Maine Teachers of the Year are eager to welcome members of NSTOY and their families to the 2009 conference on the East Coast! We promise you a remarkable Maine experience when you arrive!
Our conference will be held at Point Lookout, a retreat in the tiny coastal village of Northport, Maine. This luxury retreat overlooks Penobscot Bay and is nestled in the wooded tranquility of Ducktrap Mountain. It offers 379 acres of natural splendor with upscale accommodations and state-of-the-art conference facilities. Resort guests have free access to a fully-equipped fitness center with breathtaking views of the Bay as well as six miles of scenic trails. Maybe you’ll want to check out the artificial turf soccer field, the softball field, or the tennis courts. Or what about the basketball court, the squash court, or the raquetball court? Then, there’s always the virtual golf room or the bowling alley!
Point Lookout offers three cabin styles: one bedroom/one bathroom; two bedroom/one bathroom; two bedroom/two bathroom; or three bedroom/two bathroom. But don’t let the word "cabin" fool you: these are four-star accommodations with king size beds, plush leather living room seating, equipped kitchens, and modern bathrooms. All have screened porches and complimentary Wi-Fi. We have secured these accommodations for well below the published rate; in fact, if you reserve a bedroom in one of the huge three-bedroom cabins, you’ll pay approximately $75 a night! Reservations will be accepted beginning December 1, 2008. In the meantime, check out the photo gallery at www.visitpointlookout.com. (One word of caution: all cabins are non-smoking, as are all public spaces in Maine.)
We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable Pre-Conference Tour July 6-8 as we explore internationally acclaimed LL Bean and its hometown of Freeport, as well as all that our largest city, Portland, has to offer. Fill one day with your choice of activities: select a day in Acadia National Park, where you may choose to hike Mt. Cadillac, rest on beautiful Sand Beach, or be amazed at the power of the Atlantic Ocean at Thunder Hole; choose to spend a day in Bangor, exploring the city that Stephen King calls home, and visit several of the sites in his books (as well as a peek at his home!); or finally, opt to enjoy Boothbay Harbor, a quaint Maine village where cruises and seafood are the specialty.
If you can’t make the Pre-Conference, be sure to come for the 2009 NSTOY Annual Conference, to be held July 9-11, 2009. We’ll get underway on Thursday, July 9, with a mid-afternoon Welcome Reception, and the following days will be filled with business meetings, an Educators’ Conference, area sightseeing, and great Maine foods. We are working hard to keep costs as low as possible for you, with the figures finalized by December 1.
