Travel

Gather your friends and get some holiday shopping done in the Old Port section of Portland. You’ll have several hours of free time to shop for those unique gifts you need for your unique family members and friends. Have lunch on your own. Enjoy tea at a local tea house. And then we’ll make a stop at the ever popular Victoria Mansion, decorated in style for Christmas.

The cost of this trip includes: Charter Coach, Ticket to Victoria Mansion, and driver gratuity. Meals not included. No refunds after 11/25. Due to space restrictions at Victoria Mansion, REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 35 - SIGN UP EARLY!

Tuesday, December 10th Time: 8:30 AM departure. 4:00 PM departure from Portland. 5:30 PM arrival back in Midcoast area.Location: Departure from Camden Hills Regional High School, with additional pick-up at Great Salt Bay School in Newcastle.

Explore the best of Acadia with Registered Maine Guide (and master chef!) Chris Toy for an experience you won’t forget in one of America’s favorite national parks! Enjoy a weekend full of great food, great company, beautiful scenery, brisk outdoor adventures, personalized cooking lessons, and so much more - during peak foliage season! Weekend highlights include: Cadillac Mountain sunrise and hike, lunch at Jordan Pond House and Jordan Pond Loop Trail, sightseeing and photography opportunities along the Park Loop Road, shopping and dining in Bar Harbor, and cooking lessons with Chris (followed by two delicious, locally-sourced dinners)! This is one weekend adventure you won’t want to miss!

The cost of the trip includes: 2 nights of lodging at a 6-bedroom AirBnB (shared rooms), park admission and vehicle passes (car-pool), 2 continental breakfasts, 2 dinners with cooking lessons from a professional chef, and guided hikes with a Registered Maine Guide. Lunches are not included in the cost of the trip. Transportation arrangements for car-pooling from Freeport in personal vehicles will be made in advance. Additional information and a pack list will be provided prior to the trip. This trip is designed for active individuals with a sense of adventure and a willingness to participate in group activities, i.e. shared accommodations and family-style meals. Space is limited - sign up soon!

Trip Leader: Chris Toy & RSU5 Adult Education

Friday, October 18 - Sunday, October 20Time: TBDLocal departure location TBD

Fee: $269

Join Five Town CSD Adult Ed participants for a day-long adventure in Salem, Massachusetts. We will arrive late morning to begin your day of adventures in the historic city. Salem has much to offer whether it be witches, or pirates, the Pioneer Village, or the world-famous Peabody Essex Museum. Hop aboard the Salem Trolley for a tour of the city. Visit Pickering Wharf with its many unique shops, the House of Seven Gables, or Ye Olde Pepper company, the oldest candy shop in America. Walk along the historic streets of Salem, home to the infamous 1692 witch trials. For foodies, there are no less than 60 restaurants, coffee shops, and cafes to sample. Maps and information packets will be provided to plan your own individual adventure.

Fee includes transportation by coach bus. Meals and site admission fees not included. Transportation provided by Northeast Charter and Tours. No refunds after 10/7.

Saturday, 10/26/19

Time: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Location: Departs CHRHS 7:00 AM arrive back at CHRHS at 9:00 PM. Pickups at MVHS in Waldoboro, Great Salt Bay School in Newcastle, and the Park & Ride in Yarmouth. Rest stop at Kennebunk Plaza. Fee: $129.

PLAN AHEAD and be sure to add this to your fall “must see” list!

Our annual fall trip will combine both the historic 10-acre living history museum of Strawbery Banke and the premier fall festival of New Hampshire in one location. Strawbery Banke offers visitors 300 years of history through its many restored buildings and the stories of the families who lived and worked there. Costumed role players, interpreters, and demonstrations by the numerous crafts people in Strawbery Banke offer a day to be remembered by visitors enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of an earlier time.

New Hampshire’s premier fall festival held on the grounds of the museum is a traditional New England country fair complete with demonstrations by a shoemaker, gun maker, canvas rigger, horner, tinsmith, quilters, and weavers to name some of the occupations you will observe. Livestock exhibits and demonstrations by a sheepherder, animal wrangler, shepherds and herding dogs, and a rabbit warden will complete the day.

Fee includes transportation and entrance to the fair and exhibits. Meals not included. Transportation provided by Northeast Charter and Tours. No refunds after 9/21.

Saturday, 10/5/19, 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Fee: $85

Departure from Camden Hills Regional High School, with pick-ups at MVHS in Waldoboro, Great Salt Bay School in Newcastle, and the Park & Ride in Yarmouth. Rest stop at Kennebunk Plaza.

Join Chris Toy for a fun day of food, shopping, history, and culture in three of Boston’s North End Neighborhoods. We’ll board the Downeaster in Brunswick and head to Boston’s North End in search of The Freedom Trail, great pizza, and cannoli. Then off to Haymarket, the country’s oldest farmer’s market for amazing prices on fresh produce from around the world. Next door is the Boston Market, Boston’s newest indoor market for locally sourced treats and eats. If we have time we’ll take a short walk to Quincy Market to take in the street performers and the shops before heading back to catch the train back to Maine! There will be a good amount of walking on this trip so wear your comfortable sturdy shoes and clothes for the outdoors.

Train departs Brunswick Station at 7:25 am and returns from Boston’s North End Station 4:45 pm. We will get back to Brunswick around 8 PM. No refunds

Cost does not include meals or entry fees, but does include transportation via Amtrak, and your tour guide Chris Toy.