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R&R Means ROI at Chateau on the Lake This SummerFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:00AMFrom now through September 2010, guests of Chateau on the Lake will receive a special “Summer Resort Credit” of up to $120 when they stay at the resort for three nights, Sundays through Thursdays. With savings like this, Chateau on the Lake Resort & Spa is the best place to rest and relax this summer.

Sea and shore events will commemorate orca capturesWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:00PMForty years later, Lolita the orca whale is still doing her two 20-minute shticks down at Miami Seaquarium in Florida after being snatched from Penn Cove.

MDI Police: Flaming Air Mattress Brings ChargeTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:52PMBAR HARBOR — A Bangor man was arrested Saturday night on a charge of arson after allegedly trying to burn down a woman’s apartment.

Bainbridge Police Blotter | July 23Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:08PM11:10 a.m. A sandwich board of a local business was defaced. At 9 p.m. July 3, a woman closed her photo studio, placed a sandwich board outside and left for home. When she returned the next morning she noticed the board had been vandalized.

Volunteers pound pavement, and surf, to collect dataFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:10PMFAIRHOPE, Ala. — While the Vessels of Opportunity program for oil spill monitoring has garnered more attention, a less visible volunteer project has also been at work in the area.

At ease on a summer paddleThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:53PMActive outdoors Maine coast perfect getaway Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio):  0723MidCoastME The sun is just rising here on the mid-coast of Maine. Pinpoints of light are glinting off the little ripples in the bay. It's warm and humid already, but the breeze is probably going to pick up later. It almost always does. Even when the summer sun is high in this blue, blue sky, it'll be ...

The Fishing Line: Hot, Hot, HotThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:04AMWith air temps in the 90s and high humidity making some folks grumpy, it seems the best thing to do is go fishing. No boat? Cape May County offers lots of charters, head boats, and boat rentals or just grab your rod and reel and try surf-fishing.

First leg of 175 nautical miles marathon successfully doneMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:19AMThe 175 nautical miles/324 kilometres route of the Tunisia-Malta Kayaks Crossing – Mahdia (Tunisia) to Lampedusa to Linosa to Malta.

Over 200 set to row in Saturday’s Blackburn ChallengeMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:29PMIt’s a hearty group, this collection of individuals who show up for the Blackburn Challenge year after year.