Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on an ocean-themed StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island as part of the library’s summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibilities.” As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book Between the […]
The Squirrels’ Busy Year by Martin Jenkins and Illustrated by Richard Jones Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a fall StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book The […]
Friends of Sears Island, along with our friends from Islesboro Islands Trust, Sierra Club Maine, and others, will present a rally for Sears Island on Saturday, October 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the parking lot of Mermaid Plaza, 1 East Main Street in Searsport (the building with the blue roof on the […]
Community members are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sharing in a winter solstice celebration of light on Sears Island. Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) will host the event on Wednesday, December 21, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Attendees will enjoy a self-guided walk along […]
Friends of Sears Island will offer free grab-and-go spring-themed activity kits for children this month. The kits are designed to help families celebrate the beginning of spring and learn about starting seeds, garden planning, and how to track important seasonal changes in nature! This activity kit will include a packet of flower seeds generously donated […]
Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on an autumn StoryWalk® for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book Hector Fox and the Giant Quest, written and illustrated by Astrid Scheckels. This […]
On Sunday, November 12, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Friends of Sears Island will host an all-ages community crafting program. This will be a time for people to gather and make natural crafts celebrating fall, Thanksgiving, and the practice of gratitude. The program will be held at the Searsport Community Building at 42 Prospect Street […]
All are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sharing in a winter solstice celebration of light on Sears Island. Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) will host the event on Thursday, December 21, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Enjoy a walk along a path lit with […]
Photo: A fisher in a tree, by Kirk Gentalen Friends of Sears Island, the Belfast Free Library, and Maine Coast Heritage Trust invite you to a presentation about wildlife activity […]
Saturday, April 20 | 10am-1pm Many thanks to Sierra Club Maine Chapter for planning an Earth Day weekend event on Sears Island. Click this link to learn more and sign up.
Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a summer StoryWalk® for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the […]
Friends of Sears Island will offer a free “Wee Forest Folk” family program on Sears Island on Wednesday, July 31, from 2:00pm - 3:30pm, led by FOSI’s Outreach Coordinator, Ashley Megquier. She will lead children on a scavenger hunt to find small gnome and fairy figurines, which they will then use to build fairy houses […]
