Island Hopping

Navigating the Maine Island Trail Association’s (207- 761-8225) 185 island and coastline sites spanning over 375 miles just got a whole lot easier. This membership organization provides stewardship of these public and private coastal sites and is dedicated to helping boaters enjoy them responsibly. Just this year MITA made its twenty-two-year-old paper guide available online. That means interactive nautical charts, local weather, tide information, and other essential tidbits that will make your boating excursion — whether by kayak, sailboat, or cabin-cruiser — smooth sailing. The online guide is included in the membership fee: $45 for an individual, $65 for a family. If you’re considering joining, check out the association’s Web site (www.mita.org) to peruse the trial version for free. You might not be up for paddling the whole trail, but with this mobile guide, any outing, however ambitious, is easier — and safer — than ever.

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	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat \| The redoubtable Grandma—this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow—is at it again.
	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Maine Beaches \| This handy guide makes 20 of the state’s favorite beaches easy to find and includes loads of useful information so you can make the most of your time at the shore.