Sample 1,2 & 3 Week Schedules:

• Sunday

• Morning: Drive from Bangor Maine to Black’s Harbour, New Brunswick and take the ferry to Grand Manan.
• Afternoon: Ice-breaking games at Swallowtail Lighthouse. Camp orientation.
• Evening: High energy games and dorm orientation.

• Monday

• Morning: 1st weekers – Sensory hike and activities to experience and understand the forces that create the tides of the Bay of Fundy. 2nd and 3rd weekers – Whale research and data collection workshop.
• Afternoon into Evening: Board the vessel Day’s Catch for exploration of the Bay of Fundy – marine mammal and avian species observation, identification, and research. (1st-week focus – physiology; 2nd-week focus – behaviors; 3rd-week focus – research); All campers: observation techniques, species, individual identification, data collection. Dinner at sea.
• Evening: Puffin Program.

• Tuesday

• Morning: Boat trip on the Days Catch to Machias Seal Island to closely observe puffins, razorbill auks, common murres, and Arctic terns (optional trip for 1-weekers, included in 2- and 3-week program). Afternoon: Coastal hike to Flock-of-Sheep to explore the geology of Grand Manan.
• Evening: Team building and initiative games.

• Wednesday

• Morning: Marine mammal and marine biology activities (1st-week focus – physiology; 2nd-week focus – behaviors; 3rd-week focus – research).
• Afternoon: Board research boat Days Catch for exploration of the Bay of Fundy – marine mammal and avian species observation, identification and research, and physical oceanography.
• Evening: Plankton lab.

• Thursday

• Morning: Coastal kayak tour or coastal hike.
• Afternoon: Tide pooling activity and lab.
• Evening: Whale Watch Town Hal.

• Friday

• Morning: Whale research presentation and discussion with Laurie Murison, Manager of Whale & Seabird Research Station.
• Afternoon: Closing questions and photo tour of Grand Manan. Pack and clean.
• Evening: Campfire.

• Saturday

• Travel back to Bangor for those leaving. Optional day-long kayak or overnight kayak and camping trip for campers that are staying.
• Morning: Sleep in! Explore the Grand Manan, Farmers Market.
• Afternoon: Explore and hike on White Head Island OR Beach clean-up and games.
• Evening: Mini-golf OR Squid jigging.

• Sunday (for campers that stayed the weekend)

• Morning: Sleep in! Squid dissection OR Wildflower walk and flower pressing.
• Afternoon: Lunch, then meet the new campers at Swallowtail Lighthouse.

Additional Offering.

Weekend Excursions: For two- and three-week or longer campers, choose either a full-day kayak to one of the islands close to Grand Manan or choose an overnight kayak trip and camp out on a nearby island.

College Credit Course for High School Students: Advance your opportunities for success. Choose our three-week workshop – Ecology of the Bay of Fundy (Earn 3 credits with Immaculata University).