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Both York and York Beach are great places for a weekend getaway. Within walking distance of the honky-tonk one can find every type of accommodation, from camping to [perfectly nice] cheap motels and tourist cabins to a luxury hotel. It's only about 20 minutes from Portsmouth, NH and about half an hour from Portland, Maine. York Beach is easily accessed by road from I-95, by rail/bus connection from Boston or Portland, and by air with ground transportation arragments from Boston, Manchester NH, or Portland.
 
Both York and York Beach are great places for a weekend getaway. Within walking distance of the honky-tonk one can find every type of accommodation, from camping to [perfectly nice] cheap motels and tourist cabins to a luxury hotel. It's only about 20 minutes from Portsmouth, NH and about half an hour from Portland, Maine. York Beach is easily accessed by road from I-95, by rail/bus connection from Boston or Portland, and by air with ground transportation arragments from Boston, Manchester NH, or Portland.
  
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Though a busy time, an August Saturday seemed to allow the most people to participate. The Plan of the Day will be something like: 10 AM or after, meet on beach for sunning and swimming. Lunch as desired. Late afternoon, optional SkeeBall tourney. Evening-time, dinner and drinks.  
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After some discussion and negotiation, we've settled on Saturday, August 16 as the date of the meetup itself. The Plan of the Day will be something like: 10 AM or anytime afterward, meet on the beach for sunning and swimming. Lunch as desired (many eateries nearby, picnic/potluck also welcome). Late afternoon, optional SkeeBall tourney. Evening-time, dinner and drinks.
 
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Dates in consideration are as follows - please add your name to the date(s) you can most easily attend.
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Revision as of 20:07, 10 July 2008

The Idea

On a winter night in Portland, ME, some bunnies started talking about a York Beach Meetup in high summer...with SkeeBall. The time has come to plan the event.

Discussions:[1],[2],[3]

The Place

York Beach is an old-fashioned beach resort in southern Maine. It offers more than two miles of wide, flat, sandy ocean beach. There are two main beaches in the town: Long Sands, which true to its name is the longest unbroken stretch of beach around, and Short Sands, a smaller beach adjacent to a public park, lots of parking, some eateries and drinkeries, and Fun-O-Rama - home to a bank of vintage SkeeBall machines.

Both York and York Beach are great places for a weekend getaway. Within walking distance of the honky-tonk one can find every type of accommodation, from camping to [perfectly nice] cheap motels and tourist cabins to a luxury hotel. It's only about 20 minutes from Portsmouth, NH and about half an hour from Portland, Maine. York Beach is easily accessed by road from I-95, by rail/bus connection from Boston or Portland, and by air with ground transportation arragments from Boston, Manchester NH, or Portland.

Date and Time

After some discussion and negotiation, we've settled on Saturday, August 16 as the date of the meetup itself. The Plan of the Day will be something like: 10 AM or anytime afterward, meet on the beach for sunning and swimming. Lunch as desired (many eateries nearby, picnic/potluck also welcome). Late afternoon, optional SkeeBall tourney. Evening-time, dinner and drinks.