Great Escape Auction

The Great Escape Auction is back! Bid on Maine travel and adventure packages from February 14th until February 28th!

The auction features a variety of overnight stays at some of Maine’s most charming destinations, including The Norumbega, The Lincoln Hotel, The Bradley Inn, Migis Lodge, Clark’s Cove Farm & Inn, Blueberry Fields Bed & Breakfast, Flanders Bay Cabins, and Maine Forest Yurts. Each property offers a unique experience, from historic inns to cozy cabins and serene yurt retreats.

Food and drink lovers can bid on offerings from top restaurants and producers, including Long Grain, The Crooked Spoon, The Contented Sole, King Eider’s Pub, Perch Café, Oxbow Brewing Company, OystHERS, Schooner Landing, Sea Dog Brewing Company, Mook Sea Farm, Spark Bagel, John & Kira’s Chocolates, Downeast Candies, The Walpole Barn, Now You’re Cooking, and Wild Oats. These offerings include meals, treats, and local specialties perfect for savoring the flavors of Maine.

Sports lovers and outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy golf for two at the Samoset Resort, a ½ day tandem kayak rental from Maine Kayak, 4 Maine Mariners tickets, and 4 behind-home-plate Sea Dogs tickets.

Book, film & theater lovers will delight in all-access passes to the Camden International Film Festival, tickets to any show at The Waldo Theatre, tickets to The Colonial Theater, and gift certificates to Left Bank Books, Mockingbird Bookshop, and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops. 

Sailing and yachting enthusiasts will savor a 4-hour private cruise on Casco Bay, a 3-hour cruise along the Kennebec aboard the Merrymeeting, or a 2-hour Penobscot Bay sail aboard the Schooner Olad.

Families can hop aboard the train at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, celebrate summer with passes to Funtown Splashtown, or go adventuring at the Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine. 

Other unique Great Escape experiences include a mushroom foraging expedition and dinner for you and your friends with Maine mushroom expert Greg Marley, a Mook Sea Farm hatchery tour, a Farnsworth Museum membership, Maine Maritime Museum passes, a Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance membership and one-day workshop, ten Damariscotta River Writers writing prompts delivered to your inbox, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens passes, a trip on the Downeast Scenic Railroad, a sauna session at Salty Witch Sauna, a Carpenter’s Boat Shop workshop, and two tickets to Wayfinder’s live storytelling event, Finding Our Way. And don’t forget to document your adventures by bidding on one of four photography packages from Beaux & Arrows!


Plan a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or invite your friends to join you for a fun night out! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn for updates, and subscribe to our e-newsletter https://www.wayfinderschools.org/ and reach out via email at info@wayfinderschools.org.

Click on "All Items" to the left to see all the items available to bid on! 

Important Notes:

• If you purchase a package at the "Buy Now" price, our staff will reach out to you shortly afterward to ask for your mailing address so that we can mail the package certificate(s) to you ASAP.
• Once the auction closes on February 28th, winning bidder notifications will be sent to the highest online bidders. Our staff will reach out to ask for a mailing address so that we can send printed certificates.
• You may keep the certificates or share them with friends or loved ones, and choose whether to use them individually or as a bundled package.

All package gift certificates will be emailed and/or mailed no later than March 3rd.

Each year, Wayfinder serves almost 80 Maine youth who have struggled in traditional school settings and need a second chance at high school graduation. Your support makes all the difference as our students strive to reach their graduation goals. Thank you!

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