The Basecamp will offer the following benefits to the community:

• Easily accessible and visible home for Main Street Skowhegan's existing gear library with more than 200 items for community members to borrow!
• Walk-in gear lending services and expanded hours
• Outdoor recreation hub, providing a central location for outdoor clinics and workshops
• Low-cost bike and ski maintenance services
• A well-stocked resource library, including local trail info and area maps
• Welcoming place where folks can come together and share a common love for the outdoors

We're already planning for:

• Bike repair and maintenance training (targeting area youth to encourage careers in the outdoors)
• Cross-country ski tune-up clinics
• Knot-tying and fly-tying workshops
• Outdoor-themed film screenings
• Youth engagement activities
• Outsources trainings
• Wellness programming for businesses & organizations
• Gear consignment

Through increased exposure in the heart of downtown Skowhegan and a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, our new location will not only bolster our ability to directly serve regional residents via free programming and gear, but it will also provide an important third space for the community and become the hub of outdoor recreation in Somerset County. Over time, we expect this space to become a place where people can meet, talk, learn from one another, develop friendships and find mentors, and build a strong and supportive community around outdoor adventure and recreation.

The opportunities this space will provide for the residents of our region are endless, and we are so excited to offer a place for bringing our community together around outdoor recreation.