MAINE
MAINE
www.visitmaine.com
Bigger than the rest of the New England states put together, the
Pine Tree State is rugged and beautiful, from its rocky coastline to
its mountains and wilderness, with millions of white pine trees.
Stay in a picturesque seaside town or village; inland, explore near
empty roads that wind past lakes and majestic peaks. Sail aboard a
windjammer (schooner) in summer; enjoy superb skiing in winter
(see our Ski & Board Special, page 9). Take time to explore
Portland, one of America’s liveliest small cities. And shop for bargains in two of
America’s best-known outlet shopping villages: Kittery and Freeport.
NEW See – and buy – the works PORTLAND The Bay City fi nd artists inspired by Maine, such Get the back story at the nearby
of some of Maine’s talented Looking over Casco Bay and its as Winslow Homer and Andrew Maine State Museum, then see life
craftsmen and women at the islands, Portland and its waterfront Wyeth. Take a themed guided walk: as it was lived in the 18th century
Center for Maine Craft, at the are full of restaurants and art Best of Portland or the Epicurean at Fort Western (1754), New
Visitor Information Center off galleries, one-of-a-kind shops and Excursion. England’s oldest surviving wooden
Interstate 95, West Gardiner. bars with live music. The student www.visitportland.com fort. Nearby is Hallowell’s Historic
www.mainecrafts.org population adds to the buzz of Downtown, with antiques shops
‘America’s Most Liveable City’, AUGUSTA The state capital and eclectic restaurants.
that also boasts a proud past. A trading post as early as 1625, www.visitmaine.com/region/
Tour the Wadsworth- Augusta is now dominated by the kennebec
Longfellow House, 180-foot dome of the State House.
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