Zip Maine! The Newest Maine Thing To Do!!

Zip Maine! Ziplining Maine is fast becoming the new Maine Thing To Do!! Ziplining, which gained popularity in the jungles of Costa Rica,... 

Zip Maine! The Newest Maine Thing To Do!!

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Maine is a wonderful place to be in the summer, and this year is no exception. Get out there, and explore the greatness and the uniqueness of Maine, its... 

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#22 Maine Thing To Do - Dig For Gems! - Mine Maine!

Maine is home to several mineral and gem collecting locations. Mineral mining is typically approached as a fun hobby or activity... 

#22 Maine Thing To Do - Dig For Gems! - Mine Maine!

#47 Maine Chocolate - it’s Sweet!

Maine chocolate is all around you!! Fine Candy and Chocolate shops are seated in just about every Maine Town. Next time your passing through,... 

#47 Maine Chocolate - it's Sweet!

#45 Maine Thing To Do - Rafting Maine’s Whitewater

Whitewater Rafting Maine - Book Now!! Take a trip down a Maine river in an exciting boat ride through the mighty rapids... 

#45 Maine Thing To Do - Rafting Maine's Whitewater

#7 Maine Thing To Do - Catch / Eat a Maine Lobster / Own a Trap

Lobsters love The Maine Coast because of its environment of cold, clean water and rocky bottom habitat ideal... 

#7 Maine Thing To Do - Catch / Eat a Maine Lobster / Own a Trap

#12 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Foodies and the Maine Culinary Trail

Experience the “Maine Culinary Trail” Maine has its museum trail, golf trail, brewers trail and... 

#12 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Foodies and the Maine Culinary Trail

#88 Maine Thing To Do - Take a Hike

There a plenty of spots to Hike in Maine, since the majority of the state is filled with natural treasures. Forest land, Public Land, State... 

#88 Maine Thing To Do - Take a Hike

#50 Maine Thing To Do - Go Offroad in an ATV

ATV Maine Tours and Rentals - If you’re just about anywhere in Maine, you can find an ATV Tour near you. Located in Bingham,The... 

#50 Maine Thing To Do - Go Offroad in an ATV

#101 Maine Thing To Do - See / Ride Trolleys in Maine

Trolleys have an extensive history in Maine.  There is no better place to learn about Trolleys than The Seashore Trolley... 

#101 Maine Thing To Do - See / Ride Trolleys in Maine

#86 Skydive Maine

Why fly over Maine, when you can jump out and “Fly” . Imagine falling from an airplane, free falling toward the beautiful scenery of Maine.  Skydive... 

#86 Skydive Maine

#4 Maine Thing To Do - Sail With The Wind!

Sailing in Maine is an opportunity of a lifetime. Islands to numerous to mention, sandy beaches, delightful views and abundant wildlife... 

#4 Maine Thing To Do - Sail With The Wind!

#80 Maine Thing To Do - Fish Maine!

Fishing In Maine !! There are several types of fishing in Maine.  Freshwater, Freshwater Fly, Saltwater,  Saltwater (Deep Sea), Saltwater... 

#80 Maine Thing To Do - Fish Maine!

#97 See The Old Sow

Old Sow is the name of the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada between... 

#97 See The Old Sow

#42 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Ship and Shipbuilding History

www.penobscotbayhistory.org Ship Building Though shipbuilding has been an important part of Maine’s economy, wooden... 

#42 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Ship and Shipbuilding History

#96 See Eartha - Worlds Biggest Revolving Globe

Visit EarthaTM at DeLorme Headquarters, in Yarmouth, Maine Housed in a three-story glass atrium at the company’s headquarters... 

#96 See Eartha - Worlds Biggest Revolving Globe

#24 Maine Thing To Do - 101 Maine Museums

At the Maine State Museum you can be greeted by a huge locomotive called The Lion, at the Maine Historical Society you can find beautiful... 

#24 Maine Thing To Do - 101 Maine Museums

#85 Maine Thing To Do - Its Paper!

A Brief History of Papermaking in Maine Discovery of Papermaking In 105 A.D. Ts’ai Lun, a Chinese court official, mashed pieces of mulberry... 

#85 Maine Thing To Do - Its Paper!

#49 Get Close To Nature on Horseback

There are lots of ways to see Maine, one of the best is on horseback, in the country.  Carousel Ranch, just outside Portland in Casco offers... 

#49 Get Close To Nature on Horseback

# 63 Maine Thing To Do - Canoes!

Canoeing is a perfect activity in Maine. Maine has abundunt lakes, ponds, rivers, and protected bays, marshes and estuaries along the coast.... 

# 63 Maine Thing To Do - Canoes!

#70 Maine Amusement and Theme Parks

Excalibur Funtown Splashtown USA There is wicked good fun at Maine’s amusement parks and fun places to take the kids!! Check out some below,…tell... 

#70 Maine Amusement and Theme Parks

# 79 Maine Thing To Do - Take in a Scenic Drive

Acadia National Scenic Byway All-American Road route 3 and Park Loop Road on Mt Desert Island 40 Miles -From craggy shorelines... 

# 79 Maine Thing To Do - Take in a Scenic Drive

#89 Maine Thing To Do- Tour Maine with a Guide

The Maine Professional Guides Association is composed of Registered Maine Guides who strive to enhance the standards of the guiding... 

#89 Maine Thing To Do- Tour Maine with a Guide

#39 Maine Thing To Do - Visit The Portland Observatory

Since 1807, the Portland Observatory has offered spectacular views of Portland’s busy harbor and served as a beloved symbol... 

#39 Maine Thing To Do - Visit The Portland Observatory

#8 Maine Thing To Do, Feed a Moose, No Don’t! Moose Safari.

Big Bull Moose The Moose is the official State Animal of Maine! The moose , Alces alces, is the largest species... 

#8 Maine Thing To Do, Feed a Moose, No Don't!  Moose Safari.

#1 Maine Thing To Do-See a Puffin

Puffins in Maine are an amazing thing. If you get a chance to visit an area that has Puffins, dont miss em.  They are fascinating birds! See the... 

#1 Maine Thing To Do-See a Puffin

#54 Maine Thing To Do - Stroll Maine Gardens

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Maine hosts a wide variety of gardens, but they’re usually found in Mainers’ yards! For a unique... 

#54 Maine Thing To Do - Stroll Maine Gardens

#72 Maine Thing To Do - Meet a Farmer and the Farmers Market

Maine farmers’ markets offer high quality delicious foods and agricultural products, harvested fresh and sold... 

#72 Maine Thing To Do - Meet a Farmer and the Farmers Market

#3 Maine Thing To Do - Experience the North Maine Woods

The Maine North Woods is a region of over 3.5 million acres (14,000 km²) of top forest land in north-western Maine. It includes... 

#3 Maine Thing To Do - Experience the North Maine Woods

#31 Maine Thing To Do - See Whales!!

The largest animals that ever lived, with brains larger than humans, whales were land beasts that, eons ago, returned to the ocean. From... 

#31 Maine Thing To Do - See Whales!!

#2 Tour Maine’s Islands

There’s no other place in America that can boast that they have more Islands than that of Maine.  Maine ’s Coast is sheltered by... 

#2 Tour Maine's Islands

# 69 Check Out Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the... 

# 69 Check Out Moosehead Lake

#5 Climb Katahdin

Mount Katahdin Mt Katahdin is the highest mountain in Maine. Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Indians, the term means “The Greatest Mountain”. Katahdin... 

#5 Climb Katahdin

#95 Maine Thing To Do - Drink Moxie!!

Moxie, America’s Favorite! Official Maine State Drink! Popular culture Moxie is often associated with the birthplace of its inventor,... 

#95 Maine Thing To Do - Drink Moxie!!

#92 Catch The Portland Sea Dogs -

Twitter feed Facebook Click Here for Current Roster Click Here for Tickets Click Here for Current Stats Watch Now Hadlock Field Named After:... 

#92 Catch The Portland Sea Dogs -

#98 Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs -

JULY Sat., July 10- MID-SUMMER CLASSIC ; 3rd Leg, $10,000 purse. Post time: 4 pm. Sat., July 17 - Scarborough Downs 60th Anniversary... 

#98  Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs -

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees. In Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States it is most often eaten with... 

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

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#100 Maine Thing To Do - Check Out Maine’s Music

Maine has a rich history of music and musicians. Check out a local show when you can, you will be delighted at the music... 

#100 Maine Thing To Do - Check Out Maine's Music

#9 Maine Skateboarding and Skate Parks

NEW SKATEPARK PORTLAND MAINE This Park in Portland is slated to be built this summer, and is a long awaited park that replaces another that... 

#9 Maine Skateboarding and Skate Parks

#84 Maine Thing To Do- Stay in a Yurt!

http://www.frostmountainyurts.com/ A Yurt is a roundlike, sometimes portable, wood lattice framed structure.  Yurts were first discovered... 

#84 Maine Thing To Do- Stay in a Yurt!

#52 China, Mexico, Paris, Sweden….Maine

Legend has it that the new Mainers, from other countries back in the 17th and 18th centuries named these towns after their old ,... 

#52 China, Mexico, Paris, Sweden....Maine

#34 Maine Thing To Do - Pick a Beach!

Maine Beaches are visited by thousand each year. Maine has 3748 miles of Coastline, more than California. Summer days are perfect to take to... 

#34 Maine Thing To Do - Pick a Beach!

#94 Visit a Maine Winery

Maine produces grapes, and blueberries and apples… and they are all used to make Maine wine. Bartlett Estate makes a fine Blueberry Wine. Blacksmiths’... 

#94 Visit a Maine Winery

#77 Find Out About Maine’s Native Americans

A nice place to visit is the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor Maine.  Here you can learn about Native American tribes and see how they... 

#77 Find Out About Maine's Native Americans

#74 Bet on Maine- Racinos, Off-Track Betting

When you visit Maine and explore all that this glorious state has to offer, tourists may be surprised to find that there are two places... 

#74 Bet on Maine- Racinos, Off-Track Betting

# 40 See The Stars at Southworth Planetarium

The Southworth Planetarium was built in 1969, when the new Science Building was constructed on the University of Southern Maine campus.... 

# 40 See The Stars at Southworth Planetarium

Aroostook, The County

Starch Factory-Library Of Congress “The County,”  is known for potatoes and its abundant ways to recreate. As Maine’s northernmost county,... 

Aroostook, The County

#6 Maine Thing To Do - Discover Whoopies

Whoopie pies are considered a New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition. They’re one of Maine’s best known and... 

#6 Maine Thing To Do - Discover Whoopies

#59 Maine Beer, Best in the World

Maine is well known for it’s quality beer, and its prohibitionists.  The worlds first abstinence society was founded in Portland in 1815.... 

#59 Maine Beer,  Best in the World

# 62 Maine Thing To Do - Bike Maine

Maine hosts trails unmatched,  from mountain biking down a ski trail, to leisurely pedaling along a country lane. Take a week-long guided... 

# 62 Maine Thing To Do -  Bike Maine

#20 Pick Apples

An apple is in the pome family – a fruit whose seeds are embedded in the core of the fruit. Another surprising member of this family is the rose. When an apple... 

#20 Pick Apples

#16 Maine Thing To Do - Dig into a Maine Potato

In 1715 the Scot-Irish brought potatoes to Maine, rich soil conditions, along with warm nights provided for a perfect place to... 

#16 Maine Thing To Do - Dig into a Maine Potato

#51 Maine Thing To Do - Get a Piece of Maine

Blaine House Maine Governors Mansion Hey if your in the market for a Maine home, condo or timeshare look no further.  Maine has some... 

#51 Maine Thing To Do - Get a Piece of Maine

#64 See Maine’s Bridges

Drive anywhere in Maine, you’ll most likely cross a bridge.  Due to Maine’s Coast, Lakes, Rivers, Railways and gulches, a bridge is... 

#64 See Maine's Bridges

#66 Remember the Maine!

Spanish American War January 25, 1898 – The U.S.S. Maine enters Havana harbor, about three weeks before it was blown up. The battleship Maine drifted... 

#66 Remember the Maine!

#73 Race Tracks

One of the premier short tracks in New England is the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. The 1/3 mile asphalt oval track is known throughout the... 

#73 Race Tracks

#75 Explore Maine Parks

Maine beauty can be described in two words, Its parks. Explore these parks, there unlike any on earth. Baxter State Park just north of Millinocket, is... 

#75 Explore Maine Parks

#14 - Above Maine - Take Helicopter Tour

coastalhelos.com Take to the sky and see Maine!!.  Cruise up around Maine’s wildlife and scenic terrain on a Helicopter.  Take the... 

#14 - Above Maine - Take  Helicopter Tour

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The Kahbang Music, Art & Film Festival - Bangor, Maine

The Kahbang Music, Art & Film Festival - Bangor, Maine

KAH BANG Music - Art - Film
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Each bundle will consist of 1 Full Film Festival pass good for all screenings, as well as a 2-day music pass for the 13th and 14th of August. Winners would be added to the guest list and passes made available at the beginning of the festival at [...]

Uniquely Maine

#8 Maine Thing To Do, Feed a Moose, No Don't!  Moose Safari.

#8 Maine Thing To Do, Feed a Moose, No Don’t! Moose Safari.

The Moose is the official State Animal of Maine!
The moose , Alces alces, is the largest species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a “twig-like” configuration.
The word moose is derived from the Algonquian Eastern Abnaki name moz, which loosely [...]

Attractions

#101 Maine Thing To Do - See / Ride Trolleys in Maine

#101 Maine Thing To Do - See / Ride Trolleys in Maine

Trolleys have an extensive history in Maine.  There is no better place to learn about Trolleys than The Seashore Trolley Museum. The Museum,  in Kennebunk Maine,  was founded in 1939 with one open trolley car, No. 31 from the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company. Today, the collection has grown into the largest electric railway museum in the [...]

Adventure

#45 Maine Thing To Do - Rafting Maine's Whitewater

#45 Maine Thing To Do - Rafting Maine’s Whitewater

Whitewater Rafting Maine - Book Now!! Take a trip down a Maine river in an exciting boat ride through the mighty rapids of Maine’s whitewater! This is an excellent way to enjoy Maine’s beauty in an exciting package.  Maine’s rafting trips usually offers a inflatable rafting trip, that is fit for anyone. Eight passengers and [...]

Family Fun

#22 Maine Thing To Do - Dig For Gems! - Mine Maine!

#22 Maine Thing To Do - Dig For Gems! - Mine Maine!

Maine is home to several mineral and gem collecting locations. Mineral mining is typically approached as a fun hobby or activity but can be done in an array of intensities. There are several mining locations between Bethel and South Paris: Bethel Outdoor Adventure, Songo Pond, Western Maine Mineral, Creaser Jewelers, Perham’s of West Paris, and [...]

Lay of the Land

#49 Get Close To Nature on Horseback

#49 Get Close To Nature on Horseback

There are lots of ways to see Maine, one of the best is on horseback, in the country.  Carousel Ranch, just outside Portland in Casco offers “seemingly endless miles of trails”.  They even have a stop for ice -cream during the ride.
Check Out Pineland Farms too, they have many activities for kids and family all [...]

History and Culture

#42 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Ship and Shipbuilding History

#42 Maine Thing To Do - Maine Ship and Shipbuilding History

Ship Building
Though shipbuilding has been an important part of Maine’s economy, wooden boatbuilding has had a longer history, one closely related to shipbuilding. From colonial times, fishermen built their own boats, which included pulling boats (wherries, double-enders now known as peapods, and dories), larger ketch-rigged boats (Hampton boats and small pinkies), sloop boats (Muscongus Bay boats and Friendship sloops), and small schooners.The first vessel built in Maine by Europeans was the [...]

Water World

#65 Maine Thing To Do - Surfing in Maine

#65 Maine Thing To Do - Surfing in Maine

Surfing Maine - Perhaps it’s the frigidity of the Northern Atlantic, or maybe just the Vacationland spirit, but Maine has been fortunate to develop as a surfing locale largely devoid of the rules and hierarchies of traditional surfing Meccas. Surfing culture deems it taboo to disclose your spots, but Maine surfers are an encouraging (as [...]

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