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| Wed, 06-17-2009 - 1:17pm |
We just found out that friends of ours are going to let us use their Lake "camp/house" up in Maine for the 3rd week in July. It's right on a lake and she says the beach is fabulous for kids because it's not too deep. We've never really been on a vacation like this before. They have a kitchen and a bathroom, but I'm not sure how extensive either one is. They have a grill for food and we'll be able to make fires. We're basically 'cityfolk', but our kids are so excited.
Our basic plan is to spend our days by the lake, maybe do some kayaking, and grill food. The only thing I really would like to spend some money on is a life jacket for the baby (the kids already have some) a tent and some sleeping bags so the kids can experience sleeping outside a few nights. I can get a great one at Target for 80 dollars and the sleeping bags are only 20 dollars.
I don't want to spend a ton of money on this trip, but I will probably have the tendency to think "Oh, we need this..we need this..." and go crazy! What are some fun things we can do with little to no money while semi-camping?

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Please do double check with the Department of Forestry or whoever the local authorities are to make sure there is not a fire ban and/or you do not need a campfire permit before you go. Don't want you to get into trouble, or worst yet, start a wildfire.
http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/fpd/pages/Program%20bookmarks.htm
Also, don't forget bug spray for your children if they are going to be outside at night. There have been a few cases of West Nile disease in Maine, not common, but regardless, it is no fun getting all itchy and swollen with mosquito bites even they are "benign".
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