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1 Peace Walk Route Maps/Schedule Welcome & Register We are happy that you are considering joining the October 11-20 "Maine Walk for Peace & a Sustainable Future.

1 1 Peace Walk Route Maps/Schedule Welcome & Register We are happy that you are considering joining the October "Maine Walk for Peace & a Sustainable Future." The walk is being organized by Maine Veterans for Peace. The goal of the walk is to connect various communities that have become reliant on military production for jobs. We hope to accelerate a statewide discussion about the need to diversify Maine s growing dependence on military production. Last year, Connecticut passed legislation creating a statewide planning commission to begin the process of moving away from its heavy reliance on military production. We need jobs building things like rail, solar, properly placed wind and other sustainable measures to help us deal with the coming reality of climate change. The Pentagon has announced that Rangeley is one of four sites along the east coast being considered for deployment of an expensive ($4 billion) and destabilizing missile defense interceptor base. These systems will be targeted on Russia and China and are key elements in US first-strike attack planning. General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems in Saco has a multimillion dollar contract to build gun barrel kits for the Army. In North Berwick, Pratt Whitney has a $2 billion contract to build F-35 Joint Strike fighter engines. Bath Iron Works has billions of dollars in contracts to build more destroyers for the Navy. Taken together almost 10% of Maine s gross domestic product derives from military spending. How can we ever end war unless we begin to deal with our domestic addiction to Pentagon spending? Some nights we will sleep on church floors and other nights we will have home hospitality in local homes. Walk for an hour, a day, or for the entirety. Everyone is welcome. The less cars we have to shuttle each day the better so please try to make other arrangements to get to and from the walk.

2 2 Below you will find the daily walk schedule. Please note that we will usually begin walking at 8:30 am each day and walk about three miles per hour. Most evenings local activists will organize a potluck supper for us around 6:00 pm. The public is invited to attend any and all events. On some of the nights a short program will follow the supper. All walkers will observe strict non-violence and no drugs or alcohol will be used during the walk. The peace walk will be led by Buddhist monks/nuns from the Nipponzan Myohoji order. They are an order from Japan and specialize in doing peace walks all over the world. We would like for you to let us know if you plan to be with us for any part of this peace walk so we can more effectively make our logistical plans. Contact us at danellis@vfpmaine.org and let us know the date(s) you plan to join us, your name, and contact information for each person. For more info please call (207) before the walk begins or (904) during the walk. What to Bring? If you plan to walk we recommend you bring: good walking shoes; water bottle; rain gear (including rain pants); sleeping bag & pad (some nights we will be provided with home hospitality); sun screen, moleskin for blisters; and hat. We will have a covered vehicle to haul all walker gear so you will not have to carry anything. We will also have a minibus to give people rides when they get tired during the walk. Please try to avoid bringing your car if at all possible. If you have specific location questions you can call the name listed for the local coordinator in each town below or call the VFP walk organizers at numbers listed above. Thanks and see you along the road. This will be a community building experience for all of us.

3 3 Walk Route Maps Day One: October 11 (Saturday) Bath to Rangeley - Leave Addams-Melman House (212 Centre St) in Bath at 9:00 am and drive three hours to Rangeley you are welcome to leave your car in Bath and ride with us - Walk to Rangeley lake for lunch & hold walk orientation - Supper and sleep at Rangeley UCC Church (corner of Hwy 4 & High St) Host: Bruce Gagnon (904) (cell) Day Two: October 12 (Sunday) Rangeley to Phillips - Begin at Rangeley UCC Church (corner of Hwy 4 & High St) - Head southeast on Hwy miles Scenic overlook on right Yamaha Sports & Laundromat on left Raymond Rd pull over spot on right - Stop & shuttle walkers to 16.9 mile mark Old Mobil station on left Phillips town sign on right Abandoned Bear Hill variety on left (good lunch spot) - Resume walking into Phillips (reset odometer) Abandoned wooden house on left Left at Midway Function Hall - Pass yellow storage building - Pass Community Roots daycare - Path just to right of white fence - Left to Phillips Area Community Center - Pot luck supper and sleep at center Host: Dick Matthews

4 4 Day three: October 13 (Monday) Phillips to Farmington - Resume walking on Hwy 4 southeast at Midway Function Hall -.4 miles Sunoco on left School of Masonry on left Country Delight Dairy Bar on right Pullover area on left White house farm on left Rt 4 Raceway on left Wood barn on right IBEC Electric on right Downtown Farmington Old South First Congregation Church on right for pot luck supper - Home stays Host: Doug Rawlings Day four: October 14 (Tuesday) Farmington to Livermore Falls - Resume walking on Hwy 4 south miles Irving station on right Burger King on right Antique store on left First Apostolic Church on right Left on Hwy 4 south Kawasaki on right Jay town dump on right Jay historical society on left McDonalds on left Otis Credit Union on right St Rose Catholic on right Public library on right - Continue past food city - Left on Richardson St Left to 41 Knapp St on corner of Searles St Host: Fran Szostek or

5 5 Day five: October 15 (Wednesday) Livermore Falls to Lewiston - Begin at Public library in Livermore Falls - Continue south on Hwy 4 with immediate right onto Hwy miles Baptist church on right Window Outlet on left - Stop walking and shuttle to 21.9 mile mark Beach on right Tri-County Auto on right Goodwin Well on right Murrays Trucks on right Hannaford s on right Auto Deal on right Citgo on right (Lunch stop) - Resume walking here Bridge/lake on right (Auburn city line) Auburn lake wayside Cross under overpass Turn left on E-202 (Downtown Auburn) Key Bank on left Cross bridge Right on Park St Left on Spruce St Trinity Episcopal Church on right - Pot luck supper and sleep at church Host: Nancy Chandler or (cell)

6 6 Day six: October 16 (Thursday) Lewiston to Gray - Start at church on Spruce St past Park St - Right on Lisbon St -.6 miles Left onto Hwy 202 west (Main Street) -.8 Over bridge to Auburn -.9 Right on Turner (at Key Bank) Under rusty bridge Sharp Left on Union (west on Hwy 202/4 south) Irving station on right Left on Hwy 202/4 (Washington bear right) Connectivity Point on right Michaud Trailers on right Irving station on right New Gloucester welcome sign on right AmVets Post on left Farm stand on right Will & Laney s Firewood & greenhouse on right Gray town line Crossroads church on left American Legion on right City hall on left Main & Shaker St traffic light - Start out going southwest on Yarmouth Rd/ME-4/ME-115 toward W Gray Rd/US-202 W. Continue to follow ME-4/ME-115. (1.5 miles) - Good Shepherd United Methodist Church for supper and stay at 151 W. Gray Road Host: Allison & Simon Hartman Adams

7 7 Day seven: October 17 (Friday) Gray to Portland - Begin at Maine & Shaker Streets traffic light - Bear left on Hwy 26/100 to Portland miles Bush Bee cabins on right Church on left White barn on left Green sign homestead on right Marmin s lunch Portland north business park on right Portland city limits North Deering Vet hospital on right Northgate Plaza on left Left at Allen Ave/Washington intersection Allen Avenue Unitraian Church on left for pot luck supper - Home stays for two nights Host: Bruce Gagnon (904) (cell) Day eight: October 18 (Saturday) Rest day

8 8 Day nine: October 19 (Sunday) Portland to Saco - Meet at Monument Square on Congress Street in downtown Portland at 8:30 am Pass Congress & High Streets Congress St to State St (Hwy 77 South) and turn left Mercy Hospital on right Over bridge into South Portland (walk on left side) Right on Broadway Laundromat on left Amato s on left Left onto Hwy 1 by Uhaul (on left) Dairy Queen on right Elevation Center/Medical Clinic on right (road splits for short while) Scarborough Downs on right Irving station on right Cross salt marsh Cemetery on right York County/Saco line Funtown Splashtown on right Silver Spring Camping on left Green highway overpass At road split, church on left corner at lights - First Parish Congregation Church on corner of Beech & Maine pot luck supper - Home stays Host: Tom Kircher

9 9 Day 10: October 20 (Monday) Saco to North Berwick - Meet at church corner Beech & Main - Resume walking on Rt 9 south to Biddeford -.7 miles over bridge to Biddeford - Thru downtown Left at light (Junction Hwy 1) Cemetery on left Another cemetery on left All Safe storage on left Citgo on right Kennebunk town line on right Hannaford on left - Shuttle from here to 20.1 mile mark Bear right on Hwy New School on left Filtration plant Wells town line - Full service gas sign on right Turn right on Hwy 9 west at light Left on Hwy 9 to North Berwick Golf range on left Richard s restaurant on left (park cars here) - Resume walking from here Pratt-Whitney factory on right - 3:00-5:00 pm vigil at gates - Dinner at local home at 5:30 pm - Continue past Pratt Whitney on Hwy 9 - At Junction Hwy 9 & 4 take left at light - Go few blocks and take Hwy 9 split to right - Go approximately 5 miles - White house on left just beyond Alpaca farm - 3 Mayberry Lane Host: Karen Wainberg & Brown Lethem at

Maine Peace Walk Militarization of the Seas Pentagon s Impact on the Oceans October 9-24 Ellsworth, Maine to Portsmouth, New Hampshire

1 Maine Peace Walk Militarization of the Seas Pentagon s Impact on the Oceans October 9-24 Ellsworth, Maine to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Welcome & Register We are happy that you are considering joining