1. Plan of attack. If this scavenger hunt simply inspires you to check out a few new things here or there over the course of the next several months, you probably don’t need much of a strategy. But if you opt to go all-in on the hunt, you’ll be trekking all over the state. In that case, plotting out your travels is probably a good idea in order to avoid unnecessary backtracking. Plus, a number of tasks are date-specific, so you’ll want to give extra consideration to how those fit your schedule. For updates and helpful tips, join our Facebook group just for scavenger hunters.

2. Note to selfie. At downeast.com/greatmainescavengerhunt, you’ll find guidelines for a selfie we want you to take as documentation of accomplishing each task. It’s also quite acceptable to have somebody else take a photo of you instead. We just want to see you in the scene we’ve described. After completing a task, click SUBMIT in the menu at the top of this page to upload your selfie on this platform, and we’ll keep track of your progress. And mark this on your calendar: the last chance to submit selfies is Monday, September 14, at 11:59 p.m.

3. To the victors, the spoils. If you upload a selfie for every task in every category, we’ll salute your spectacular accomplishment by publishing one of those pics in an upcoming issue of the magazine, sending you a collage print of your selfies and a $20 gift card to the Down East Shop, and giving you a free year’s subscription to the magazine. If you complete every task in one or more—but not all—categories, we’ll list your name in an honor roll in that same issue. And if you don’t complete any of the categories but still have an awesome time exploring Maine this summer, you’re a winner in our book too.