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Things to do in Southern Maine, investigated personally and described by Shannon Bryan (with only slight amounts of exaggeration, digression and references to ostraconophobia).

Trial and arrow: A lesson in archery

This past weekend was Girlfriends Getaway in Freeport.

Maine Brewers (and the people who love them) Festival

Show up at work wearing a "Chug Life" t-shirt and you'll likely spend the afternoon in the boss's office learning about how "appropriate attire" influences the workplace and how, as a seventh grade

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Santacon 2009

Holiday prematurity. It's Fall's downside.

The Running of the Bordeaux: Wine Flight 5K

The concept of a Wine Flight isn't new to many of you.

Competative eaters, do your 'wurst: Octoberfest at Jimmy the Greeks

Sure. You spot a heavily seasoned rotissere chicken doing a slow, delicious tumble in the deli oven at the local grocer and near starvation prompts you to make elaborate claims.

To have and to hold, for beer or for cash: Wife Carrying Championships

Back in the day, men chose their wives for entirely romantic reasons, like land acquisition or lots of cash.

Between love and skate: Maine Roller Derby tryouts

Roller skates.

They've been witness to heartbreak, alright.

Exposed brick(yard): Exploring Brickyard Point with Portland Trails

Portland is a city. A small one, to be sure, but with the same urban appeal (or better) than it's oversized cousins to the south and west.

The grass is a mat: Outdoor yoga on the Eastern Prom

If how you start your day is any indication of how the rest of it will go, it makes sense to begin with a good stretch, a scenic view and maybe some positive self-talk.

Board meeting: Surfing lesson at Aquaholics

It's not like we need another excuse to plunge into the cold Atlantic. The heavy heat is already a motivator.

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