Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Maine (ME)

Maine State Flag
 

"The Pine Tree State"


Why visit Maine?
Seafood foodies and outdoor lovers to enjoy antiques, autumn foliage, beaches, biking, birdwatching, boating, camping, canoeing, coastlines, fishing, foodies, hiking, history, kayaking, lakes, lighthouses, lobster, mountains, outdoor sports, parks, picturesque waterways, seafood, shopping, skiing, snowmobiling, whale watching, white water rafting and wildlife.


A popular destination for:
  • Amateur & Professional Photographers
  • Conventions, Meetings & Reunions
  • Destination Wedding
  • Ocean Cruises Embarkation/Disembarkation
  • Groups: Family, Friends and Multigenerational 
  • Milestones: Anniversary, Bachelor Party, Bachelorette Party, Birthday, Honeymoon, Retirement and Vow Renewal
Portland Head Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth, ME.

At a Glance
  • Capital: Augusta
  • State Bird: Black Capped Chickadee
  • State Dessert: Blueberry Pie
  • State Flower: White Pinecone & Tassel
  • State Gemstone: Tourmaline
  • State Mammal: Moose
  • State Rock: None

Fun Facts
  • Leon Leonwood Bean (1872–1967) founder of L.L. Bean sold his boots out of his brother's basement before opening his first storefront.
  • In 2019, had 535 Certified Organic Farms.
  • Produces more blueberries than any other state. Also, producer of apples, maple syrup, potatoes and sweet corn. 
  • Supplies nearly 90% of our nation's lobster, around 40 million lbs annually.
  • Folks and places are said to Andrew Newell Wyeth of Cushing.
  • There are 65 lighthouses along their coastline and waterways.
  • It was home to many wood sailing shipyards.
  • Features: 1 National Forests, 2 National Parks and 33 State Parks. Over 6000 Lakes, Ponds and Rivers.
Atlantic Puffin, Machias Seal Island, ME. Photo Credit: Ray Hennessy/Unsplash


Thank You!
  • Spotlight Celebrities: Forrest Gump (1994), Linda Lavin (Actress), Patrick Dempsey (Actor), Stephen King (Author) and Victoria Rowell (Actress), just to name a few.
  • Movies to Inspire You: Bluebird (2103), Five Nights in Maine (2016), Jumanji (1995), Man Without a Face (1993), Message in a Bottle (1999), The Cider House Rules (1999) and The Preachers Wife (1996), just to name a few.
  • Reads Set in Maine: A Summer Place (written by Sloan Wilson), Bright Island (written by Mabel Robinson) and Empire Falls (written by Richard Russo), just to name a few.

Stephen King House (Author), Bangor, ME. Photo Credit: 1778011/Pixabay.


Good to Know
  • Be cautious during Mud Season (April-May) due to melting snow and Spring showers.
  • Best time to see Puffin Seabirds is between June-July.
  • Foliage is best mid September - early October.
  • The highest percentage of French Americans compared to any other state.
  • General Sales Tax rate is 5.5%, charges 9% on lodging and prepared food and 10% on short-term auto rentals.

Subject to nor'easters winter storms, occasional hurricanes and tornadoes.

  • Coldest Month: January
  • Hottest Month: July
  • Peak Season: July - September
Acadia National Park, ME. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay


Your Must-See & Do
  • Historical Sites: Bangor Fire Engine House No 6, Blaine House, Castine Historical Society, Castle Tucker, Cliffwood Hall, Colburn House State Historic Site, Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Cushnoc Archeological Site, Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site, Fort Gorges, Fort Halifax State Historic Site, Fort McClary State Historic Site, Fort O'Brien State Historic Site, Fort Popham State Historic Site, Fort Stark State Historic Site, Goat Island Lighthouse, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, High Street Historic District, Historic New England Marrett House, Huston House, John Paul Jones Historic Site, Jonathan Hamilton House, Katahdin Iron Works, Kennebunkport Historic District, Lady Pepperrell House, Littlefield Tavern, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Maine Aviation Historical Society, McIntire Garrison House, McLellan-Sweat Mansion, Neal Dow House, Norlands Living History Center, Old Fort Western, Olson House, Poland Historical Society, Portland Head Lighthouse, Portland Waterfront Historic District, Rundlet May House, Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Sarah Orne Jewett House, Storer Garrison State Historic Site, Thomas A Hill House, Thomaston Historical Society, Tip-Top House, Veazie Historic Dam Site, Victoria Mansion, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Western Promenade, Whitney Park Historic District and York Historic District.
  • Museums: Abbe Museum, Allagash Historical Society, Androscoggin Historical Society, Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum, Bangor Historical Society, Bates College Museum of Art, Baxter House Museum, Belfast Historical Society & Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brick Store Museum, Bucksport Historical Society, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Children's Discovery Museum, Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Colby Museum of Art, Cole Land Transportation Museum, Dexter Historical Society,  Dr Moses Mason House, Falmouth Heritage Museum, Farm Museum, Farnsworth Art Museum, Farnsworth Homestead, Fifth Maine Museum, First Families Kennebunkport Museum, Fisherman's Walk, George B Dorr Museum of Natural History, Gray Historical Society, Harpswell Historical Society Museum, International Cryptozoology Museum, Joshua L Chamberlain Museum, Kittery Historical & Naval Museum, L.C. Bates Museum, Maine Discovery Museum, Maine's First Ship Virginia, Maine Forest & Logging Museum, Maine Forestry Museum, Maine Lighthouse Museum, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co & Museum, Maine State Museum, Marshall Point Lighthouse, Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage, Monson Historical Society Museum, Museum L-A, Museums of the Bethel Historical Society, Naples Historical Society, Nickels-Sortwell House, Norlands Living History Center, Nylander Museum, Ogunquit Museum-American Art, Old York Historical Society, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Page Farm & Home Museum, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Pejepscot History Center, Penobscot Marine Museum, Portland Fire Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Portland Observatory, Seal Cove Auto Museum, Seashore Trolley Museum, Stockholm Historical Society, Storer's Garrison, Tate House Museum, Telephone Museum, The Coastal Children's Museum, The Museum in the Streets, The Nordica Homestead Museum, Tobias Lear House, Umbrella Cover Museum, USS Albacore Museum, Wilhelm Reich Museum, Wiscasset Jail & Museum, Woodlawn Museum and Zillman Art Museum.
  • Popular Attractions: Acadia National Park, African Burying Ground Memorial, Agamont Park, Allagash Brewing Company, Andre The Seal Statue, Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, Antiques USA, Appalachian Trail, Arundel Antique Village, Aquaboggan Water Park, 
    Azalea Garden, Babb's Covered Bridge, Bailey Island Cribstone Bridge, Bangor Waterfront, Bar Harbor, Bartlett Maine Estate Winery & Distillery, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Baxter State Park, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Black Mountain, Blue Hill, Boothbay Railway Village, Bradbury Mountain State Park, Bridgton Historical Society, Burnt Island Light, Bubble Rock Overlook, Bush Exhibit,Cabbage Island, Camden Hills State Park, Cellardoor Winery, Champlain Mountain Summit,Christina's World, City Theater, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area, Desert of Maine, Dig Maine Gems, East End Beach, Easter Egg Rock, Eastern Cemetery, Emera Astronomy Center, Footbridge Beach, Fort Foster, Fort Knox & Penobscot Narrows Observatory, Fort Levett, Fort Williams, Fort William Henry, Fort Williams Park, French Mountain, Funtown Splashtown USA, Garmin, Grafton Notch State Park, High Street Historic District, Ira Mountain Overlook,Kennebunks, Kennebunk Farmers' Market, Klondike Mountain, Lineken Bay, L.L. Bean, L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Low's Covered Bridge, Lubec Historical Society, Machias Seal Island, Mainely Pottery, Maine Crafts Guild, Maine State Aquarium, Maine State Prison Showroom, Maine Wildlife Park, Maine Zoo & Rescue, Market Square, Matinicus Rock, McLaughlin Garden, Million Dollar View Scenic Outlook, Mosher Hill Falls, Moxie Falls Trail, Mt Katahdin, Mayall Mills, Narramissic Farm, Nubble Lighthouse, Old Berwick Historical Society, Old Fort Western, Olson House, Onawa Trestle, Parson's Beach, Paul Bunyan Statue,Pemaquid Beach, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Penobscot Bay, Penobscot Narrows Bridge, Penobscot Nation, Precipice Trail, Quoddy Head State Park, Ripogenus Dam, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Savage Oakes Vineyard & Winery, Scarborough Downs, 
    Schoodic Point, Sebago Lake State Park, Smithfield Plantation, Southworth Planetarium, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, Spruce Haven, Ste Agathe Historical Society, Stephen King House, The Camden Snow Bowl, The Front Porch, The Kittery Outlets,The Maine Mall, Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary, Thunder Hole, Two Cent Bridge, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Wild Acadia Fun Park & Water Slides, Wild Gardens of Acadia, Wiggly Bridge, World Traveler Signpost, York's Wild Kingdom, Project Puffin Audubon Center and Quill Hill.
  • Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Augusta, Arundel, Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Boothbay Harbor, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Fort Fairfield, Freeport, Fryeburg, Gardiner, Lewiston, Orono, Portland, Rangely, Rockland, Saco, Sanford, Scarborough, Roxbury, South Portland, Unity, Waldoboro, Waterville, Westbrook, Whiting and York.  
  • Special Events: (January) Maine Polar Plunges, Oxford Hills Snowfest, Snowfest & Snodeo, (March) Maine Maple Sunday, New England Sled Dog Races, (April) Parrothead Spring Fest, Reggaefest, Sugarloaf's Reggae Fest, Sunday River’s Spring Fest, (May) Acadia Birding Festival, Down East Spring Birding Festival, Kennebunk May Day Parade & Festival, Taste of Bar Harbor, (June) Berwick's Strawberry Festival, Great Kennebec River Whatever Race, Kennebunkport Festival, Old Port Festival, Tour de Cure, Trek Across Maine, Windjammer Days, (July) Boothbay Harbor Antique Show, Lobster Boat Races, Maine Antiques Festival, Maine Brewers Guild Summer Session Beer Festival, Maine Lobster Festival, Maine Potato Blossom Festival, Maine Renaissance Faire, North Atlantic Blues Festival, Thoreau-Wabanaki Festival, Yarmouth Clam Festival, (August) American Folk Festival, Annual World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials, Belfast Harbor Fest, Blueberry Festival, Great Fall Balloon Festival, Maine Boats & Harbors Show, Maine Boat & Home Show, Maine Lobster Festival, Machias Blueberry Festival, Rockland’s Lobster Festival, (September) Boothbay Harborfest, Freeport’s Lobsterman Triathlon, Fryeburg Fair, Maine Lighthouse Day, Moosehead International Sea Plane Fly-In, The Dempsey Challenge, Wells Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival, (October) Fall Foliage Festival, Fryeburg Fair, Great Maine Apple Day, Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Rangeley Oktoberfest, York Harvestfest and (December) Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude.
Bailey Island, ME.

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