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Great Bay Foundation

2005 (August) Site Visit: Rippleffect's Cow Island

 

cow island - forever for all

On Friday, August 5th Great Bay sponsored a multi-adventure site visit for our intrepid grantees to Rippleffect's Cow Island in Casco Bay.

 

After a scrumptious buffet breakfast at the Portland Yacht Services dock in Portland,

 

cow island breakfast

 

we embarked on the short cruise out to the island whose natural beauty is being preserved as Rippleffect expands its development there.

 

cow island
 
cow island picnic

 

We listened and learned much about the successful strategies Rippleffect employs to engage its ever expanding number of youth and expand its programs. Then, we set out to gain some first-hand experience in such Ripple adventures as kayaking and,

 

kayaks

 

 

 

trying out the zip line

 

a few fearless souls even tried their famous Zip Line!

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