Registration is open!

There will be a welcome table outside Turrets from 9 am to 6 pm on Thursday and 9-6 on Friday. If you’re staying on campus and will be arriving outside those times, please contact Jen Hughes at 207-801-5622. Additionally, if you need special accommodations, please let us know.

Please keep in mind that the time and duration of field trips may change.

Thursday, June 22, 2023
9 am-4 pm COA merchandise available for sale
-Take home a COA t-shirt, sweatshirt, or other logo wear.
 		Admission Office 
9 am-6 pm Welcome table/registration The Turrets
10 am-4 pm George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
-Visit the college’s natural history museum and also view new exhibitions. 		George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
9 am-4 pm Beech Hill Farm Stand 
-Shop the farm’s own organically grown fresh, seasonal produce and other locally-produced goods.  		Beech Hill Farm
5-7 pm Artemis Gallery exhibition opening
- Join alum and featured artist Rob Finn ’92 and others for a local gallery opening. 		Northeast Harbor
7 pm-8:30 pm Welcome reception & dinner
-Enjoy dinner and drinks with fellow alums 		The Shrine
(Rain plan: Gates)
     
Friday, June 23, 2023
7-8:30 am Breakfast in TAB for alums staying on campus
-Enjoy coffee and a continental breakfast 		Take-a-Break
7:15-9:15 am Birding walk with alum Scott Swann ’86, MPhil ’93
-Join local birder & all-around naturalist Scott Swann for an early-morning bird-watching walk. Space is limited.  		Meet at the Whale Skull
9 am-4 pm COA merchandise available for sale
-Take home a COA t-shirt, sweatshirt, or other logo wear. 		Admission Office
9 am-6 pm Welcome table/registration The Turrets
9 am-4 pm Beech Hill Farm Stand
-Shop the farm’s own organically grown fresh, seasonal produce and other locally-produced goods. 		Beech Hill Farm
8:00 am-12 pm Trip to Great Duck Island
-Join other alums and John Anderson for a trip out to GDI on the MV Osprey.
 		Meet on the pier
9:30 am-12 pm Sea kayak trip with Rich MacDonald (’06)
-Kayak in Frenchman Bay
Meet above COA’s beach
10 am-4 pm George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
-Visit the college’s natural history museum and also view new exhibitions. 		George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
12:30-5:30 pm Trip to Mt Desert Rock
-Join alums for a trip out to the Rock on the MV Osprey. 		Meet on the pier
3-5:30 pm Tour of Beech Hill Farm
-Tour starts at 3:30 at the Farm Stand for those who prefer to drive themselves. 		Meet at Whale Skull
6:30-9:00 pm Live music and dinner at the Shrine
- Join us for a live show by Destroy Them My Robots with Brian Torbeck and alums Erik Torbeck ’94, Patrick Watson ’93, and Wayne Simmons (’94). 		The Shrine 
(Rain plan: Gates)
     
     
Saturday, June 24, 2023
7-8:30 am Breakfast in TAB for alumnx staying on campus
-Enjoy coffee and a continental breakfast 		Take-a-Break
7:30-9:30 am Hike/Bird walk with Scott Swann ’86, MPhil ’93 Meet at the Whale Skull
8 am - 12:30 pm Trip to Great Duck Island
-Join other alums and John Anderson for a trip out to GDI on the MV Osprey.
Meet at COA Pier
9 am-4 pm Beech Hill Farm Stand
-Shop the farm’s own organically grown fresh, seasonal produce and other locally-produced goods. 		Beech Hill Farm
10-11 am

Tour of campus

Meet at Whale Skull

12:30-3:30 pm Sea kayak trip with Rich MacDonald (’06)
-Kayak in Frenchman Bay

 		Meet above COA’s beach
1-6 pm Trip to Mt Desert Rock

 		Meet on the pier
1-2:30 pm Tour of Peggy Rockefeller Farm
-Tour starts at 1 for those who prefer to drive themselves.

 		Meet at the Whale Skull
6:30-8 pm Reception with fellow alums, faculty, and staff, and dinner at the Shrine
 		The Shrine
(Rain plan: Gates)
8 pm Islands alum reunion TBD
     
Sunday, June 25, 2023
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast in TAB for alumnx staying on campus
-Enjoy coffee and a continental breakfast 		Take-a-Break
10-11 am COA’s Strategic Plan - The future of COA
-Join fellow alums, faculty, and Darron Collins ’92 to learn about the strategic plan currently being developed, and share your thoughts on the future of COA. 		Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center
12-3:30 We’ve added a new trip to GDI for former Ducklings only! Join John on a trip out to learn about updates and current projects. *Please note that if you’re staying on campus, you’ll need to check out of your room before this trip. Please contact Jen if you need somewhere to store your bags. Meet on the pier