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Adventure and wellness

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Salty Witch Sauna

Mobile. Wood-fired. Waterfront.

Community & private sessions.

Since 2021, offering lessons, wildlife tours, full moon
and workout rows. Open to ALL skill-levels,
including beginners, all shapes & sizes, ages 8 and up!
For 1-3 people. Most rows are 1.5 hours long.

NEW THIS YEAR! SALTY WITCH SAUNA
Community sessions, Wed-Sunday.1.25 hours.
Private sessions, by appointment. 1.25 & 1.5 hours.
Sauna seats up to six people.

BOOK YOUR ROW & SAUNA!
Also, see Row & Sauna Bundles
for special plans and discounts.

Row a Wooden Boat: Summer
Our signature service, summer edition! Open to ALL skill-levels, ages 8 and up!
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1 hr 30 min
100 US dollars
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Sunset Row
Now THIS is the way to experience a Maine sunset! Add oysters or tacos! Special pricing 2-3 people.
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1 hr 30 min
From 105 US dollars
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Full Moon Row
BOOKING NOW FOR THE FULL STRAWBERRY MOON ROW. 6/27 SESSION IS OPEN. Special pricing 2-3 people.
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1 hr 30 min
From 105 US dollars
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Celtic Fest Bagpipe Row
Bagpipes in a dory and a row around Belfast Harbor and the bay! Can this be true? YES!
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110 US dollars
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Hale & Hardy Workout Row
Get your row on! For individuals only with intermediate to advanced skill-levels.
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1 hr 15 min
95 US dollars
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Community Sauna
Enjoy the benefits of sauna while connecting with others. $35 per seat. Up to 6 people.
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35 US dollars
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Seaweed Sauna
Wood-fired sauna and seaweed on the Belfast waterfront! A heavenly combo! By appointment.
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180 US dollars
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Full Moon Sauna
Wood-fired community sauna under the Full Moon on the Belfast waterfront. Up to 6 people.
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40 US dollars
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My full moon rows are pretty magical, but last night’s Strawberry Moon row was especially so 🍓🌕 🌈

It must’ve been the witches hats.

Rain threatened but all we got was a rainbow.

The pogies were jumping. The airspace above my boat, a freeway for many Great Blue Herons.

And this family. A father and his two delightful daughters. A long way from home and in Belfast for an extended stay. A special experience to share together. First time rowing a wooden dory in salt water.

And this family could row! Look at Elle, 10 years old, rowing a 200+ lb boat by herself! A natural dorywoman through and through.

Sasha, 8 years old, was on seal patrol. And their Dad Anton, my wingman.

And how about that moon? She rose up, rosey and full above Isleboro, at the farthest point west in the year, the first full moon after Summer Solstice. Now she starts traveling east again.

The lightning began to flicker but with no thunder. Time to head back to the dock. Got Sorcieré tucked in and then tucked ourselves in, in an inside space for strawberry shortcake and tea, while we watched the show outside. Rain and thunder and lightning. The water, so calm just minutes before now all ruffled up with the squall.

After I had parted ways with with my new friends, I went down to the dock and bailed out my boat. The storm had moved out into the bay. I was treated to a spectacular light show.

There is nothing like a Maine night out on the water. It’s filled with beauty and wonder and drama. Experience it from my dory and make a magical memory. Book a Full Moon or Sunset Row this summer!

#fullmoonmagic #mainenight #dory #mainesunset #undertherainbow

I woke up this morning realizing that this past Tuesday marked my 5th anniversary of being a registered Maine Guide!

June 23, 2021. I went to Augusta to take the exam. I had prepared well, but was still VERY nervous.

My examiners were two other guides. Bob was a long time hunting and fishing guide and Tom, a sea kayak guide, also a rower. Both men were friendly and welcoming and had a great sense of humor. They helped me to feel ease.

The exam was in two parts: written and oral. The written portion was 100 multiple multiple-choice questions. Not my favorite! The oral part of the exam involved charting a course using a compass, talking through catastrophic situations, a paddle/on-boarding talk, tying knots, identifying different types of PFD’s, identifying flora and fauna.

I’ve never been strong on multiple-choice and that showed in the exam, but I did well enough to pass! My examiners Bob and Tom said I knocked the oral exam out of the park! That made me feel really good.

Afterwards, in a stunned state, I took myself out to lunch in Hallowell. That is where this photo was taken. I was facing the Kennebec and eating my sandwich when a HUGE fish torpedoed out of the water. It was a sturgeon! I had just identified one on the exam. I took it as a good sign.

My license was renewed this winter. I’m proud to be part of a long tradition of registered guides, dating back to 1897 when the Maine State Legislature adopted this program into law. Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby was the first registered guide. Maine is only one of two states, the other my home state of New York, that have a licensed guide program.

Registered Maine Guides offer unique, safe and well-supported ways to experience our beautiful outdoors, on the water and on land. Support Maine Guides this summer and all year! Many of us offer guided experiences in the winter months, as well!

#maineguide #mainetradition #getoudoors #summerinmaine #maineadventure

Just getting my feet (and oars) under me after an unforgettable trip to Finland.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing stories from the trip and what these experiences meant to me. Hint: deep stuff. Inspiring. Amazingly fun.

And what about my own sauna, Salty Witch? Melusine is on pause and resting until I find a new location for her. I very unexpectedly needed to move her right before I left for Finland. Thankfully, she’s mobile! Feeling very inspired about the possibilities of where she’ll land next.

The photo above is from @olosauna in Oulu, a fantastic sauna right on Oulujokki (the River Oulu in Finnish). This sauna experience included an #aufguss session. This is a special towel waving ritual, using several different potent essential oils, placed on the sauna heater rocks in the form of a snowball! There’s also incantations and in some cases, music. Part performance, part healing, part social event, Arfguss as a practice hails from Germany.

In the photo, captured by @wendinwonderland I had just received an incredible whisking treatment with birch leaves from Wendy’s partner Mika. They are the founders of @saunawave and also quite involved with @sauna.aid

My visit to Olo Sauna, which I had the pleasure of experiencing twice, was part of a trip sponsored by @oulu2026official

It was one of many unforgettable experiences that I had in many saunas throughout Finland!

Watch this space for more sauna stories!

#saunastories #saunaritual #saunasarehot #finnishsauna

Summer!

Freshly back from Finland! Even though Midsomer is an incredibly important holiday in Finland, it was really important to me to be back in Maine to carry on my tradition of celebrating Summer Solstice out in my boat!

Happy Solstice & Juhannus everyone 🌞🧡🌺

#summersolstice #juhannus #summerinmaine #dory #coastalrowing

My last morning in Finland was spent in quiet exploration.

One of the rowers on the church boat recommended checking out @seurasaari an open air history museum on an island.

In fact, on my evening row with the team, we rowed right under the bridge leading to the island! It was fun to go overland and bike there this time.

The museum is comprised of a collection of very old buildings, relocated from different regions of Finland and representing different areas. It’s like a secret haunted village.

It was enchanting to step back into Finnish history and experience this magical and quiet place. The buildings were astounding. And many church boats! And much bigger than the one that I rowed in!

Just the right vibe with transitioning out of Finland and back to the US.

#finnishhistory #oldstuff #hauntedvillage #churchboat #backintime

Löyly. Helsinki.
Water & fire. Stone & steam.
Rain & the Baltic.
Last full day in Finland.

#löyly #woodfiredsauna #helsinki #balticsea #saunajourney

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IT MAY BE HOT BUT IT'S COOL OUT ON THE WATER! BOOK YOUR MORNING ROW OR SUNSET ROW! OUR SAUNA IS ON PAUSE TEMPORARILY

DoryWoman Rowing

Featured in

Salty Witch Sauna

Row a Wooden Boat: Summer

Sunset Row

Full Moon Row

Celtic Fest Bagpipe Row

Hale & Hardy Workout Row

Community Sauna

Seaweed Sauna

Full Moon Sauna

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IT MAY BE HOT BUT IT'S COOL OUT ON THE WATER!
BOOK YOUR MORNING ROW OR SUNSET ROW!
OUR SAUNA IS ON PAUSE TEMPORARILY

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