Maine Island Trail Association

Portland Greendrinks on Little Diamond Island
2024-06-11 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Little Diamond Island, Portland, ME, USA
SOLD OUT! MITA will be the featured nonprofit for June’s rendition of Portland Greendrinks! Learn more about this incredible program here.
Our event will take place at the casino on Little Diamond Island from 5:30-8pm and will include chartered ferry service from Casco Bay Lines. Multiple beverage partners will be on hand, so bring your own cup (to reduce plastic waste!) and start your summer off right with us.

Splash!
2024-05-16 18:00 - 21:00 | East Coast Yacht Sales, 106 Lafayette St RTE 88, Yarmouth, ME
You know it, you love it, and it’s almost time to do it again. MITA will once again host Splash! at East Coast Yacht Sales in Yarmouth on Thursday, May 16 from 6-9pm. This year we’ll be channeling island vibes from lower latitudes, so break out that Tommy Bahama and join us at ECYS for a night of fantastic food and drink, music, and of course our legendary Splash! silent auction.
New this year, we’ll also be hosting an online auction that you can participate in from wherever you may be! Further details on the online component of our auction will be announced soon.
Last year, Splash! raised over $30,000 in support of MITA’s mission to promote thoughtful use and stewardship of Maine’s wild islands, and we are hoping for an even bigger success this year.
Tickets go on sale at mita.org/splash for our Sustaining members on March 25
General on-sale begins April 1
Online auction opens May 1

Wilderness First Aid Afloat
2024-05-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Maine Island Trail Association, 100 Kensington St, 2nd Floor, Portland, ME
*SESSION FULL* If you haven’t signed up yet, we still have some room… but not much! North Star Adventures will present two sessions of their Wilderness First Aid Afloat course at MITA’s beautiful waterfront office in Portland, April 20-21 and May 11-12 from 9am-5pm.
This course contains all the same information included in SOLO Wilderness First Aid, plus additional topics specifically designed for boaters. Not only will you gain the skills you need to care for people in a remote location, but you will have a great time doing so! There will be a mix of classroom sessions, practice sessions, and outdoor practical scenarios, so we promise this will NOT get boring.
You must be a current MITA member to register (special discount included). Space is limited, so click here to register now!

Wilderness First Aid Afloat
2024-05-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Maine Island Trail Association, 100 Kensington St, Portland, ME 04103, USA
If you haven’t signed up yet, we still have some room… but not much! North Star Adventures will present two sessions of their Wilderness First Aid Afloat course at MITA’s beautiful waterfront office in Portland, April 20-21 and May 11-12 from 9am-5pm.
This course contains all the same information included in SOLO Wilderness First Aid, plus additional topics specifically designed for boaters. Not only will you gain the skills you need to care for people in a remote location, but you will have a great time doing so! There will be a mix of classroom sessions, practice sessions, and outdoor practical scenarios, so we promise this will NOT get boring.
You must be a current MITA member to register (special discount included). Space is limited, so click here to register now!

Wilderness First Aid Afloat
2024-04-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Maine Island Trail Association, 100 Kensington St, Portland, ME 04103, USA
*SESSION FULL* North Star Adventures will present two sessions of their Wilderness First Aid Afloat course at MITA’s beautiful waterfront office in Portland, April 20-21 and May 11-12 from 9am-5pm.
This course contains all the same information included in SOLO Wilderness First Aid, plus additional topics specifically designed for boaters. Not only will you gain the skills you need to care for people in a remote location, but you will have a great time doing so! There will be a mix of classroom sessions, practice sessions, and outdoor practical scenarios, so we promise this will NOT get boring.
You must be a current MITA member to register (special discount included). Space is limited, so click here to register now!

Wilderness First Aid Afloat
2024-04-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Maine Island Trail Association, 100 Kensington St, 2nd Floor, Portland, ME

Race to Alaska Presentation at MITA Headquarters
2024-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Maine Island Trail Association, 100 Kensington St, 2nd Floor,Portland, ME 04103, USA
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is a 750-mile unsupported, motorless boat race from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska. In 2019, Leigh Dorsey and Dameon Colbry completed the race in a bright yellow rowboat named Mursu. Since then, they have each, separately, completed the race by rowboat a second time. They credit the Maine Island Trail with preparing them for the many challenges of traveling long distances by rowboat, having completed an unsupported thru-row of the Trail in 2018, along with many shorter escapes to their favorite wild islands. Join them as they share their Race to Alaska highlights, tips, and photos!
Ticketing information will be announced shortly.

Webinar: Wildflowers of the Eastern Maine Islands
2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
For almost 20 years, Maine Natural History Observatory has been studying the vascular plants found on our offshore islands. Over these years, our understanding of the flora of these unique habitats have changed as a result of hundreds of surveys to document the species. Executive Director and founder, Glen Mittelhauser, will speak about the decades of work The Observatory has conducted inventorying the plants of the Eastern Maine Islands. Register here.

Islands & Oysters at Maine Oyster Company
2024-03-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Maine Oyster Company, 38 Portland St, Portland, ME
Alright guys, we’re doing the oyster thing again because we just love these little offseason get-togethers so much! This time we’ll be hanging out with our friends at Maine Oyster Company, 38 Portland Street in Portland on Thursday, March 7 from 5-9pm.
They’ll be offering up oysters at a discounted $2 a shuck, and MITA staff will be on hand to talk all things Maine Island Trail, answer questions, and get you into some fresh MITA gear. If you haven’t joined MITA or renewed for 2024 yet, then you should definitely come on down and sign up at a discounted event rate!
We’re going to have a little Maine Island Trail / oyster-themed trivia game too, so come ready to learn a few things. We’ll be super stoked to see you!

Lunch & Learn Webinar with Friends of Casco Bay
2024-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Before heading over to Maine Oyster Company that night for Islands & Oysters, get your MITA day started with a Lunch & Learn webinar with Friends of Casco Bay from 12-1pm on Thursday, March 7.
Sara Freshley, Friends of Casco Bay’s community organizer and volunteer coordinator, will discuss the organization’s mission to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Bay. Importantly, she’ll cover how you as a MITA member might be able to help them with this mission as you explore the Maine Island Trail.
Click here to register!
