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Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat-Prospect Harbor

with Chris Toy

Sep

12

Next session: September 12th to 15th, 2025

$595 More Info

Enjoy a weekend with your instructor, Chris Toy, the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.

Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward. Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. This is an in-person retreat.

Montreal and Eastern Townships of Quebec Garden Tour

with Nancy Dorrans

May

23

Next session: May 23rd to 26th, 2025

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Join us for a 3-night deluxe motorcoach tour on this rich springtime experience to Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships and Montreal, the cultural capital of Canada. We depart from Portland, head northwest to Magog, Quebec and Parc Marie-Victorin before heading to Montreal. Learn traditional Champagne making (and tasting)! Experience Old Montreal’s rich history, explore one of the world’s greatest botanical gardens, and partake in a magical lanterns festival of light.

Visit https://adventure-marketplace.com/adventures/ to get on the Early Bird List for when Registration Opens

(Passports or Passport Card ID’s Required)

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Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat-Campobello

with Chris Toy

Jun

20

Next session: June 20th to 23rd, 2025

$595 More Info

Enjoy a weekend with your instructor, Chris Toy, the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.

Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will be immersed in the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Only Acadian Arts Retreats participants will be allowed to reserve overnight accommodations in the park.

Please note: Included in the registration is a $40 non-reffundable fee whould you have toi cancel.

Adventure to Cape Cod & the Nantucket Daffodil Festival

with Nancy Dorrans

Apr

25

Next session: April 25th to 27th, 2025

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Rates are pending!

Welcome spring on this escorted luxury motor-coach tour from Portland to Cape Cod. Experience the 49th annual Daffodil Festival on the quaint island of Nantucket. Wear your daffy hats and cheer during the Antique Car Parade, which features over 100 daffodil-bedecked vintage cars. Enjoy free time to explore Hyannis & Nantucket and tour local museums in Sandwich and Cambridge, MA. Registration opens in early 2025. Registration opening early 2025.

For more details on inclusions and rates please visit https://adventure-marketplace.com/adventures

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Carving & Cooking Retreat with Ken & Chris

with Chris Toy

May

16

Next session: May 16th to 18th, 2025

$250 More Info

Join master wood carver Ken Wise and cooking instructor Chris Toy for a fantastic weekend of hands on Carving and Cooking instruction. Learn how to carve cooking utensils such as chopsticks, spatulas, and spoons. Then use them to prepare, cook, and eat some tasty Asian fusion recipes from Chris Toy’s cookbooks! The retreat happens on the shores of Merrymeeting Bay in the Butler Head Nature Preserve. A limited number of Air BNB style overnight accommodations with shared bathrooms are available for $100/weekend. Contact Chris Toy at christoy.net@gmail.com FMI.

Sebago Lake Kayak Lesson and Historic Tour

with Sebago Trails Paddling

May

17

Next session: May 17th, 2025

$49 More Info

Join the Registered Maine Guides at Sebago Trails for an on the water adventure. This two hour course will begin with a safety briefing and lesson covering the fundamentals of recreational kayaking. Using the EZ launching system at Sebago Trails Paddling, the tour will explore the water-carved bends and twists of a meandering stream unveiling local wildlife in a rustic backdrop. Then continue onto Jordan Bay of Sebago Lake as the guides share stories dating back to the settlements of the region. Come for the beautiful lake views and leave with your new favorite hobby! This is a great experience for anyone looking to get outdoors. Perfect for first time kayakers and experienced kayaking enthusiasts. Sebago Trails Paddling will provide: Kayak, Paddle, Lifejacket.