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Indoor Recreation & Pampering

If the weather should not cooperate, a number of indoor activities are also available. A Sebasco treasure for many years is the Quarterdeck Recreation Center where you feel as if you are stepping back in time. The four vintage candlepin bowling lanes are vestiges of New England's past that children today rarely experience. We bowled a couple of games and found out that it's not quite as easy as it looks. The center, which also has ping-pong tables, billiards, table shuffleboard, video games, and a juke box, is the center of evening activity for all the kids.

The Card Room, located in the Main Lodge, offers a variety of games, cards, puzzles, books, chess boards and backgammon sets that can keep families entertained on those rainy days. The resort also has a fitness center, and although it may not be as updated as many of today's modern gyms, it has sufficient equipment to keep your workouts going while visiting the resort.

A resort facility sure to impress is the Fairwinds Spa, which offers signature treatments using only organic ingredients designed to capture the essence of Casco Bay's rugged yet bountiful coastline. A couple of the treatment rooms offer outstanding views of the harbor - a perfect environment in which parents can relax while the kids are busy in camp. We each enjoyed one of the spa's signature treatments and relaxed in the spa's hot tub on the deck overlooking the tranquil harbor.

And as if all this wasn't enough to keep you busy, check the daily activities sheet where a variety of other activities are scheduled. There are yoga and Tai Chi classes, guided naturalist hikes and fitness walks, golf and tennis clinics and round-robins, family scavenger hunts and campfire sing-a-longs, wine tastings, scenic van tours of nearby Phippsburg, ice cream making (and tasting, of course!), and Bingo games. We would suggest that the whole family make the hike to Merritt Mountain. It only took us about 20 minutes to get to the top, and the view of Casco Bay was well worth the effort.

For those who like to explore the area, a wealth of natural beauty, historical and cultural attractions await. Visit nearby Phippsburg and explore Fort Popham and Popham Beach State Park, which has one of the finest and longest sandy beaches in Maine, perfect for strolling. Just be sure to watch the tides as you walk the beach and explore the rocky outcroppings - you don't want to get caught on the island with no way to return to the beach.

Other towns within exploring distance include Bath, Brunswick, Boothbay Harbor, and Freeport, home to L.L. Bean. The staff at Sebasco is very helpful with suggestions of what to see and do.

Camp Merritt - A Place for Fun

During the summer season, Sebasco's Camp Merritt offers the ideal environment for kids from age 5 to experience the resort facilities, the natural environment, and the friendship of other children. Offered Monday through Friday, the full-day program employs counselors who are college students studying child development or education, and who have an enthusiastic sense of fun and adventure.

Typical activities include a hike up Merritt Mountain, golf and tennis clinics with the pro, blueberry picking and exploring with the Naturalist, scavenger hunts, live animal demonstrations, tie-dye shirt making, Rock & Bowl parties, pirate treasure adventures, softball with the Lighthouse Keeper, and field trips to Totman Cove, Sea Dogs baseball games, and the movies. Activities change weekly and are adapted to suit the weather conditions. Each activity is tailored to the age and interests of the campers with plenty of group activities and free time at the playground and pool every day.