By WENDY WEILER, Contributing Writer
Do you need a little magic in your life? Would you like to visit a magnificent waterfall close by?
Please join Saco Bay Trails for the fourth annual Fairy House Building Day at Cascade Falls in Saco.
This is a free, magical event designed for all ages.
You can build a fairy house out of natural materials along a woodland stream and create a fairy crown and fairy wand; have your face painted and give hair tinsel a try.
You can also chat with our visiting mermaids in the Fairy Meadow, and they just may let you try on a mermaid tail.
Be creative and paint a rock to add to the resident pet Ruby the Rock Snake. Explore the trail near the base of the waterfall and discover fairy secrets behind the hidden doors. It’s going to be a magical day.
This event takes place on Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Rain date is Sunday, July 27.
There will be plenty of parking, including parking for disabled persons, so dust off your fairy wings and enjoy a hike in your backyard.
Saco Bay Trails was incorporated as a non-profit in 1998, a subcommittee of the city of Saco’s Conservation Commission.
The all-volunteer organization is dedicated to maintaining recreational trails in the Saco Bay area with a vision of creating a permanent network of free, easily accessible, well maintained, well-marked trails that people with a broad range of abilities can enjoy.
In addition to the Fairy House Building Day, Saco Bay Trails also sponsors spring bird walks with a local naturalist and a winter lecture series with local guest speakers.
Please consider supporting our cause and/or volunteering your time. A few hours during a work party can make a huge impact. For more information, please visit sacobaytrails.org
Wendy Weiler serves on the Saco Bay Trails board of directors.
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