Summer 2017 Session VI: The Dream King

The Dream King
R L McNulty 2017

The sixth session of the summer 2017 season runs from Aug. 7-11. The mystery is "The Dream King," an advanced adventure for ages 12 to 16.

The Detectives met Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, during the 2014 adventure entitled "The Mask of Dreams." This summer, the mercurial dream god returns to ask for the Detectives' help.

The quest leads into the Greek dreamtime, where naiads and oceanids are the norm. Did I mention Charybdis? Yes, we’ll be facing Charybdis, which means Scylla will be there, too. Talk about trouble between a rock and a hard place ...

Our projects include dream amulets and handcranked story scrolls.

Summer 2017 Session V: Madame Drak

Mistresses of the Copper Mountains
R L McNulty 2017

Session V of the Dragon's Eye summer 2017 season runs from July 31 to Aug. 4. It features a mystery called "Madame Drak" for detectives ages 12 to 16.

Madame Drak is a fortune teller. She sits in her brightly-colored booth, providing cryptic messages and dire warnings concerning each mystery. Last summer, she vanished from her booth, leaving a sign that reads, "Gone Fishing."

When Madame Drak fails to return, the Detectives set out to find her. Who is this mysterious soothsayer who brings the 3-Penny Mysteries to the Detectives? The answers lie in the Ural Mountains of Russia, home of the Mistress of the Copper Mountains.

Our projects include scrying tools and Russian black lacquer boxes.

Summer 2017 Session IV: The Sea Serpent

The Sea Serpent
R L McNulty 2017

Session IV offers an adventure for ages 9 to 12 on the Bowdoin campus. We'll be sailing into the winds for a mystery entitled "The Sea Serpent."

Maine pirates and deep sea lore are the subject of this adventure. Dixie Bull was the first pirate in Maine. He had a short and less-than-glorious career as a pirate, and disappeared mysteriously. This opens the door for a Dragon's Eye mystery--so we'll be combining the story of Mr. Bull with some of the Maine sea serpent lore that has accrued over the years. We’ll be whittling a whopper of a tale this week!

Our projects include scrimshaw serpent’s teeth and pirate maps.

Summer 2017 Session III: Turtle Mountain Dreams

Turtle Mountain Dreams
R L McNulty  2017

The third session of the summer will be held from July 17 to 21 at Bowdoin College. This adventure for ages 9 to 12 is called "Turtle Mountain Dreams."

The Detectives are called to the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota to investigate the disappearance of the turtles.

What they discover shakes the foundations of the earth, which lies on the back of a turtle. Fasten your seatbelts. We’re in for a rough ride!

It’s turtles all the way down for our projects! Turtle art, turtle books, turtle treasures ...

Summer 2017 Session II: The Leafy Sea Dragon

The Leafy Sea Dragon
R L McNulty
2017

The second session of the Summer 2017 season is a mystery called "The Leafy Sea Dragon." The adventure is for ages 6 to 9, and will be held at Sills Hall on 1 North Campus Dr., at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

In the coral reefs off the coast of New Zea­land live these delightful little creatures called leafy sea dragons. These relatives of the sea horse carry their own leafy disguis­es to protect them from the creatures that might eat them. Our mystery this week fea­tures a leafy sea dragon who needs some help to protect the reefs from a rather scary monster.

Our projects include sea horses and coral reef treasures.

Summer 2017 Session I: Midcoast Trolls

"Midcoast Trolls" by R. L. McNulty, 2017

The first session of the Summer 2017 season features a new adventure inspired by last year's troll mystery. My photographic explorations of trolls in the Midcoast area convinced me that trolls are not confined to Scandinavian shores. This was further confirmed by the father-daughter team of troll experts, Bradford and Ingrid Bowman, who shared their theories about troll migrations to Maine.

The result: Session I, "Midcoast Trolls," July 3 thru 7 (closed on July 4), a 4-day mystery for ages 6 to 9.

In this new adventure, two troll friends return to ask the Detectives for help finding their long-lost cousin, a sea troll last seen wading off the coast of Norway. The clues lead back to the shores of Maine, where the Detectives discover that trolls have been immigrating to the US for centuries. Let’s hope they’re all friendly. And vegetarian. And while we’re wishing, let’s hope they’re all friends of dragons.

Our projects include Tomtes and sea troll slime. One can’t have enough troll slime.

The Dragons Return to Bowdoin College

Hiding from Dinosaurs on the Bowdoin campus
Summer 2015

We'll be returning to the Bowdoin campus this summer. While this does mean a return to a smaller room, we gain the rich landscape of Bowdoin College and possible visits to places like the Arctic Museum, the art museum or the Bowdoin library archives. As I create more Maine-based adventures, such as "The Sea Serpent of Casco Bay," those library archives become a place we can visit to see maps and learn about Maine's history.

A very special thank you to the Landing YMCA for hosting the Dragon's Eye Adventures program last summer. We loved our time at the Y and will continue to use that space for school-year programs.

Return of the Midnight Cat: April Vacation Program for Ages 9 to 16

Dragon's Eye is sponsoring an April vacation program for ages 9 to 16 at the Landing YMCA in Brunswick. The program runs from 9 AM to 4 PM on Tuesday through Friday, April 18-22.

The Midnight Cat returns with chaos following in her shadowy wake. This daughter and granddaughter of two Egyptian goddesses has a habit of “borrowing” precious jewels and artifacts from famous museums. This rarely works out for her, since the artifacts often bring problems of the mythical kind. It’s a good thing cats have nine lives.

Once again, the Detectives must step in to save the day from the troubles that follow the Midnight Cat. Our dragonmages will need all of their wits and a bit of knowledge of Egyptian mythology to solve this tangled tale.

Our activities will include Egyptian amulets and hieroglyphics.