Orono Bog Walk

Much has happened in the past couple months.   We hope to open the Boardwalk on Monday, June 22nd, 7am.  Jeremy Libby of alphaOne will be our honorary opener.  Jeremy is a longtime supporter of the Boardwalk.  Here is what he wrote for our case for support statement:  “Precious few locations exist in Maine, or […]

Boardwalk Update – April, 2015   We hope to have the Boardwalk open by the end of May, weather/snow/ice depending.   We figure that it will take about 15 days to remove the remaining old sections and put in the 96 new sections, 2 wheelchair turnarounds, and 2 interpretive station.  When we start we will be […]

On Saturday, March 14th we will have a Boardwalk potluck social at the Birch Street School Senior Center behind the Orono Public Library.  Please bring a main dish, dessert, bread, or salad.  We will have a full update on Boardwalk activities as we get ready for our 13th season.  We hope you all can come to […]

Boardwalk update:   Our silent auction/potluck is coming up on October 25th from 6-10pm at the Keith Anderson Community Center in Orono.  If anyone has items to donate please contact Jim.Bird@umit.maine.edu   The next 48 sections are being manufactured by Great Northern Docks right now.  We hope to receive them by the end of October, first part of […]

We still need volunteers for closing the Boardwalk and staffing the various shifts on Saturday and Sunday. If we don’t have docents at the cabin we don’t sell hats/t-shirts. Since opening we have been depositing between $150-$300 a week into our operations account at Nutting Hall, UM campus. The money from this account is what […]

After months of work by over 30 volunteers the Boardwalk opened on July 24th.  UM President Sue Hunter spoke at the opening and we had about 60 people attend including several volunteers, University of Maine Foundation staff, 2 state representatives, the Orono town manager, the national sales representative of Lumberrock – the decking manufacturer, Steve […]

The Boardwalk will open on July 24th. It has taken many volunteers working over 1,000 person-hours since March to make it happen. University of Maine President Susan Hunter will be our honorary opener in a brief ceremony starting at noon on July 24th. Our next big event after the opening is the Bangor Paint Out & […]

Boardwalk maintenance volunteers continue to work hard on Phase I construction so that we can meet our goal of opening on June 14th.  If you would like to help, please visit our Volunteer page for more information. Orono Bog Boardwalk volunteers will hold their 11th annual yard sale on Saturday, June 14th (rain date Sunday, […]