Maine farmers’ markets offer high quality delicious foods and agricultural products, harvested fresh and sold direct to you by farmers. Markets are located throughout the State, and each offers a unique blend of personalities and products. Find out where the nearest Farmers Market is and go. You will be delighted by the variety of Maine [...]
Thing To Do THIS WEEK!!!! Toboggan in Camden!
The U.S. National Toboggan Championships is the only organized wooden toboggan race in the country and possibly the world....
#8 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 in the deer family....
#95 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 “Moxie Nerve...
#7 Catch a Maine Lobster
Lobsters love the Maine coast because of its environment of cold, clean water and rocky bottom habitat ideal for lobsters. Not too long ago, Lobster...
#31 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 Bar Harbor all the way...
#42 Maine Ship and Shipbuilding History
www.penobscotbayhistory.org Ship Building Though shipbuilding has been an important part of Maine’s economy, wooden boatbuilding has...
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#1 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 waters of breeding...
#82 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 small (less crowds)...
#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,...
#85 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 bark, cloth and...
#100 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 and its performances. Facts...
#90 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,...
#88 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 Parks, Island Trails,...
#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...
#3 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 western Aroostook...
#80 Fishing Maine!
There are several types of fishing in Maine. Freshwater, Freshwater Fly, Saltwater, Saltwater (Deep Sea), Saltwater Fly, and Ice Fishing. Common fish...
#89 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...
#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...
#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....
#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....
#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...
#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 ,...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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’...
#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...
#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...
#74 Maine Casinos
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 in Maine to choose from...
# 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...
#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...
#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...
# 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....
#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...
#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....
# 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...
#19 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 waffles, pancakes, and...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#2 Tour Maine’s Islands
Casco Bay Lines has been providing year-round ferry service since 1878, carrying passengers, vehicles, and freight between Portland, Maine and Peaks...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#14 - Above Maine - Take Helicopter Tour
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Adventure
#82 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 small (less crowds) and some large (crowds).You’ll find a variety of terrains, for the nordic downhill skiier or for the XC cross country,… Call to check snow conditions and have [...]
Uniquely Maine
#8 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 [...]
Water World
#7 Catch a Maine Lobster
Lobsters love the Maine coast because of its environment of cold, clean water and rocky bottom habitat ideal for lobsters.
Not too long ago, Lobster was known as a poor mans food. Lobster today is known as “Luxury” food.
There are more than 6000 lobsterman in Maine, mostly working out of small coastal communities, some for generations.
You can [...]
History and Culture
#42 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 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 [...]
Air Tours
# 60 Charter a Plane Tour
Take flight in a fixed wing air charter tour over you Maine!!
See lighthouses, lakes, moose, ships, from high above.
There are many tours around the state of Maine, some are listed below, all have varied characteristics.
If your looking to get to maine, an excellent choice would be to check out www.portlandaircharter.com for Portland area.
Family Fun
Thing To Do THIS WEEK!!!! Toboggan in Camden!
The U.S. National Toboggan Championships is the only organized wooden toboggan race in the country and possibly the world. The toboggan chute is located in Camden, Maine at the Camden Snow Bowl, a community owned year-round recreation area which has developed thousands of dedicated skiers since 1936. All race revenue goes to off-setting the Snow [...]
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