Join Queerly ME over the holiday weekend at Flagstaff Hut! All attendees must be LGBTQIA+, 21+, Maine Residents, and COVID vaccinated. Our cabin trip offers a large, heated communal cabin with an industrial kitchen, indoor restrooms and showers, as well as a series of separate bunk houses divided into several smaller sleeping quarters. These off the grid cabins overlook Flagstaff Lake and beautiful woods! There are many activities planned throughout the weekend for attendees to take part in, such as a plant identification walk, a fishing demo, and nature walks.
Filling out a form does not guarantee a spot on the trip, as these camping trips are curated to match each campers' preferences, comfortabilities, and needs in a larger camping group. For our selection process, we will be prioritizing spots for those in rural areas of Maine, LGBTQIA+ BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ individuals who have not been able to attend a Queerly ME trip yet. That being said, we had enough space for everyone who filled out a pre-registration form last summer to attend!
The LGBTQIA+ Cabin Weekend is a donation based trip. There is no set cost to attend if you are confirmed as a camper, but we will encourage confirmed campers to donate on a sliding scale from $40-$100 to support Queerly ME's future programming and development. For this cabin trip, we are organizing some light group activities such as Plant Identification, Fishing, and Nature Walks.
All attendees must hike 2.2 miles to Flagstaff Hut from the parking lot. For those with mobility limitations, we have a few available spots for folks to be driven in instead. Please inform us in your form if you will need transportation to and from the cabin. The cabin and a few bunkhouses do have outlets, although we ask that electricity be used sparingly or on a need-basis such as for using a CPAP machine overnight.
Food and item sharing is optional and will be in a shared excel sheet for easy accessibility once groups are confirmed, but all campers are expected to bring the food and supplies they need for the weekend. Basic amenities (first aid supplies, bug spray, sunscreen, flashlights, card games and art supplies, to name a few) are provided by Queerly ME. Campers are expected to attend one short information session over Zoom to go over camping details and ground rules so that everyone is informed and aware of expectations regarding respect and consent in group settings, as well as the campground's policies and expectations. Animals are not permitted at this campground. Each person interested must fill out this pre-registration form to be considered--there are no +1s allowed.