This guide is a collaboration of information, written and found by 101 . Descriptions of Maine and Things To Do, are divided up into 101 stories. You can see the “101 Things To Do in Vacationland” list, here. This list is not ranked, random numbers have been placed by each “Thing To Do”. [...]

The jagged Knife Edge atop Mount Katahdin dominates this region.

Knifes Edge Katahdin

Katahdin is not just the highest point in Maine. It also marks one end of the Appalachian Trail and is the central point of Baxter State Park, a 202,064 acre park established in 1930 to preserve a slice of Maine’s wilderness for generations. Combined [...]

“The County,”  is known for potatoes and its abundant ways to recreate.
As Maine’s northernmost county, its northernmost town, Estcourt Station, is therefore also the northernmost town of New England and of the continental United States, east of the Great lakes
Aroostook County is known for its potato crops, as well as its French culture. In the northernmost region of [...]

Ski country to most visitors, with Maine’s two largest ski mountains and a ring of smaller ones attracting winter adventure-seekers.
Recreational opportunities abound on the lakes. Crowds from southern Maine cities zip over to Sebago Lake, while the more remote Rangeley Lakes give off the real sense of wilderness.
It’s easy to embrace the long Maine winter [...]

Portland is a small city that mixes urban sophistication with home-town friendliness. On the southern Maine coast, only a two-hour drive from Boston, Portland lies at the mouth of Casco Bay. With a population of about 65,000, this coastal hub has more than its share of interesting shops and great restaurants. Museums and theaters tend to [...]

The long and narrow peninsulas of the Midcoast region, which stretch from the Brunswick/Bath area to the Camden/Rockland area, are often described as gnarly fingers that stretch into the sea. Slow drives down the twisting roads on these peninsulas offer glimpses of snug harbors, historic homes, the rare sandy beach, island communities, fishing villages and [...]

At the southernmost tip of Maine, the southern coast region is an easy day trip from Boston and offers visitors year-round amenities and attractions.
Hidden among the outlet shopping malls of Kittery and the summer beach colonies of Ogunquit, York and Wells is an intricate network of Maine history and culture.
Old York, for instance, is the [...]

At first, you may think this region is merely sitting in between the drama of Katahdin and the allure of the ocean.
But the Kennebec region, defined by the Kennebec and Moose River valleys, is one of Maine’s most picturesque, with mirror-flat lakes, swaths of woodlands and tumultuous rivers. Visitors come for foliage, lakeside vacations, whitewater [...]

The jewel of this region is Maine’s only National Park, Acadia.
From Penobscot Bay all the way Downeast, around the eastern nose of Maine and up along the Canadian border, the scenery is wild, rocky and dramatic. The farther inland you go, the more wilderness you will encounter. Though the crowds in Acadia can be daunting, [...]