Weekend on the Water
New this year, Juneteenth Downeast invites people of color and their families to a Weekend on the Water, June 17-18, 2023. This year's inaugural event aims to build opportunities for Black people and other people of color to engage and explore together in the outdoors. Activities will include camping at Lamoine State Park, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, hiking, fishing, and swimming. Admission is free and spaces are limited. Register to join for the weekend, a day, or a single activity at bit.ly/WoWRegisterNow.
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The 2023 Juneteenth Downeast Commemoration and Weekend on the Water events are being organized by a collaboration among community organizations, businesses, and individuals, including MDI Racial Equity Working Group, Healthy Acadia, Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP, YWCA MDI, Downeast Diversity, The Exercise Design Lab, Black Spirit 4 Life, Mano en Mano | Hand in Hand, The Jackson Laboratory, and Friends of Acadia. The 2023 Juneteenth Commemoration and Weekend on the Water are funded in part by grants from The Maine Humanities Council, Maine Initiatives, and the Nature Based Education Consortium, as well as by the amazing generosity of individuals, businesses, and organizations in our community.
Juneteenth Downeast is fiscally sponsored by Healthy Acadia. To make a donation in support of the 2023 Downeast Juneteenth Commemoration and Weekend on the Water events, click below.