ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust will host Kites & Ice Cream on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1 - 3 p.m., at the Beech Hill Preserve, in Rockport. This fun event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required.

Free kites will be provided to registered children, along with a coupon for a complimentary ice cream cone from Stone Fox Creamery’s truck (ice cream will also be available for sale for all of you big kids). Please leave your pets at home for this child-packed day of fun.

To register your child, please go to CMLT website – coastalmountains.org – and look for the Kites & Ice Cream registration button on the homepage. An adult must accompany participating children throughout the event. 

The rain date for this event is Saturday, September 21.

Beech Hill Preserve is a 295-acre conservation property in Rockport, managed for the complementary purposes of maintaining its scenic beauty, historic value, grassland bird habitat, and organic blueberry production.

Coastal Mountains Land Trust has worked since 1986 to permanently conserve land to benefit the natural and human communities of the western Penobscot Bay. The Land Trust has protected over 13,000 acres, offering 55 miles of trails for public recreation.