National Financial Awareness Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Garden Month, National Inventors Month, National Jazz Appreciation Month, National Poetry Month, National Volunteer Month
International Children’s Book Day (April 2), National Haiku Poetry Day (April 17), Earth Day (April 22), Arbor Day (April 24), William Shakespeare’s Birthday (April 23), Louisiana Purchase Anniversary (April 30)
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The Emera Astronomy Center and M.F. Jordan Planetarium offers a variety of unique, immersive public and private planetarium programs; school, homeschool, and scout programming; facility rentals; and birthday events. Part of the University of Maine, the Center hosts a series of science lectures on various topics. Orono, ME.
Portland Paddle provides fun, educational kayak and paddleboard excursions on the Maine coast. Learn about the coast’s ecology, history, and natural beauty! Popular destinations include Fort Gorges, a Civil War-era structure; lighthouses; and the Maine Island Trail. Portland Paddle can customize paddling adventures for groups. Portland, ME.
