IDEAS FOR OUTDOOR EXERCISE (while staying safe)

As April begins, Maine is under a statewide Stay-at-Home order, restricting all but “essential personal activities.” But the Governor’s direction is clear—we are allowed to go outside to exercise. That exception has been made because interaction with nature is essential to human health. So go for that walk, just be careful to maintain 6 feet of physical distance from other people and to avoid playgrounds, benches, picnic tables, and other equipment.

Try the Baxter Trail: Just last fall, the City of Portland opened the new Baxter Trail—a 2½ mile route  along city sidewalks, connecting four different parks.

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SPRING NEWSLETTER

Welcome to the first day of spring!  Of course, it’s not what any of us had imagined. No Maine Flower Show, no Red Sox, no plays or live music--all while staying physically distant from one another.  But we do have our parks and open spaces, and what a wonderful refuge they are.

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Nan Cumming