriate atmosphere of loneliness. The park costs $3 per adult to visit and is well worth the trip.

(Photo: Molly Feltner)

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Mt. Katahdin

Friday, May 4th, 2007

View of Katahdin from the Knife Edge

Baxter

Rising to 5,267 feet, the broad massif of Mt. Katahdin dominates Baxter State Park, standing out defiantly in the otherwise flat North Maine Woods. It’s famed as the end point of the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail, but many come just to climb the mountain itself, one of the most physically striking peaks in the whole Northeast. You can summit by a variety of trails, including the Appalachian Trail, or you can opt to climb the more challenging route over Katahdin’s Knife Edge ridge. The only cost for climbing Katahdin is an $8 per vehicle parking fee.

(Photo: Molly Feltner)

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Dead Horse State Park, Utah

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Dead Horse State Park, Utah

Dead Horse Point

Although it’s one of Utah’s prettiest parks, Dead Horse Point State Park is often passed by those heading to its bigger, more famous national parks, Canyonlands and Arches. The state park is cheaper to visit for the day than the national parks, costing $7 per vehicle rather than $10, and, because of its size, is easier to take in for those short on time.

(Photo: Utah State Parks)

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Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

Silver Falls

Lush with vegetation and waterfalls, Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park feels like a cool-weather rainforest. One of the best ways to experience the park’s environment is hiking the Trail of 10 Falls/Canyon Trail, a seven-mile loop trail that passes by 10 waterfalls, five of which plummet more than 100 feet. Those who prefer a shorter distance can loop back to the start point via various side trails. The only cost for day hikers is a $3 per vehicle parking fee.

(Photo: Index Open)

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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

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Na Pali Coast

Visiting National Parks tops many travelers’ summer vacation plans, but there are hundreds of state parks worth exploring, too. The scenery, culture, and ecological assets of many state parks are more than equal to national park standards. What’s more, state parks can be extremely cheap to visit, with nominal or no entrance fees and camping from $10 per night. Here’s a photo tour of 10 worthy state parks around the country.

With its fluted pali, or cliffs, and miles of undeveloped beaches, Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast State Park evokes the setting of the mystical island on NBC’s Lost. That show is filmed on Oahu, but here on Kauai, the best and only way to get into the heart of the park is to hike the Kalalau Trail, an 11-mile path that hugs the coast, crossing five valleys and numerous wild beaches. The journey requires a tough 22-mile round-trip hike and spending several nights in rustic campsites. There is a $10 fee per person, per night to camp.

(Photo: Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau)

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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

About Carnaval San Francisco

California’s
Largest Annual
Multi-Cultural Celebration to Make
Spring Sizzle with Carnaval San Francisco
Festival and Grand Parade Over Memorial Day Weekend

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One of the city’s most spectacular traditions, Carnaval San Francisco showcases the very best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and traditions with a diverse array of food, music, dance and artistry, including works created by the talented community of Mission District residents and Bay Area artists.

On Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, the Carnaval San Francisco Festival will offer food, music, dance, art, crafts and other fun activities and events on several stages for the entire family to enjoy. Spanning seven blocks, the Carnaval San Francisco Festival will take place on Harrison Street between 16th and 23rd streets (10 a.m.-6 p.m.).

On Sunday, May 27, the Carnaval Grand Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of 24th and Bryant streets, where it will proceed west to Mission Street. From there, the parade heads north on Mission down to 17th Street, where it will turn east and flow into the festival area. 

About Carnaval San Francisco

Conceived 28 years ago by a group of local musicians, artists and residents eager to bring the spirit of Latin American and Caribbean culture to San Francisco, Carnaval San Francisco is produced by the Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. and is supported by San Francisco’s Grants for the Arts. Since 1959, the Mission Neighborhood Centers has provided quality programs that promote self-sufficiency and community growth for the Mission District’s children, youth, families and seniors.

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