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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 hemp in water until they were reduced to pulp. He then drained away the water, pressing and drying the matted fibers. The result was paper.
The secret of papermaking remained in China [...]

Maine’s most famous full-time resident is, without question, the writer Stephen King. The Bangor-based master of horror has based nearly all of his books in Maine, frequently setting the story in a fictional town called Derry, or an imaginary island by the name of Castle Rock. As such, Mainers have suffered through many films based on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Canoeing is a perfect activity in Maine. Maine has abundunt lakes, ponds, rivers, and protected bays, marshes and estuaries along the coast. From gentle current to whitewater, you can spend several days along Allagash, Penobscot, St. John, Moose, St. Croix and Machias rivers without encountering towns and public roads. Canoe outfitting, rentals, shuttle services, instruction, and guided [...]

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 [...]

Acadia National Scenic Byway All-American Road
route 3 and Park Loop Road on Mt Desert Island 40 Miles -From craggy shorelines and granite-capped mountains to crystal lakes and spruce–fir forests, Acadia All American Road is perfect for exploring. Extensive carriage roads and hiking trails give access to Acadia National Park. See fishing and sailboats in Frenchman’s [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]