We will check the weather forecast on the Wednesday before our session. Please note that our weather policy is closely tied to state government office closings in Augusta. If state offices in Augusta delay opening times due to weather, HLD follows suit. If state offices in Augusta close for the day due to weather, so do we. If the weather is looking questionable, we'll will let you know that we may have to use the contingency plan. If that is the case on Thursday morning, here's the process:

1. Check the maine.gov website. Look at the Citizen Alert in the upper left corner. If offices are closed or have a delayed opening, our class will follow their decision.

2. We will send you an email (no matter what) around 6:30 a.m. with the plan. We also will call those of you who do not have email access at that hour.

3. If you aren't sure of the plan, feel free to call Laura's cell phone (671-3477) or Jim's (807-6646).

In September, we collected the email address that you're able to access at 6:30 in the morning and phone numbers for those of you who don't have email access. So by 6:45ish, we should have contacted all of you. If your early morning contact information has changed since September, please let us know immediately.

Address:

11 Inn Road, Hallowell, ME 04347

207-622-2708

www.maplebb.com

From the South:

Take I-95 North. You will then need to take an exit just south of Portland onto I-295 north at Exit 44, or north of Portland at Exit 52 onto the Falmouth Spur over to I-295 north. Continue taking I-295 north which reconnects with I-95 north just south of Augusta, and continue on I-95 north. Take Exit 109, the first Augusta Exit, off I-95.

From the North:

Take Exit 109A, the last Augusta Exit, off I-95. (Don't take Exit 109B, since this just misses the next turn!)

Then, from either direction:

Stay in the left lane on the exit ramp for Route 202 West (toward Winthrop), then as soon as you get onto Route 202 West, scoot right over into the left turn lane and take a left turn onto Whitten Road (at the first traffic light only a few hundred feet from the end of the exit ramp). Then just watch carefully for our blue and white signs directing you through a series of turns during the next 4 miles to Maple Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast on the Inn Road (our driveway) off the Outlet Road in Hallowell.

Alternate Directions:

From Downtown Augusta rotary, take Route 201 South about 1 1/2 miles (or From Downtown Gardiner -- NOT the Gardiner Interstate Exit -- take Route 201 North about 4 miles), then turn away from the river onto Central Street in Downtown Hallowell at the Clock (right turn from Augusta, left turn from Gardiner) and proceed about 3 miles, following the blue and white signs to Maple Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast on the Inn Road (our driveway) off the Outlet Road in Hallowell.

We strongly suggest you avoid any GPS or automated mapping system to find us as the roads are a little tricky in the country, but we have many SIGNS if you follow our directions. 

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(207) 824-3152

Directions to the Newry Mountain Center

From Southern Maine: Take the Maine Turnpike north to Exit 63 (Gray), and then take Route 26 north to Bethel.

From Augusta: Take Route 17 west to Winthrop. Turn right onto Routes 133/41 and after a couple of miles turn left on 133. Continue several miles to Wayne and a mile after the village and mill pond turn left onto Route 219. Take 219 for half an hour to Route 26 in West Paris. Turn right and continue to Bethel.

From Bethel: Take Route 2 east (also 26 north and 5 north) about 3 miles. Turn left on Sunday River Road. Continue on Sunday River Road, bearing right at two consecutive forks. Continue on for about 2 miles past the second fork until you see the Mountain Center sign on the right. Turn right onto Outward Bound Road and travel ½ mile to a large parking lot on the left at the bottom of a hill. You will park there, but feel free to drive up to the Mountain Center at the top to drop off your gear.

The Mountain Center is 80 miles/ 2 hours from Portland and 130 miles/2.5 hours from Rockland. Bethel is the nearest town with stores and services.

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