Things to Do & See - Belfast Breeze Inn & Music by the Bay

Things to Do & See - Belfast Breeze Inn & Music by the Bay

… where the coffee is hot and the jazz is cool …
192 Northport Ave. (Rt. 1), Belfast, ME 04915
Tele: 207-505-5231
www.belfastbreezeinn.com
Things to See and Do in the Mid-coast Region
Section
Museums
Art &
Artifacts
Maritime
Transport
ation
Toys
Children’s
Discovery
General
Name/Activity/Info
Website
Phone
Address
Location
Center for Maine
Contemporary Art
Farnsworth Art Museum &
Wyeth Center (also visit
Julia’s Gallery for Young
Artists – an educational
initiative for teens)
University of Maine Museum
of Art
Abbe Museum (Maine’s
largest museum of Maine
Indian artifacts)
Maine Maritime Museum
(indoor/outdoor year-round
shipyard and exhibits)
Penobscot Maine Museum
(hands-on activities,
collections of artifacts and
photographs, maritime
records, and more)
Maine Lighthouse Museum
(largest collection of
lighthouse artifacts and
mementos in the US)
Owls Head Transportation
Museum (antique autos,
aircraft, motorcycles, bicycles,
carriages, steam engines, as
well as transportation art
gallery)
City Point Central Railroad
Museum (Maine railroad
history)
Cole Land Transportation
Museum (over 200 vehicles)
Maine Antique Toy & Art
Museum (extensive collection
of toys sure to please adults
who remember Buck Rogers,
Betty Boop, Popeye, etc.)
Maine Discovery Museum
(learn, discover, create at
Maine’s largest children’s
museum)
The Naturalist’s Notebook
(combines nature, science, arts
and the frontier of knowledge)
Maine State Museum
www.artsmaine.org
207-236-2875
162 Russell Ave.
Rockport
www.farnsworthmuseu
m.org
207-596-6457
16 Museum St.
Rockland
www.umma.umaine.edu
207-561-3350
40 Harlow St.
Bangor
www.abbemuseum.org
207-288-3519
26 Mount Dessert
St.
Bar Harbor
www.mainmaritimemuse
um.org
207-443-1316
243 Washington
St.
Bath
www.penobscotmarinem
useum.org
www.penobscotbayhistor
y.org
207-548-0334
5 Church St.
Searsport
www.mainelighthousem
useum.org
207-594-3301
1 Park Dr.
Rockland
www.owlshead.org
207-594-4418
Rt. 73
Owls Head
www.citypointcentralmu
seum.org
207-323-4402
13 Oak Hill Rd.
Belfast
www.colemuseum.org
207-990-3600
405 Perry Rd.
Bangor
http://home.gwi.net/~fa
wcetoy
207-832-7398
3506 Rt. 1
Waldoboro
www.mainediscoverymu
seum.org
207-262-7200
74 Main St.
Bangor
www.thenaturalistsnoteb
ook.com
207-801-2777
16 Main St.
Seal Harbor
www.state.me.us/museu
m
www.belfastmuseum.org
207-287-2301
230 State St.
Augusta
207-338-9229
10 Market
Belfast
www.lincolnvillehistory.
207-789-5445
33 Beach Rd. (Rt.
Lincolnville
Belfast History and
Architecture Walking Tour
Schoolhouse Museum
Antique
Galleries
and
Shops
Lighthous
es
Auction
Galleries
Music,
Theatre,
Drama
(restored historic school, map
to other schools and historic
sites in the town/region,
photos, town records, Native
American artifacts, early
settlers’ tools,
genealogies/information)
Walk & Bike Belfast (info at
Belfast Visitor’s Center)
Haunted History Tours
(lantern-lit walks exploring the
mysterious haunts and untold
history of Camden)
Antique Treasures (antiques
and appraisals)
Scuttlebutt Antiques
(furniture, paintings,
memorabilia, covers three
floors)
Nobleboro Antiques (over 70
of the area’s best antique
merchants)
Cabot Mills Antiques
Camden Merchant’s
Showcase (over 20 vendors)
Sadie’s Antiques (two floors
filled with furniture, rugs,
collectibles and much more)
Permaquid Point Light (1827)
Marshall Point Light (1832)
Monhegan Island Light (1824)
org
Rockland Breakwater Light
(1902)
Indian Island Light (1850)
Owls Head Light (1826)
Brown’s Head Light (1832)
Curtis Island Light (1836)
Grindle Point Light (1851)
Fort Point Light (1836)
Waldo Ave.
Dice Head Light (1828)
Thomaston Place
Rt. 1 north to Rt. 175 then on to Rt. 166 or 166a to Castine
www.thomastonauction.c 207-354-8141
51 Atlantic Hwy.
om
www.msmt.org
207-725-8769
22 Elm St.
Maine State Music Theatre
(professional music theater)
Northport Music Theater
(128-seat theater, professional
company)
Belfast Maskers
(performances, workshops,
camp, special events)
Films &
The Strand Theatre
Movies
(beautifully restored theatre
offers current cinema and live
performances)
Colonial Theatre (classic art
deco movie house with 3
screens showing the latest
movies)
Flagship Cinemas (multiplex
offering first run films)
Art Galleries
Camden
Camden Falls Gallery
www.waldocountymoves
.com
redcloakhauntedhistoryto
[email protected]
173)
Beach
Belfast
207-380-3806
Varies depending
on tour
Camden
[email protected]
et
www.scuttlebuttantiques.
com
207-236-8300
411 West St.
Rockport
207-273-1122
345 Atlantic
Hwy.
Warren
www.antiquex.net
207-563-6800
Nobleboro
www.cabotantiques.com
207-725-2855
207-236-6010
104 Atlantic
Hwy/
US Rte. 1
14 Main St.
10 Mechanic St.
www.sadiesantiques.com
207-236-0023
2164 Atlantic
Hwy.
Lincolnville
From Rt. 1 in Waldoboro take Rt. 32 to Rt. 130
Rt. 131 to Duck Cliff Rd. then on Marshall Point Rd.
Ferry from Port Clyde
Marine Park off Pascals Ave. (from West St.)
Rt. 73
Ferry from Rockland
View from Beacon Ave. (off Chestnut)
Ferry from Lincolnville
Fort Point State Park, Off Rt. 1 just north of Searsport
Brunswick
Camden
Bristol
Port Clyde
Monhegan
Island
Rockland
Rockland
Owls Head
Vinalhaven
Camden
Islesboro
Stockton
Springs
Castine
Thomaston
Brunswick
www.northportmusicthe
ater.com
207-338-8383
851 Atlantic
Hwy.
Northport
www.belfastmaskersthea
ter.com
207-338-9668
Front St.
Belfast
www.rocklandstrand.co
m
207-594-0070
345 Main St.
Rockland
www.colonialtheatre.com
207-338-1930
163 High St.
Belfast
www.flagshipcinemas.co
m/
207-594-4705
9 Moody Dr.
Thomaston
info@camdenfallsgallery.
207-470-7027
5 Public Landing
Camden
Rockport
Rockland
Belfast
Bookstore
s (new
and used)
Artisan
Shops &
Studios to
Visit
(original fine art, furniture and com
sculpture)
Small Wonder Gallery (fine
art@smallwondergallery.
207-236-6005
1 Public Landing
Camden
and decorative art)
com
Ironbound Gallery (intriguing [email protected]
207-236-4100
37 Bayview St.
Camden
original art from a diverse
m
collection of artists)
Ralston Gallery
www.ralstongallery.com
207-230-7725
23 Central St.
Rockport
(photography)
Dowling Walsh Gallery (fine
www.dowlingwalsh.com 207-596-0084
365 Main St.
Rockland
arts and artist workshops)
Caldbeck Gallery (painting,
www.caldbeck.com
207-594-5935
12 Elm St.
Rockland
sculpture and photography)
Carver Hill Gallery (2D and
www.carverhillgallery.co 207-594-7745
338 Main St.
Rockland
3D work from emerging talent, m
as well as mid-career and
established artists)
Landing Gallery (ceramics,
[email protected]
207-594-4544
8 Elm St.
Rockland
blown glass, painting,
m
photographs, drawings and
sculptures)
Aarhus Gallery (fine art,
www.aarhusgallery.com
207-338-0001
50 Main St.
Belfast
crafts, music, and community)
High Street Studio and
www.highstreetgallery.co 207-338-8990
149 High St.
Belfast
Gallery (local artists, classes
m
and workshops
Parent Gallery (unique
www.nealparent.com
207-338-1553
92 Main St.
Belfast
display of four artists –
photography, pastels,
paintings, sculpture)
Waterfall Arts (full-service art www.waterfallarts.org
207-338-2222
256 High St.
Belfast
center with gallery, classes,
artists in residence, and
studios)
Old Professor’s Bookshop
www.oldprofessorsbooks 207-338-2006
99 Main St.
Belfast
(new, used, rare)
hop.com
Left Bank Books (new)
www.leftbankbooks.com
207-338-9009
109 Church St.
Belfast
Owl and Turtle
www.owlandturtle.com
207-230-7335
33 Bay View St.
Camden
Sherman’s Book & Stationary www.shermans.com
207-236-2223
14 Main St.
Camden
(for all ages and interests)
Make sure to check with the artisan or make an appointment as some studios are open daily while others are by
appointment.
Swan Island Blankets
www.swansislandcompa 207-338-9691
231 Atlantic
Lincolnville
(blankets, shawls, and items
ny.com
Hwy.
made from wool from Swan
Island)
Windsor Chairmakers (studio www.windsorchair.com
207-789-5188
2596 Atlantic
Lincolnville
of Windsor chairmakers,
Hwy.
classes, furniture)
Sleepy Hollow Rag Rugs
www.sleepyhollowragru
207-789-5987
217 Beach Rd.
Lincolnville
(women rugs by Diane and
gs.com
Wally O’Brien)
Van der Ven Studios (Simon
www.vendervenstudios.c 207-763-4376
257 Main St.
Lincolnville
van der Ven creates objects for om
warmth, light from porcelain,
stoneware, and other
materials)
Randy Fein Mountain Studio
www.randyfein.com
207-763-3433
403 Youngtown
Lincolnville
(clay objects for home and
Rd.
garden, dinnerware, tilework,
fish and birds)
Nancy Lubin Design
[email protected]
207-236-4069
13 Trim Street
Camden
(handwoven wool scarves,
stoles, throws)
Seafood
and
Lobster
Wineries
&
Vineyards
Brookside Studio/Gallery
(fused glass, ceramics, mixed
media by Kathy Ocariz)
Chris McLarty & Debra
Thuss (polymer jewelry,
sculpture, classes)
Dan Daly Studio Gallery (oils
and watercolors of New
England landscapes)
Designs in Wood (Sydney
Moore creates functional
sculptural furniture)
Village Farm Alpacas & Shop
(a tour of the farm and herd is
offered with your purchase in
the store)
Etienne Perret (gold and
diamond jewelry)
Laurie V. Adams (handmade
blank books, silver jewelry,
paintings)
Mountain Street Pottery
(functional contemporary
stoneware by Peter Jones)
Sebold Studio (watercolors
and oil paintings of New
England by Carol Sebold)
Benjamin Leavitt Metalwork
(custom-built designs)
Michael Good Gallery
(assorted fine arts, jewelry,
sculptures by American and
European artists)
Danica Candleworks (candlemaking, holders, jewelry)
Akvarell Studio (watercolors
of Maine coastline by Marcia
Anderson)
Harbor Square Gallery –
Thomas O’Donovan
(goldsmith, fine jewelry,
painting and sculptures)
M&L Seafood
Graffam Bros. Seafood
Market (lobsters, shrimp,
haddock, scallops, swordfish,
tuna, halibut, mussels, clams,
crabmeat, salmon, oysters)
Young’s Lobster Pound
(lobsters, clams, chowders)
Oyster River Lobster
Company (wholesale/retail
seafood sales, delivery and
shipping)
Cellerdoor Vineyard (local
varietal wines, wine tasting,
gifts, stroll the vineyard)
Cellardoor Winery (local
varietal wines, gifts, winetasting)
Sweetgass Farm Winery &
Distillery (fruit wines, ports,
brandies, run and gin)
Savage Oaks Vineyard &
Winery (wine tasting,
www.kathyocariz.com
207-236-0197
246 Mountain St.
Camden
[email protected]
m
[email protected]
www.dalyart.com
207-236-4244
207-236-2449
111 Washington
St.
Camden
207-236-8834
23 Limerick St.
Camden
www.diwfurniture.com
207-975-5588
50 John St.
Camden
www.alpacavillage.com
207-832-5160
99 Old Route One
Waldoboro
www.etienneperret.com
207-236-9696
14 Sea St.
Camden
[email protected]
207-236-4023
579 Belfast Rd.
(Rt. 1)
Camden
www.pjcaver.com
207-236-6112
80 Mountain St.
Camden
www.csebold.com
207-236-8234
21 Riverside Dr.
Camden
www.benjaminleavitt.co
m
www.michaelgood.com
207-763-4645
446 Camden Rd.
Hope
207-236-9619
325 Commercial
St. (Rt. 1)
Rockport
www.danicacandles.com
207-236-3060
569 West St.
Rockport
www.wavelengthstudios.
com/akvarell
207-236-3239
17 Spear St.
Rockport
www.harborsquaregaller
y.com
207-594-8700
374 Main St.
Rockland
207-763-3983
207-236-8391
638 Beach Rd.
211 Union St.
Lincolnville
Rockport
207-338-1160
Mitchell Ave.
Belfast
207-273-0064
611 Oyster River
Rd.
Warren
www.mainewine.com
207-763-4478
367 Youngtown
Rd.
Lincolnville
www.mainewine.com
207-236-2654
Intersection of Rt.
1 & Rt. 90
Rockport
www.sweetgrasswinery.c
om
207-785-3024
347 Carroll Rd.
Union
www.savageoakes.com
207-785-5261
174 Barrett Hill
Rd.
Union
www.lobsterstogo.com
youngslobsterpound.web
s.com
blueberry fields, belted
Galloway cattle)
Oyster River Winegrowers
Sow’s Ear Winery (dry fruit
wines, hard cider, tasting)
Winterport Winery (fruit
wines, distillery, brewery).
Also on site: Pairings Food
and Wine Culinary and
Education Center
Unity Winery
Day Break Manor Vineyard
General
Stores
and Farm
Markets
Bar Harbor Cellars (vineyard
and flower farm, classic grape
and fruit wines, tasting)
Renys (department store with
typical Maine items of
clothing, gourmet foods at
discount prices)
Hope General Store
LL Bean
Farmer’s Fare (food, stories,
information)
The Market Basket (wines,
European beers, cheeses,
smoked seafood,
sausages/salamis, sweets,
fresh baked goods, gift
baskets, catering)
The Megunticook Market
(local & natural foods, customcut meats, fresh fish, wines,
beer, specialty foods, catering)
Sweet Henry’s (baked goods
made from local
grains/fruits/produce)
Belfast Co-Op Store and Café
(organic & natural products,
bulk foods, fair-trade items)
Lincolnville Farmer’s Market
Camden Farmers’ Market
(Saturday mornings and
Wednesday afternoons)
Belfast Farmer’s Market
(Friday morning)
Aldermere Farm (Belted
Galloway cattle)
After the Fall Farm (organic
vegetables & herbs yearround)
Angelina’s Bakery & Garden
Variety (fresh entrees, pastas,
breads, gluten-free items)
Appleton Creamery (goat &
sheep cheese and milk using
traditional methods, fudge,
soap)
Atlantic Baking Co. artisan
breads and pastries, no
preservatives)
www.oysterriverwinegro
wers.com
207-273-2998
207-326-4649
929 Oyster River
Rd.
303 Coastal Rd.
(Rt. 176)
279 S. Main St.
(Rts. 1 & 69)
Warren
Brooksville
www.winterportwinery.c
om
www.pairingsinmaine.co
m
207-223-4500
www.unitywinery.com
www.daybreakmanorvin
eyard.com
www.barharborcellars.co
m
207-948-7777
207-882-9786
17 Albion Way
106 Bath Rd.
Unity
Wiscasset
207-288-3907
854 State Hwy. 3
Bar Harbor
www.renys.com
207-236-9005
207-338-4588
Elm St.
Rts. 1 & 3
Camden
Belfast
www.hopegeneral.com
www.llbean.com
www.farmersfaremaine.c
om
www.themarketbasket.m
e
207-763-2816
207-865-4761
207-236FARE
207-236-4371
449 Camden Rd.
95 Main St.
Rt. 90 at Cross
Street
Intersection of Rt.
1 and Rt. 90
Hope
Freeport
Rockport
www.megunticookmarke
t.com
207-236-3537
2 Gould St.
Camden
[email protected]
207-322-0651
23 Jesse Robbins
Belfast
www.belfastcoop.com
207-338-2532
123 High St.
Belfast
http://www.lincolnvillef
armersmkt.
org
www.camdenfarmersmar
ket.org
207-9300000
Parking lot of
Dots
Lincolnville
Knowlton St. &
Washington St.
(Rt. 105)
256 High St.
Camden
207-236-2739
70 Russell
Rockport
www.afterthefallfarm.co
m
207-589-3733
238 Peaveytown
Rd.
Montville
[email protected]
om
207-722-3112
411 Old County
Rd.
Knox
780 Gurneytown
Rd.
Appleton
351 Main St.
Rockland
www.belfastfarmersmark
et.org
www.aldermere.org
www.appletoncreamery.c
om
[email protected]
om
[email protected]
om
207-596-0505
Winterport
Rockport
Belfast
Aunt Polly’s Pantry (oldfashioned pickles, relishes,
jams)
Avena Botanicals (medicinal
herb tour, herb gardens, herbal
apothecary, classes)
Brae Maple Farm (organic
vegetables, herbs, dried
flowers, plants)
Coastal Maine Botanical
Gardens (two miles of walks
and trails through gardens)
Endless Summer Flower Farm
(over 180 varieties of dahlias)
Gratitude Food (pure, fresh,
organic foods)
Guini Ridge Farm (lamb
meat, sausage, hand spun
yarns, milk-based soaps,
vegetables)
Hahn’s End (artisan cheeses)
[email protected]
om
207-594-8644
Camden &
Rockland
Farmers Markets
219 Mill St.
Rockland/
Camden
www.avenabotanicals.co
m
207-594-0694
[email protected]
207-785-4978
233 North Union
Rd.
Union
www.mainegardens.org
207-633-4333
132 Botanical
Gardens Dr.
Boothbay
www.ednlesssummerflo
werfarm.com
gratitudefooods@tidewat
er.net
[email protected]
207-236-8752
57 East Fork Rd.
Camden
207-322-7776
975 Waterville
Rd.
1353 N. Union St.
Waldo
[email protected]
207-422-0051
Phippsburg
[email protected]
m
207-382-6446
62 Captain Perry
Dr.
18 Gilcrest Lane
Half Moon Farm (sustainably
grown produce, jams, crackers,
hand-carved utensils, herbs)
Hubbard Brook Farm (berries,
vegetables, hand-woven
baskets)
Hummalong Farm (salad
greens, onions/leeks, potatoes,
squash, pumpkins, Maine
crafts & “D’mit Dolls”)
Maine-ly Poultry (chickens,
turkeys, fresh eggs, sausages)
Merryspring Nature Center
(ornamental gardens, lawns,
forests, and nature trails)
Moonlight Maple Co. (awardwinning maple syrup, jelly,
nuts, sugar)
Mystique Chevre (artisan goat
cheeses)
Old Sow Farm (organic rare
heritage pigs for pork and
sausage, Jersey cow dairy
products)
Oyster Creek Farm and
Mushroom Company (shitake
mushrooms, wild mushrooms)
Peacemeal Farm ( organic
produce)
Puddleduck Farm (soaps and
herbal products, honey, eggs)
Ravenswood Farm (flowers,
trellises)
Spear Farm and Greenhouse
(flowers, balsam wreaths,
vegetables, berries, paintings,
photography, note cards)
Smith’s Log Smokehouse
(smoked meats, cheeses,
salamis, salmon)
Sheepscot Flower Farm (cut
flowers, herbs, plants)
hubbardbrookfarm@unin
ets.net
207-568-3201
588 Hunter Rd.
Unity
[email protected]
207-785-3521
518 Camden Rd.
Appleton
[email protected]
207-273-2809
Warren
www.merryspring.org
207-236-2239
1461 Atlantic
Hwy.
30 Conway Rd.
(off Rt. 1)
[email protected]
207-293-4076
74 Bowen
Mountain Rd.
Mt. Vernon
[email protected]
207-832-1693
288 Friendship St
Waldoboro
www.oldsowfarm.com
207-733-2569
1050 County Rd.
Lubec
www.oystercreekmushro
om.com
207-563-1076
61 Standpipe Rd.
Damariscott
a
[email protected]
m
www.pudleduckfamilyfa
rm.com
[email protected]
207-257-4103
25 Peacemeal La.
Dixmont
207-651-9390
36 Maple St.
Vassalboro
207-975-5346
86 Upham Rd.
Union
www.artworksllb.com
[email protected]
m
207-273-3818
1384 Atlantic
Hwy.
Warren
www.logsmokehouse.net
207-525-7735
7 E. Main Street
Monroe
www.sheepscotflowerfar
m.com
207-586-5067
98 West Old
County Road
Newcastle
207-785-2978
Rockport
Union
Montville
CamdenRockport
Spa,
Massage,
Yoga,
Fitness,
Dance
Hair
Salons
Sports
Schooner
Sailing
Lobster
Fishing
Island &
Mail Boat
Trips
Sea Kayak
Tours
Golf
Coppola Salon & Day Spa
(facials, massage, hair & nails)
Sanctuary Day Spa (massage,
facials, body wraps)
High Mountain Hall (fitness
and dance classes, yoga, tai
chi, and more)
Beauty Mark Spa (skincare,
facials, massage, pedicure,
nails, make-up, hair removal,
tinting, packages)
Belfast Dance Studio (call for
schedule of classes)
Cutting Edge Salon (full
service unisex salon)
Techniques Hair Salon (full
service unisex salon)
Makin Waves (full service
salon for men and women)
The Upper Cut (full service
salon for men and women)
[email protected]
om
www.mainesanctuary.co
m
www.highmountainhall.c
om
207-594-1200
99 Park St.
Rockland
207-236-3338
15 Elm St.
Camden
207-236-0003
5 Mountain St.
Camden
www.beautymarkspa.co
m
207-230-1170
5 Mountain St.
Camden
www.belfastdancestudio.
com
207-338-5380
109 High St.
Belfast
207-236-4084
21 Mechanic St.
Camden
207-236-4241
Camden
207-338-3148
143 Washington
St.
1 Belmont Ave.
207-338-4747
48 Main St.
Belfast
Appledore (2-hour cruises,
sunset cruises)
Miss Nina (2-hour sails,
dinner and specialty cruises)
Heron (3-hour w/ lunch, 2.5hour ecotour, gourmet sunset
cruise)
Lazy Jack (2-hour cruise)
www.appledore2.com
[email protected]
www.sailingmissnina.co
m
www.woodenboatco.com
207-236-8353
Bayview Landing
Camden
207-505-1618
Belfast Harbor
Belfast
207-236-8605
Rockport Harbor
Rockport
www.schoonerlazyjack.c
om
www.maineschooners.co
m
www.schoonersummerti
me.com
www.captainjacklobstert
ours.com
207-230-0602
Camden Public
Landing
Camden Public
Landing
115A S. Main St.
Camden
207-542-6852
130 Thomaston
St.
Rockland
www.livelyladytoo.com
207-236-6672
Camden Public
Landing
Camden
www.monheganboat.com
207-372-8848
880 Port Clyde
Port Clyde
[email protected]
207-236-4446
Camden Public
Landing
Camden
www.mainsport.com
800-722-0826
Bayview Landing
Camden
www.ducktrapkayak.co
m
207-236-8608
2175 Atlantic
Hwy.
Lincolnville
207-288-2133
Rte. 3
Bar Harbor
207-594-1431
220 Warrenton St.
Rockport
Olad (2-hour and sunset
cruises)
Summertime (overnight, 3day, 6-day cruises)
Captain Jack Lobster Boat
Adventures (gives you a real
sense of the life of a lobster
fisherman)
Lively Lady Too (2-hour
lobster fishing and ecotours –
no lobster fishing from boat on
Sunday)
Monhegan Boat Line (Mail
Boat) (2 & 2.5-hour cruises –
lighthouses, scenic sunset, and
puffins & nature)
Penobscot Bay Cruises on the
Betselma (1 and 2-hour trips,
lighthouses, view large estates,
bird and seal watching)
Maine Sport Outfitters (2 and
4-hour tours of Camden
Harbor or harbor to harbor)
Ducktrap Kayak & SUP
Rentals (rentals and private
guided tours)
Pirate’s Cove Adventure
Miniature Golf
Samoset Resort Golf Club
(Golf Digest’s “Top Ranked
Resort Course in New
England” & “Seventh Most
Beautiful Course in America”,
www.makingwaveshairs
alon.com
www.samoset.com
207-236-2323
800-562-8290
Belfast
Camden
Rockland
par 70, 18 holes, seaside views
and challenges)
Northport Golf Club (par 72,
public 9-hole course)
Rockland Country Club
Hiking
Bicycling
Bowling
Skiing and
Winter
Sports
www.northportgolfclub
maine.com
www.rocklandgolf.com
207-338-2270
581 Bluff Rd.
Northport
207-594-9322
Rockland
Sebasco Harbour Resort Golf
Club (par 72, 9-hole
championship course)
Searsport Pines Golf Course
www.sebasco.com
207-389-1161
606 Old County
Rd.
29 Kenyon Rd.
www.searsportpines.com
207-548-2854
240 Mt. Ephraim
Rd.
Searsport
The Green Emeralds of
Belfast (municipal golf
courses)
Highland Green Golf Club
(par 35, 9-hole Scottish-style
course)
Brunswick Golf Club (par 72,
18-hole course with front 9
designed by Geoff Cornish
and back 9 by Stiles/Van
Cleek)
Bar Harbor Golf Club (scenic
18-holes on Frenchman’s Bay)
Kebo Valley Golf Club (par
70, 18-hole championship
public course - adjacent to
Acadia National Park - is the
8th oldest course in the
country)
Natanis (36-holes - comprised
of Arrowhead, a par 72 18-hole
course, and Tomahawk, a par
72 Dan Maples-designed 18hole course)
Georges Highland Path
(Ragged Mountain Area
nearby includes 3 trails –
maintained by the Georges
River Land Trust)
Camden Hills State Park
(park linking 5 mountains,
excellent views of Penobscot
bay, look-out point, 20 hiking
trails , picnicking, camping)
Acadia National Park
(Cadillac Mountain North and
South Trails, Precipice Trail 3.1
miles)
Camden Hills and Coastal
Cruise
Permaquid Point Cruise
Downtown Belfast and
Harbor Walk
Acadia National Park
Carriage Trail and Park
Cruise
Oakland Park Lanes (18 lanes,
arcade games, pool table, air
hockey, leagues, party room
with 6 lanes)
Brewer Lanes
Camden Snow Bowl (skiing
on 9 groomed trails, 4 lifts,
snowboarding, terrain park,
www.friendsofbelfastpar
ks.org
Sebasco
Estates
Belfast
www.highlandgreenmain
e.com
207-775-8066
114 Village Dr.
Topsham
www.brunswickgolfclub.
com
207-725-8224
165 River Rd.
Brunswick
www.barharborgolfcours
e.com
www.kebovalleyclub.co
m
207-667-7505
Jct. Routes 3 &
204
136 Eagle Lake
Rd.
Trenton
www.natanisgc.com
207-622-3561
735 Webber Pond
Rd.
Vassalboro
www.grlt.org
207-594-5166
8 N. Main St.
Trail access from
Camden Hills
State Park
Rockland
www.maine.gov/doc/pa
rks
www.campwithme.com
207-236-3109
280 Belfast Rd.
Camden
www.acadianationalpark.
gov
207-288-3338
Rte. 3, south from
Ellsworth
Bar Harbor
207-2883000
www.bikemaine.org
Bar Harbor
Camden
Bristol
Belfast
Bar Harbor
www.camdensnowbowl.
com
207-594-7525
732 Commercial
St.
Rockport
207-989-3798
207-236-4418
534 Wilson St.
20 Barnestown
Rd.
Brewer
Camden
tubing, snowshoe trails,
toboggan run, ice skating,
lessons, evening skiing,
events)
Belfast Curling Club
Annual US National & World
Championships Toboggan
Championships (400 teams,
fireworks, Chili Challenge,
tailgate parties, vendor row,
and more)
Sports Lessons
Sailing
Atlantic Challenge (Adults
and Kids)
Lake &
Water Walkers Sea Kayaks
Sea
(enjoy beautiful Penobscot
Kayaking
Bay)
Castine Kayak Adventures
(customized sea kayaking
tours and instructional clinics)
Ducktrap Kayak (private and
small group lessons)
Maine Sport Outfitters (7hour program with two levels,
min. age 16)
Equipme
Ducktrap Kayak (single and
nt Rentals double kayaks for lake or sea,
delivery)
Maine Sport Outfitters (lake
canoe, lake kayaks, sea kayaks,
roof racks, safety equipment)
The Outdoor Sportsman
Family Fun
Fun Trips
Maine Eastern Railroad
(operates between Rockland
and Brunswick with stops in
Bath and Wiscasset, good daytrip)
Playland Adventures
(trampolines, inflatables,
arcade, etc)
Moosehead Lake (fishing,
birding, ATVs and biking)
Roosevelt Campobello
International Park (Franklin
Roosevelt and his family
treasured their summers here)
Scenic Flights of Acadia
(sights of the Park only viewed
from the air)
Maine Lobster Museum,
Oceanarium & Lobster
Hatchery (hands-on nature
experience for kids)
Way Cool All About Games (nonShops
electronic games, puzzles,
cards)
Belfast Army Navy Store
(Scout supplies, musical
instruments, and more!)
Belfast Bicycles
The Chocolate Drop Candy
www.belfastcurlingclub.o
rg
www.camdensnowbowl.
com
207-338-9851
211 Belmont Ave
207-236-4418
20 Barnestown
Rd.
Camden
www.atlanticchallenge.co
m
www.touringkayaks.com
207-594-1800
643 Main St.
Rockland
207-338-6424
152 Lincolnville
Ave
Belfast
www.castinekayak.com
207-866-3506
17 Sea St.
Castine
www.ducktrapkayak.co
m
www.mainesport.com
207-236-8608
Lincolnville
www.ducktrapkayak.co
m
207-236-8608
2175 Atlantic
Hwy.
Megunticook
Lake & Camden
Harbor
2175 Atlantic
Hwy.
www.mainesport.com
207-236-7120
115 Commercial
St.
Rockport
www.maineoutdoorsport
sman.com
207-338-4141
1044 Atlantic
Hwy.
Northport
www.maineeasternrailro
ad.com
207-596-6725
4 Union St.
Rockland
www.playlandadventure
s.com
207-989-6611
510 Wilson St.
Brewer
MooseheadLake.org
207-695-2702
www.fdr.net
877-851-6663
459 Rt. 774
Moosehead
Lake
New
Brunswick,
Canada
www.scenicflightsofacadi
a.com
207-667-6527
Rte. 3 at the Bar
Harbor Airport
Trenton/Bar
Harbor
www.theoceanarium.com
207-288-5005
1351 Rte. 3
Bar Harbor
www.gamesinmaine.com
207-338-9984
78 Main St.
Belfast
207-338-6557
76 Main St.
Belfast
207-3380008
207-338-0566
158 High St.
Belfast
60 Main St.
Belfast
www.belfastbicycles.com
www.thechocolatedropca
800-722-0826
Camden/
Rockport
Lincolnville
Services
Hospitals
Banks and
ATMs
Shoppe (a unique walk down
memory lane!)
Heavenly Socks Yarns (come
by and learn to knit!)
Out of the Woods (items
handmade from wood
including toys)
Four the Fun of It
ndyshop.com
www.heavenlysocksyarn
s.com
www.kilndry.com
207-338-8388
82 Main St.
Belfast
207-338-2692
48 Main St.
Belfast
www.forfuntoys.com
207-667-2252
100 Main Street
Ellsworth
Waldo County General
Hospital
Penobscot Bay Medical
Center
Bangor Savings Bank
www.wchi.com
207-338-2500
Belfast
www.nehealth.org
Camden National Bank
www.camdennational.co
m
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Key Bank
www.bhbt.com
www.key.com
207-5968000
207-236-0180
207-593-0308
207-930-7014
207-236-8821
207-236-4375
207-594-2101
207-338-4650
207-288-2300
207-288-3314
207-236-3378
207-338-3220
207-236-8700
118 Northport
Ave.
6 Glen Cove Dr.
5 Commercial St.
73 Camden St.
104 Main St.
2 Elm St.
145 Elm St.
300 Main St.
156 Main St.
43 Cottage St.
82 Main St.
141 Elm St.
111 Main St.
19 Elm St.
Rockport
Rockland
Belfast
Camden
Camden
Rockland
Belfast
Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor
Camden
Belfast
Camden
207-9908000
207-623-3811
207-791-6650
PO Box 1329
Bangor
274 Western Ave.
390 Congress St.
Augusta
Portland
207-338-3333
207-338-5100
207-338-0484
71 High St.
PO Box 228
48-4 Marshall
Wharf
56 Elm St.
PO Box 249
6 Leland St.
Belfast
Belfast
Belfast
235 South Main
St.
PO Box 104
Rockland
The First
Local News Online
Regional
Bangor Daily News
Kennebec Journal
Portland Press Herald
Mid-coast
Includes
Lincolnvil
le
Republican Journal
The Waldo Independent
Village Soup Citizen
The Camden Herald
The Courier Gazette
The Free Press
The Village Soup Times
Islesboro Island News
Transportation
Airports
Portland International Jetport
www.thefirst.com
www.bangornews.com
www.kjonline.com
www.pressherald.mainet
oday.com
www.courierpub.com
www.courierpub.com
http://waldo.villagesoup
.com
www.courierpub.com
www.courierpub.com
www.freepressonline.co
m
www.rockland.villagesou
p.com
www.islesboronews.com
207-236-8511
207-594-4401
207-596-0055
207-594-5351
207-734-6921
Camden
Rockland
Rockland
Islesboro
207-874-8877
1001 Westbrook
St.
Portland
207-947-0384
287 Godfrey
Boulevard
Bangor
207-594- 4131
62 Union Street
Rockland
207-626-2306
75 Airport Road
Augusta
207-667-7329
143 Caruso Drive
Trenton
Amtrak (services from Boston
to Portland)
www.portlandjetport.org
Airlines: Continental,
Northwest, Delta, US,
United, Jet Blue
www.flybangor.com
Airlines: Delta, Allegiant
Air, US Airways Express
www.knoxcounty.midco
ast.com
Airlines: Cape Air
www.augustaairport.org
Airlines: Colgan Air, US
Airways Express
www.bhbairport.com
Airlines: Colgan Air, US
Airways Express
www.amtrakdowneaster.
com
800-872-7245
Portland
Maine Eastern Railway
(operates between Rockland
www.maineeasternrailro
ad.com
207-596-6725
Portland station:
100 Thompson’s
Point Rd
4 Union St.
Bangor International Airport
Rockland Airport
Augusta Airport
Bar Harbor Airport
Train
www.bangor.com
Rockport
Rockland
and Brunswick with stops in
Bath and Wiscasset, soon to
have services to Portland
Amtrak)
Concord Coach Lines (see
Maine Coastal Route - serving
communities in Maine to
Boston’s South Station and
Logan International Airport)
Bus
Boston &
Portland
to
Lincolnvil
le &
Belfast
(and
return)
Ferry Services
To/From
Nova Star
Nova
Scotia
(Canada)
Lincolnvil Isleboro Ferry
le to
Islesboro
Rockland
Vinalhaven Ferry
to
Vinalhave
n
Rockland
North Haven Ferry
to North
Haven
Port
Monhegan Boat Line
Clyde to
Monhegan
Island
Taxi
Schooner Bay
Joe’s Taxi
Limo & Shuttle
Maine Limousine Service
(airport transfers, sightseeing)
Country Coach Charters
(limos, 24 passenger coach,
minivan)
Mid-Coast Limo (airport
transfers, includes trips to
Lincolnville)
Car Rental
Airports
Bangor Airport
Portland Airport
Augusta Airport
Bar Harbor Airport
Knox County Regional
Airport
www.concordcoachlines.
com
800-639-3317
22 Belmont Ave.
20 Commercial
St.
517A Main St.
Belfast
Rockport
Rockland
www.NovaStarCruises.co
m
866-864-6295
14 Ocean
Gateway Pier
Portland
maine.gov/mdot/ferry/I
sleboro
207-734-6935
20 McKay Rd.
Lincolnville
maine.gov/mdot/ferry/r
ockland
207-596-5400
517A Main St.
Rockland
maine.gov/mdot/ferry/r
ockland
207-596-5400
517A Main St.
Rockland
www.monheganboat.com
207-372-8848
880 Port Clyde
Rd.
Port Clyde
www.schoonerbaytaxi.co
m
207-594-5000
Mid-Coast
207-975-3560
74 Mahalas Ln.
Owls Head
www.mainelimo.com
207-883-0222
184 Main St.
S. Portland
www.countrycoachcharte
rs.com
207-380-7201
www.midcoastlimo.com
207-236-2424
Nobleboro
94 Washington
St.
Camden
AVIS: www.avis.com
(207) 947-8383
Budget: www.budget.com
(207) 945-9429
Hertz: www.hertz.com
(207) 942-5519
Alamo: www.alamo.com
(888) 826-6893
National: www.nationalcar.com (207) 947-0158
Alamo:
(207) 775-0855
AVIS:
(207) 874-7500
Budget:
(207) 772-6789
Enterprise: (207) 615-0030
Hertz:
(207) 774-4544
National:
(207) 773-0036
Hertz (on site): (207) 622-1601
Enterprise (off-site): (207) 623-1855
Axel (off-site): www.axells.net (207) 623-4583
Hertz: (207) 667-5017
Enterprise: (207) 664-2662
Budget Rent-A-Car: www.budget.com (207)-594-0822
Penobscot Island Air (Charter) www.penobscotislandair.net/index.php (207)
596-7500
Local
Enterprise (Rockland Airport)
Annual Events
January
Camden Ice-Stravaganza (9day winter carnival)
Ongoing
Merryspring Nature Center
Activities (nature trails and gardens
open to the public)
Ongoing
Bay Chamber Concerts
Activities
Ongoing
Owls Head Transportation
Activities Museum (airplanes, ground
vehicles, engines & more)
February
US National Toboggan
Championships (the only
organized wooden toboggan
race in the country)
Downeast Air (Charter) www.downeastair.com (207) 594-5557
www.enterprise.com
207-594-9093
11 Dexter St. Exit
http://www.camdensno
wbowl.com
http://www.merrysprin
g.org
207-236-3438
http://www.baychamber
concerts.org
http://www.ohtm.org
207-236-2823
207-594-4418
117 Museum
Street
Owls Head
http://www.camdensno
wbowl.com
207-236-3438
20 Barnestown
Rd.
Camden
http://www.camdensno
wbowl.com
207-236-3438
20 Barnestown
Rd.
Camden
Camden Conference
http://www.camdenconf
erence.org
207-236-1034
29 Elm St.
Camden
Jammin’ Every Sunday
www.mainedreamvacati
on.com
75 Mechanic St.
Rockland
Spring Fling & Baked Bean
Supper
Passagassawakeag River Race
http://lincolnvillemaine.
com
www.waldocountyymca.
org/canoe_races
http://www.boothbayha
rbor.com
207-763-3791
Grange Hall
Lincolnville
207-338-4598
Waldo
207- 633-2353
Savage Road –
Littlefield Farm
Downtown
www.maineseabirds.org
207-594-0600
9 Water St.
Rockland
Downtown
Belfast
Winter Downhill Bike Race
(as much fun to watch as it is
to race)
207-236-2239
20 Barnestown
Rd.
30 Conway Rd.
Thomaston
Camden
Camden
Various
March
April
Fisherman’s Festival (fun,
family festival celebrates
Maine’s rich maritime
heritage)
Conservation Film Series
May thru
October
Belfast Art Walk (Final Friday
each month, 5:30-8:00pm)
Acadia Quest (a series of
youth- and family-oriented
experiences in Acadia
National Park
Music at Dusk
Rockland First Friday Art
Walk (First Friday each
month, 5:00-8:00pm)
belfastartwalk.com
Boothbay
Harbor
AcadiaQuest@friendsofac
adia.org
207-288-3340
Acadia National
Park
Bar Harbor
www.baychambersconcer
t.org
www.artsinrockland.org
207-236-2823
Union Hall
Rockport
Downtown
Rockland
http://www.cmcanow.or
g/education
207-236-2654
162 Russell Ave.
Rockport
www.friendsofacadia.org
207-288-3340
Acadia Park
Bar Harbor
www.piscataquischambe
r.com
207-564-7533
DoverFoxcroft
www.mooseheadlake.org
207-695-2702
Greenville
June
Annual Pop the Cork
Celebration
National Trails Day (discover,
enjoy and care for Acadia’s
magnificent 125-mile trail
system)
Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air
Balloon Festival
Moosemania (month-long
celebration of the moose)
www.mhdshow.com
207-230-0919
Camden Hills
Regional High
School
Rockport
www.kennebunkportfesti
val.com
207-772-3373
Downtown
KennebunkPort
http://www.lobsterboatr
acing.com/
www.barharbormusicfest
ival.org
www.maine-fare.org
207 -596-6661
Rockland Harbor
Rockland
207-338-6575
Main Street
Belfast
www.mmscc.com
207-236-3063
Chestnut St.
Camden
http://www.rocklandlig
hthouse.com/challenge.h
tml
207-785-4609
Samoset Rd.
Midsummer at the (Knox)
Museum
Summer Solstice Street Fair
(celebrates the longest day of
the year)
www.knoxmuseum.org
207-354-8062
30 High St.
Begins at
Rockland
Breakwater
Lighthouse
Thomaston
www.rocklandmainstreet
.com/event
207-593-6093
Main St.
Rockland
Bowdoin International Music
Festival
Lincoln Arts Festival
http://www.bowdoinfes
tival.org
http://www.lincolnartsf
estival.org/
www.amorninginsail.co
m
http://www.therealmain
e.com/
207-373-1400
Various
Brunswick
207-633-3913
Boothbay
207-691-7245
248 Back River
Road
Harbor
207-338-8448
High Street
Belfast
http://www.boothbayha
rbor.com
www.mainedreamvacati
on.com
www.greatschoonerrace.c
om
207-633-3913
Downtown
Boothbay
Harbor
Maine Coast
http://www.northatlanti
cbluesfestival.com/
207-596-6055
Harbor Park
275 Main Street
Rockland
www.librarycamden.org
207-236-3440
55 Main St.
Camden
http://www.railwayvilla
ge.org
www.artsintheparkbelfas
t.org
http://www.visitmaine.c
om/event/5611/friendsh
ip_day/
www.camdenrotary.org
207-633-4727
586 Wiscasset
Road
Waterfront
Boothbay
http://lincolnvillemaine.
com
www.bangorstatefair.co
m
http://www.mainecelticc
elebration.com/
207- 763-3381
Maine Home and Design
Show (architects, home
designers, etc.)
Kennebunkport Festival (a
celebration of the good life in
Maine)
Maine Lobster Boat Racing
Bar Harbor Music Festival
Maine Fare Food Festival
(local art & local food)
Annual Camden Foreign Car
Show
Midcoast Maine Lighthouse
Challenge (visit and climb 7
alluring lighthouses)
June thru
August
Windjammer Fleet Departs!
(every Monday morning)
Belfast Summer Night (Music
series, Thursdays 5:30 – 7:30)
Bar Harbor
Rockland
July
Jazz Weekend (fills Boothbay
with soulful sounds)
July 4th Celebrations
Great Schooner Race (North
America’s largest annual
gathering of tall ships)
North Atlantic Blues Festival
(world-renown musicians
perform at a 3-day festival)
Monday Night Movies in the
Park
Books & Blooms Maine Book
Fair
Arts in the Park (more than 80
fine artists & artisans)
Friendship Day
Music by the Sea (free
concerts)
Strawberry Festival and Fair
(parade, concert, food & fair)
Bangor State Fair (rides,
games, great food)
Maine Celtic Celebration
(music, food, games, a parade
& 5k road race)
Plein Air Festival (painting at
various locations in Castine)
www.castinearts.org
207-374-2993
Isleboro to
Rockport
207-354-7224
207-338-2692
Belfast
Friendship
Harbor Park
Camden
State Fairgrounds
Lincolnville
Center
Bangor
Belfast
Castine
Maine Windjammer Parade
(enjoy the sight of Maine’s tall
ships as they sail by
Rockland’s Breakwater)
Camden Harbor Arts Juried
Arts & Crafts Show (over 100
artists, crafts professionals and
artisans)
Summer Family Film Series
(enjoy a family friendly movie
under the stars)
Antiques in the Gardens
www.sailmainecoast.com
800-807WIND
Breakwater
Rockland
http://www.camdenme.
org
207-236-4404
Harbor Park,
Atlantic Ave
Camden
www.barharborinfo.com
207-288-5103
Agamont Park
Bar Harbor
http://www.maineantiq
ues.org
http://www.ohtm.org
207-775-3301
Botanical
Gardens
117 Museum
Street
Boothbay
http://www.nationalboa
tbuilding.com
http://www.bikemaine.o
rg/events/lobster-ride
207-338-3808
207-623-4511
Rockland High
School
Rockland
Maine Lobster Festival (a
celebration of Maine’s favorite
crustacean)
http://www.mainelobste
rfestival.com
207-596-0376
Waterfront
Rockland
Merryspring’s Annual
Kitchen Tour
http://www.merrysprin
g.org
207-236-2239
30 Conway Road
Brunswick Outdoor Arts
Festival (celebrates and fosters
an appreciation of the arts)
Bar Harbor Jazz Festival
(week-long event)
Annual Rowing Regatta
http://www.brunswickd
owntown.com
207-729-4439
85 Maine St.
Camden/Ro
ckport/Lincol
nville
Brunswick
http://www.barharborja
zzfest.com
http://www.comeboatin
g.org
www.unionfair.org
207-288-5829
Various
Bar Harbor
Wings & Wheels Spectacular
& Aerobatic Airshow
National Boat Building
Challenge
Maine Lobster Ride and Roll
(bike through country lanes
and the breathtaking
rockbound coast)
JulyAugust
207-594-4418
Owls Head
Belfast
August
Union Fair (and Maine wild
blueberry festival)
International Homecoming
Festival (10-day event
celebrates Calais, ME & St.
Stephen, NB as they host
events on both sides of the
border)
KahBang.com (Music, art, &
film festival)
Annual Art Show and Sale
American Folk Festival (largescale, 3-day event)
Annual Maine Antiques
Festival (dealers from across
the U.S. and Canada)
International Muskie Derby
(grab your fishing pole. The St.
John River has more than 225
miles of prime habitat for
muskie fishing)
Belfast Garden Club Open
Gardens
Crown of Maine Balloon
Festival (with hot air balloons
in attendance, this is the most
colorful weekend in northern
Maine)
207- 338-4578
Belfast
Fairgrounds, off
Rt. 17
Union
www.internationalhomec
omingfestival.com
Calais, U.S.
– St.
Stephen,
Canada
Kahbang.com
Bangor
www.aldermere.org
http://www.americanfol
kfestival.com
www.maineantiquefest.c
om
207-236-2739
207-992-2630
207-221-3108
www.fortkentmuskie.com
www.belfastgardenclub.o
rg
www.crownofmaineballo
onfest.org
20 Russell Ave.
Waterfront
Rockport
Bangor
Union
St. John River
Fort Kent
Belfast
207-764-6561
Northern Maine
Fairgrounds
Presque Isle
Annual Blueberry Festival
Maine Lobster Festival
Acadian Festival (Maine’s
largest cultural festival)
Blue Hill Fair (a true “Down
to Earth” Country Fair)
Lincolnville Beach Blueberry
Wing Ding
Belfast Harbor Fest
(celebration of Belfast’s
boatbuilding tradition
includes boatbuilding contest,
5K run, music, food & more)
Machias Wild Blueberry
Festival
Annual New England Auto
Auction (serious bidders and
window-shoppers are
welcome)
Maine Boats, Homes, and
Harbors Show (Maine’s finest
artists, architects, boatbuilders,
craftsmen, designers, etc.)
http://www.wiltonbbf.c
om
http://www.mainelobste
rfestival.com
www.acadianfestival.com
207-778-4726
http://www.bluehillfair.
com
http://lincolnvillemaine.
com
www.belfastcreativecoali
tion.org
207-374-3701
233 Ellsworth Rd.
Blue Hill
207-236-0028
Beach
Lincolnville
http://www.machiasblu
eberry.com/
http://www.ohtm.org/
207-255-4402
Downtown
Machias
207-594-4418
Rte. 73
Owls Head
http://www.maineboats.
com/boatshow/visitors
207-594-8622
South Maine
Street
Rockland
http://www.paulbunyan
bluegrass
.com
www.sailmainecoast.com
207-942-1177
Outer Union St.
Bangor
800-807WIND
Harbor
Camden
207-596-0376
Wilton
Harbor Park
Rockland
Madawaska
207-338-2081
Belfast
September
Annual Bluegrass Festival
Camden Windjammer
Festival (the 3-day event
celebrates Camden’s maritime
heritage)
Bar Harbor Food and Wine
Classic (offering wine
enthusiasts and gourmands
the ultimate experience in
entertainment and education)
35th Annual Maine Sport
Triathlon
Maine Salmon Festival
(fishing derby, auctions,
historic tours and more)
Common Ground Country
Fair (one of the most popular
destinations in Maine each
fall)
Pirate Festival (live
entertainment, arts, crafts,
pirate parade, fireworks and
more)
Whisker Walk Family Fun
Day & 5K (benefits the
Humane Society of Knox
County)
Weiner Fest (this
funny/quirky festival
celebrates all things
dachshunds)
Midcoast Maine Country
Roads Artists and Artisans
Tour
Camden International Film
Festival (CIFF) (documentary
http://www.barharborfo
odandwineclassic.com
Bar Harbor
www.mainesport.com
207-236-8779
http://www.eastportme.gov
207-853-4644
http://www.mofga.org
207-568-4142
http://www.eastportpira
tefestival.com/
207-853-4343
www.kskcme.org
207-594-4897
www.facebook.com/belf
astmainedogpark
http://www.artisanstour
.org/
207-236-9619
www.camdenfilmfestival.
org
207-593-6593
Barrett’s Cove,
Megunticook
Lake
Camden
Eastport
294 Crosby Brook
Rd.
Unity
Eastport
Harbor Park
Rockland
Steamboat
Landing
Belfast
LincolnvilleCamdenRockport
CamdenRockport-
film and art festival)
Rockland
October
Vinfest (dinner/dance)
Cellardoor
Winery
The Boathouse
Lincolnville
Harbor Park
Camden
Blue Hill
207-354-8062
207-244-9264
30 High St.
Smugglers Den
Campground
Thomaston
Southwest
Harbor
http://www.maineapple
s.org/
207-568-4142
294 Crosby Brook
Rd.
Unity
http://www.mainewine.
com/
207-763-4478
Cellardoor
Winery
7th Annual ART-full Gifts,
Fine Arts & Gourmet Food
(craft demonstrations,
gourmet food exhibitors)
Festival of Lights (welcome in
the holiday season)
www.artfullgifts.com
207-763-3433
67 Atlantic Hwy.
Northport
www.rocklandmainstreet
.com
207-596-0376
Downtown
Rockland
Frozen 5K
www.facebook.com/froz
en 5k
http://www.camdenme.
org
207-975-0134
Point Lookout
Northport
Waldo County Pie and Story
Festival (bring the kids)
Harbor Arts; Arts and Books
Annual Foliage Food & Wine
Festival (Blue Hill restaurant
celebrate the change of
seasons)
Taste of Thomaston
Acadia’s Oktoberfest and
Food Festival (autumn colors,
foods and beer)
Great Maine Apple Day
(celebrate the history, flavor
and tradition of Maine apples)
Harvest Festival at the
Vineyard
http://www.mainewine.
com
www.facebook.com/Wal
do County Pie and Story
Festival
www.librarycamden.org
http://www.bluehillpeni
nsula.org
207-763-4470
www.knowmuseum.org
http://www.acadiacham
ber.com
207-374-3242
Belfast
Lincolnville
November
December
Christmas by the Sea
(caroling, parades and other
holiday festivities)
Victorian Christmas (an
evening of storytelling, poetry
and a selection of favorite
Christmas tales)
An Old Fashioned Christmas
207-236-4404
Camden
http://www.belfastmain
e.org
http://www.visitbath.co
m
http://www.therealmain
e.com
New Year’s by the Bay (townwide, New Year’s Eve
celebration)
Colonial Theatre (Free
http://www.colonialthea
matinees during holiday
tre.com
season)
Christmas Train Rides (Meet
http://www.railwayvilla
Santa on the Train!)
ge.org
Books About Maine
Seafaring
The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
The Secret Life of Lobsters
Fiction
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Belfast
207-442-7291
Bath
207-338-5900
Penobscot
207-338-1930
163 High Street
Belfast
207- 633-4727
Railway Village
Boothbay
A Sampling
of Maine
Authors
Under the Dome: A Novel by Stephen King
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
Waiting For Spring by R.J. Keller
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Riptide by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Contemporary Maine Fiction by Wesley McNair
Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine: A Novel by Ann Hood
Wild Rose (Wild Rose Series #1) (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #15) by Ruth Axtell Morren
Today's Best Maine Fiction
Lobsterland by Susan R. S. K. Carlton
Hatchet Harbor: A Maine Coast Adventure
Maine Squeeze by Catherine Clark
Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn Mysteries, No. 1) by Karen MacInerney
Murder Most Maine (Gray Whale Inn Mysteries, No. 3) by Karen MacInerney
Gravely Dead: A Midcoast Maine Mystery by Lawrence Rotch
Otherworldly Maine
An American Outrage: A Novel of Quillifarkeag, Maine
Here If You Need Me: A True Story by Kate Braestrup
One Morning in Maine (Picture Puffin) by Robert McCloskey
Without a Map: A Memoir by Meredith Hall
Marriage and Other Acts of Charity: A Memoir by Kate Braestrup
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
Peterson Field Guide: Eastern Birds' Nests by Hal H. Harrison
The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau
The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute
The Romantics by Galt Niederhoffer
The Little Locksmith: A Memoir by Katharine Butler Hathaway
Maine Atlas
Maine Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme
Maine: An Explorer's Guide, Fourteenth Edition (Explorer's Guides) by Christina Tree and Nancy English
Maine Birds
Birds of Maine Field Guide by Stan Tekiela
Maine Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species (State Nature Guides) by James Kavanagh and Raymond
Leung
Maine Birding Trail: The Official Guide to More Than 260 Accessible Sites by Bob Duchesne
Birding Maine: Over 90 Prime Birding Sites at 40 Locations (Falcon Guides Birding) by Tom Seymour
Maine
Boating
Maine
Beaches
Maine
Biking
Maine
Building the Maine Guide Canoe by Jerry Stelmok
River Guide: Maine, 4th (AMC River Guide Series) by John Fiske
Sea Kayaking along the New England Coast, 2nd by Tamsin Venn
A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast by Jim Bildner
Canoe Trip: Alone in the Maine Wilderness by David K. Curran
The Outboard Boater's Handbook: Advanced Seamanship and Practical Skills
Where Cool Waters Flow by Randy Spencer
Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast by Hank Taft and Jan Taft
The Beaches of Maine (Ulysses Travel Guides) by Joel Pomerleau
The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: Beach Ecology from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras by
Scott Wesley Shumway
Geological and botanical features of sand beach systems in Maine (MSG-B) by Bruce W Nelson
Moon Spotlight Maine Biking by Chris Bernard
Road Biking Northern New England: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in Vermont, New Hampshire, and
Maine (Road Biking Series) by Sandy Duling
Mountain Bike! Maine by Sarah Hale and David Gibbs
Mountain Biking Northern New England by Paul Angiolillo
Discover Acadia National Park, 2nd: AMC Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling (AMC Discover
Series) by Jerry Monkman and Marcy Monkman
Moon Acadia National Park (Moon Handbooks) by Hilary Nangle
History
Movies
About
Maine
Eminent Mainers: Succinct Biographies of Thousands of Amazing Mainers, Mostly Dead, And a Few People
from Away Who Have Done Something Useful Within the State of Maine by Arthur Douglas Stover
The Maine Reader: The Down East Experience, 1614 to the Present by Charles Shain and Samuella Shain
Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820
(Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) by Alan Taylor
The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier by Colin Woodard
Coastal Maine: A Maritime History by Roger F. Duncan, Earle G. Barlow, Kathy Bray, and Consuelo E.
Hanks
A Year In The Maine Woods by Bernd Heinrich
The Interrupted Forest: A History of Maine's Wildlands by Neil Rolde
Historic Photos of Maine by Frances L. Pollitt
Maine: The Pine Tree State from Prehistory to the Present by Richard W. Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, and Joel
W. Eastman
More than Petticoats: Remarkable Maine Women (More than Petticoats Series) by Kate Kennedy
Eminent Mainers: Succinct Biographies of Thousands of Amazing Mainers, Mostly Dead, And a Few People
from Away Who Have Done Something Useful Within the State of Maine by Arthur Douglas Stover
A Man Without A Face
This 1993 Mel Gibson movie was filmed in various Maine locations including Bath, Brunswick, Portland,
Deer Isle, Rockland, and Rockport.
Peyton Place
Filmed in 1957, this classic starring Lana Turner and Hope Lange was filmed in both Camden and Belfast.
Cider House Rules
Starring Toby Maguire, Michael Cane, and Charlize Theron, this Oscar-winning movie was filmed in
Bernard and Sand Beach in Acadia National Park.
Message in A Bottle
This 1999 romantic hit movie was filmed in Phippsburg (at Popham Beach), Bath, New Harbor and in
Portland. Starring Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, and Robin Wright Penn.
In The Bedroom
This Sundance Film Festival award-winner starred Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei, was filmed in 2001 at
several Maine locations including Rockland, Camden, Belfast, Old Orchard Beach, Owls Head, Rockport,
Trevett, and Wiscasset.
Storm of the Century
This Stephen King thriller filmed in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island in 1999, starred Tim Daly and
Debrah Farentino.
Pet Cemetery
Stephan King’s classic horror film, starring Fred Gwynne and Dale Midkiff. This movie was filmed in 1989
in Hancock, Acadia National Park, Bangor and Ellsworth.
Carousel
Starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, this 1956 classic was filmed in Boothbay Harbor and Newcastle.
Casper
Casper, the famous friendly ghost, was filmed in 1995 in Camden. Starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman.
Thinner
Yet another Stephen King movie, Thinner was filmed in 1996 in Camden, Appleton, Belfast, Portland, and
Thomaston.