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 [...]

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 that island and Moose Island, the principal island of Eastport, Maine.
According to popular etymology the name “Old Sow” is derived from “pig-like” noises the whirlpool makes when churning; however, [...]

Visit EarthaTM at DeLorme Headquarters, in Yarmouth, Maine
Housed in a three-story glass atrium at the company’s headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine, Eartha took two years to build and represents earth as it is seen from space. Every continent is beautifully detailed, with vivid colors illustrating all levels of vegetation, major roadways and cities. Ocean depths are [...]

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, at the Farnsworth Museum you can check out Robert Indiana’s work and visit the Wyeth Center, you get the picture, many of these museums harbor antiquities that [...]

For 125 years, between the arrival of the first train in 1842 and 1967 when the Grand Trunk Railway abandoned its service to Montreal on the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, there had been a continuous presence of passenger trains in Maine’s largest city. Most of the railroad activity in Portland revolved around agricultural goods [...]

There is wicked good fun at Maine’s amusement parks and fun places to take the kids!! Check out some below,…tell them you found them on Maine Things To Do!
AMUSEMENTS PARKS
Monkey C Monkey Do
Maine’s first and only high-flying family adventure park and zip lines!! Navigate through more than 30 obstacles from 20 to 50 feet in [...]

Since 1807, the Portland Observatory has offered spectacular views of Portland’s busy harbor and served as a beloved symbol of the city’s rich maritime heritage. Named a National Historic Landmark in 2006, the Portland Observatory is the only known remaining historic maritime signal tower in the United States.
The Observatory is located at 138 Congress Street, [...]

JULY
Sat., July 10- MID-SUMMER CLASSIC ; 3rd Leg, $10,000 purse. Post time: 4 pm.
Sat., July 17 - Scarborough Downs 60th Anniversary Celebration and The Mid-Summer Classic Free-for-All Pace. Lots of excitement, Free commemorative anniversary T-shirt giveaway! Buffet dining in the Downs Club, price $21.95. Historical displays. Live racing features the MID-SUMMER CLASSIC $25,000 FINAL. Post [...]

This Park in Portland is slated to be built this summer, and is a long awaited park that replaces another that was destroyed a few years back, In the meantime you can visit the below skateparks, check back often for updates.
THE PARK (Skatepark and Teen Center) - Bath - MAINE

www.bathskatepark.com
Address:
26 Summer Street
Bath, Maine
Phone Number: 207-443-8900
Website: [...]

What are salt marshes?
Salt marshes are coastal wetlands dominated by grasses and flooded by the tides. Their character is strongly influenced by tidal flooding and freshwater input. Tidal marshes range in salinity from salt marsh to brackish and fresh marshes farther inland. Within a salt marsh, elevation increases from bay or creek edge to upland. [...]

The Aquarium is open 7 days a week (including holidays and state office closures), from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, from Memorial Day weekend (May 23, 2009) through Sunday, August 30, and then open Wednesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays and Tuesdays) through September 27, 2009, then closed for the season. The aquarium is also [...]

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 in Maine to choose from - that’s a lot considering many people don’t think there is ANY gambling in Maine at all.
In Maine there is, : Penobscot High Stakes Bingo [...]

Would you believe it if i told you there was a desert in Maine?  Well, there is, and its in Freeport Maine.Open May-October, the “Desert” offers tours, and camping facilities.  Another feature is mining at the Desert Of Maine . The GGM Mining Company Sluice for all gem stones and fossils. With the narrated coach [...]

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 nation as one of the top 5 tracks. Each week over 150 drivers take to the track each week giving fans plenty of thrills and excitement. Beech [...]