Heading to the coast this summer?  Planning to spend time by the ocean?  The Maine Girl Scout Council’s lobster patch is a great Girl Scout activity to do over the summer vacation. You can download the information packet with instructions on how to earn the patch here:  Maine Lobster Patch Program. To earn the patch, Girl Scouts must complete the following number of activities, depending on their level.

• Daisies – 4 activities
• Brownies – 6 activities
• Juniors – 8 activities
• Cadettes and up – 10 activities

The activities are about lobster life, their anatomy, families, and habitat, as well as about the lobster industry in Maine.  Options include learning how to speak like a lobsterwoman, make a pretend buoy trap marker, and writing a story about lobster life.

Once you have completed the required number of activities, you can order the patch from Girl Scouts of Maine by calling them at: 1-888-922-4763. Or stop by one of their stores and pick up the patch in person.  There are two stores: one in Bangor and one in South Portland.  See below for the store locations and hours.

Bangor Service Center

• 359 Perry Road, Ste B Bangor, ME
• (207) 989-7474
• shopbr@gsmaine.org

South Portland Service Center

• 138 Gannett Drive
• South Portland, ME 04106
• (207) 772-1177
• shopsp@gsmaine.org

Store Hours:

• Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.