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Conference vicki::boats

Title:Powerboats
Notice:Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:KWLITY::SUTER
Created:Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1275
Total number of notes:18109

417.0. "Island Boat Camping in N.E." by PACKER::GIBSON (I'm the NRA) Mon Jun 26 1989 16:23

    Hello All
      or 
    Ahoy Mate's
    
    The Idea to get out camping on an Island came up yesterday and I
    was thinking that it would be a great way to do some diving for
    lobsta in the morning and another dive at night (Not for lobsta
    of course, wanna buy an Isuzu?)
    
    Does anyone know if you can camp on any Islands off of the Salem
    Harbor Area?  Big Misery? Little Misery? ect. ect.??
    
    Mr. Thackery- If your going to be in the area with your boat this
    weekend, maybe you can join us for a dive? I see your looking for
    a place to moor for the fourth. If we find a safe cove? There you
    go!
    
    Has anyone done any Island Camping? ie: set up tents?
    
                                   Walt
    
                              "Rainbow Chaser"
    
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417.1Maine Island TrailWODBOT::GINGERRon GingerThu Jun 29 1989 14:0113
The Maine Island Trail Assoc was formed last year to create/maintain a trail
of island campsites along the Maine coast. At present several hundred islands
are in the system. Membership, for about $25, gets you a notebook with all the
island locations, and continuing info on the project. My membership card does
not have a full address, but I think just writing to MITA, Rockland ME. will
work.

Note most- if not all- the sites are only suitable for beachable boats- canoes
and sea kayaks most appropriately. Very unlikely to have a suitable cove or
mooring area for motor boats. Also the group is very 'back to nature' oriented.

I believe overnight camping on Misery is prohibited. I think a couple of the
Boston Harbor Islands do allow camping, but I dont have a current list.