Signs of Summer

Yarnballs in the washing machine, stacks of sewing kits on the table, and a pile of yellow pages full of notes -- these are all signs of a summer program approaching fast. 

"Dust off the hula hoops and wake up the dragons," says mama Tomte, "The detectives will be coming soon!"

Madame Drak opens one sleepy dragon's eye and looks at the tiny house gnome. "Are you sure this isn't another drill?"

"You're the prognosticator! You tell me!" replies mama Tomte.

Madame Drak looks deep into her crystal ball, searching for signs of the dreaming. "Oh yes, I see a stirring among the Nine Dreamers. They are coming, the two-legged, furry-headed detectives ... well, we'll see what trouble we can find for them! I'm sure something must need fixing in the Dreamtime."

Madame Drak's crystal ball glows with a flurry of images that come and go. A black ship flying in the sky, a beautiful mermaid swimming among the coral reefs, a field of orange red poppies deep inside a cave, a giant boar standing at the far end of a dark tunnel, and a white dragon fighting against a strong current.

"Mmmmmm, yes ... trouble indeed," mutters Madame Drak. "I hope they bring their bejeebers."

Summer 2021 Update

Friend or Foe?
Find out in Session I: The Ship of Fools

Dragon's Eye Adventures still has spaces available for Sessions I and II in the 2021 Summer program. Both sessions are open for children entering grades 2 through 8. The program runs from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Freeport Middle School in Freeport, ME, with after hours available until 5:30 PM.

Session I features a mystery called "The Ship of Fools." The story plays with Russian folktales and a little Dragon's Eye history. Our team of detectives will be joined by two world-renowned detectives as they traverse the Russian landscape in search of a ship gone rogue. Can the detectives save the Thrice-Nine Lands from the pirate who has taken over the king's flying ship?

Session II involves a mystery called "Yemaya's Gardens." It draws on Afro-Caribbean myths about the Orisha Yemaya, goddess of the sea and mother of fishes. Yemaya has taken up residence in the Gardens of the Queen, an undersea coral reef preserve off the coast of Cuba. She needs help finding the little seahorse who followed her from the African shores to Cuba. Can the detectives find the missing dobbin of the sea before the sharks and alligators do?

For more information about the adventures, visit the Current Programs tab of the Dragon's Eye website. Details about fees and dates are there, and the title of each mystery is a link to more information about the stories. For questions, contact Rebecca McNulty at dragonseyeadventures@gmail.com.