Maine Thing To Do - Maine Restaurant Week ends Wed

Maine Restaurant Week is Monday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 10 This is the second year for the statewide event, offering... 

Maine Thing To Do - Maine Restaurant Week ends Wed

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

Maine Maple Sunday 3/28! Join Maine’s maple syrup producers each spring as they celebrate Maine Maple Syrup Sunday! It’ s the day... 

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

#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.

#95 Maine Thing To Do - Drink Moxie!!

Maine is known for its Moxie!! Dr Augustin Thompson, a Mainer, Invented Moxie. The original instance of Moxie was a patent medicine called... 

#95 Maine Thing To Do - Drink Moxie!!

#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

#50 Go Offroad in an ATV

If you’re just about anywhere in Maine, you can find an ATV Tour near you. Located in Bingham,The Forks, Moosehead, Jackman, Bethel, Fort Kent, there... 

#50 Go Offroad in an ATV

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

Lobsters love the Maine coast because of its environment of cold, clean water and rocky bottom habitat ideal for lobsters. Not... 

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

#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

#82 Maine Thing To Do - Ski and Snowboard Maine

Maine has a long winter, so it is the perfect place to strap on those bindings and go.  There are mountains abound in Maine, some... 

#82 Maine Thing To Do - Ski and Snowboard Maine

#45 Rafting Maine’s Whitewater

Take a trip down a Maine river in an exciting boatride through the mighty rapids of Maine’s whitewater,…  !!!! _____________________________________________________101... 

#45 Rafting Maine's Whitewater

#31 Maine Thing To Do - Its 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 - Its Whales!!

#98 Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs

Scarborough Downs, now in its 60th year …is on 500 acres in the southern Maine town of Scarborough.  Home of “New Englands... 

#98 Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs

#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

Click here for our New 101 Maine Travel Wizard

Find fares from airlines like JetBlue and receive more choices of available itinerary/price combinations than any other travel site.... 

Click here for our New 101 Maine Travel Wizard

#1 Maine Thing To Do-See a Puffin

Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Range: Nests E.Maine to to Newfoundland and Iceland to Ireland, UK and nw. coast of France. Winters in open... 

#1 Maine Thing To Do-See a Puffin

#24 101 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 maps and photographs,... 

#24 101 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!

#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

#90 Maine Thing To Do - Snowmobile Maine

Maine offers 100,000 snowmobilers every year, a quality trail system and snow. Trails abound, Maine offers more than 13,000 miles of interconnected... 

#90 Maine Thing To Do - Snowmobile Maine

#84 Stay in a Yurt!

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

#84 Stay in a Yurt!

#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

#80 Maine Thing To Do - Fishing Maine!

Hook a whopper and fish Maine! There are several types of fishing in Maine.  Freshwater, Freshwater Fly, Saltwater,  Saltwater (Deep... 

#80 Maine Thing To Do - Fishing Maine!

#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 Visit The Portland Observatory

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

#39 Visit The Portland Observatory

#72 Meet a Farmer and the Farmers Market

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

#72 Meet a Farmer and the Farmers Market

#12 Surf - Visit Ferry/Higgins Beach in Scarborough

Ferry Beach - Scarborough Route 1 to Oak Hill. Take Rt 207/ Black Point Rd. Go past Scarborough beach to Ferry Rd on right.... 

#12 Surf - Visit Ferry/Higgins Beach in Scarborough

#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

#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

#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

#34 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 the beach.  Setting... 

#34 Pick a Beach

#70 Amusement 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 Amusement Parks

#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

#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

#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

#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 casinos... 

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

# 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

#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!

#92 Catch The Sea Dogs

Click Here for Current Roster Click Here for Tickets Click Here for Current Stats Watch Now Hadlock Field Named After: Edson Hadlock Jr., baseball coach... 

#92 Catch The Sea Dogs

# 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

#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 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 bicycle tour of rural... 

# 62 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

#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

#16 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 raise potatoes in Aroostook... 

#16 Dig into a Maine Potato

#51 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 great houses at... 

#51 Get a Piece of Maine

#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 as... 

#2 Tour Maine's Islands

#54 Stroll Maine Gardens

Maine hosts a wide variety of gardens. Usually found in Mainers yards! For a unique public experience visit a Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Coastal... 

#54 Stroll Maine Gardens

#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

#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

Baxter State Park just north of Millinocket, is Maine’s Largest Park. It encompasses approximately 375 square miles and is home to Maine’s highest... 

#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

Dining Guide

Maine Thing To Do - Maine Restaurant Week ends Wed

Maine Thing To Do - Maine Restaurant Week ends Wed

Maine Restaurant Week is Monday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 10
This is the second year for the statewide event, offering all of us an affordable and fun reason to explore new restaurants and visit old favorites during March in Maine.
Participating restaurants will once again showcase their signature dishes on specially priced, prix fixe menus. For [...]

Adventure

#50 Go Offroad in an ATV

#50 Go Offroad in an ATV

If you’re just about anywhere in Maine, you can find an ATV Tour near you. Located in Bingham,The Forks, Moosehead, Jackman, Bethel, Fort Kent, there is an off-road ATV experience waiting. Often tied to lodging, some not, you can find your off-road experience exhilarating. Call one our ATV sponsors, they wil make sure you get [...]

Uniquely Maine

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

#19 Maine Thing To Do - Tap a Maple!

Maine Maple Sunday 3/28!
Join Maine’s maple syrup producers each spring as they celebrate Maine Maple Syrup Sunday! It’ s the day makers from around the state open the doors of thier sugarhouses for the public to join them in thier rites of spring-making maple syrup.
Download the official Calendar of events - with locations from York [...]

Water World

#4 Maine Thing To Do - Sail with the Wind

#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 is a very unique experience in Maine. There are various ways to board your favorite vessel. First, you might want to choose what kind of vessel you would like to cruise on. [...]

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 [...]

Lay of the Land

#90 Maine Thing To Do - Snowmobile Maine

#90 Maine Thing To Do - Snowmobile Maine

Maine offers 100,000 snowmobilers every year, a quality trail system and snow. Trails abound, Maine offers more than 13,000 miles of interconnected routes, and support for the trailers and accommodations for the riders.  The popularity of Snowmobile Clubs are huge in Maine.
For snowmobilers, winter in Maine is filled with travel, adventures and the camaraderie of [...]

Attractions

#98 Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs

#98 Bet on a Good Time at Scarborough Downs

Scarborough Downs, now in its 60th year …is on 500 acres in the southern Maine town of Scarborough.  Home of “New Englands Fastest Half Mile Track” it draws thousands each year during racing season, from all over the world.  In addition to its 2010 live harness racing schedule, Scarborough Downs offers simulcasting of both thoroughbred and [...]

Family Fun

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

#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 industry. They are professional guides dedicated to promoting a quality, ethical and legal outdoor experience for all. Not all Registered Maine Guides are members of Maine Professional Guides Association (MPGA).
A member is obligated to abide [...]