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Join Hearty Roots for the first ever “Plunge for a Purpose” charity event on Monday, Jan. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. Gather at the shore of Pemaquid with your hardy community by plunging into the bold Atlantic on New Year’s Day. Set your intention for...

Hearty Roots, a nonprofit fostering resilience in Maine youth through outdoor adventure and social-emotional programming, has raised $500,000 toward a permanent Campus for Mindful Adventure. The Peter Alfond Foundation provided an initial $250,000...

Hearty Roots, a nonprofit fostering resilience in Maine youth through outdoor adventure and social-emotional programming, has raised $500,000 toward a permanent Campus for Mindful Adventure. The Peter Alfond Foundation provided an initial $250,000...

Hearty Roots is all about seeing in the dark, under the stars, away from screens. This fall, the local outdoor youth organization piloted two “Teen Retreat Weekends,” which consisted of outings lasting three days and two nights. Adventures were led...

Summer is in full swing for local youth at Adventure Camp at Hearty Roots. Nine kids from all over Lincoln County embarked on a recent trip from Osborn Finch to Hog Island, a hardy paddle they completed in one day with full hearts and fully-loaded...

John Cooper is the latest name added to an exclusive list of the Sara Leone Leadership Award recipients presented annually to an Edgecomb Eddy School graduating sixth grader. Sara Leone attended Edgecomb Eddy until she completed sixth grade in 2002...

Paddlers for Hearty Roots’ (HR) Paddle for a Purpose fundraiser fought low temperatures, wind, rain and choppy waters Saturday June 3 as they paddled five miles down the Damariscotta River, from Damariscotta Town Landing to Glidden Point Oyster Farm...

Hearty Roots has found a home at 18 Water Street in Damariscotta, thanks to the community-minded generosity of First National Bank. The local bank has temporarily loaned the recently-available house to Hearty Roots while the local youth organization...

Hearty Roots (HR), a Bristol-based nonprofit dedicated to improving children’s lives through social-emotional learning and outdoor adventure programs, has launched a $1.5 million capital campaign for a Midcoast headquarters. Founded in 2017 by...

There is land for sale in Edgecomb, and one resident thinks it might be a good spot for a regional high school. On May 8, Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Bob Kahler told Edgecomb School Committee members about a brief...