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Portland and Southern Maine

Old Orchard Beach                                                              Portland Head Light

1. Aquaboggan - www.aquabogganwaterpark.com - Saco - 282-3112   Post a review
2. Desert of Maine - www.desertofmaine.com – Freeport - 865-6962   Post a review
3. First Friday Art Walk - firstfridayartwalk.com – Portland    Post a review
4. Funtown Splashtown USA - www.funtownsplashtownusa.com - Saco - 284-5139    1 review : Post a review
5. Maine Mall - www.mainemall.com – South Portland – 774-0303   Post a review
6. Mackworth Island - www.trails.org/map_files/mackworth_page_description.html - Portland   Post a review
7. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company - www.mngrr.org – Portland - 828-0814   Post a review
8. Merrill Auditorium Performing Arts Center - www.portlandevents.com/Merrill.htm – Portland - 874-8200   Post a review
9. The Old Port – www.portlandmaine.com – Old Port neighborhood - 772-6828   Post a review
10. Peaks Island - www.peaksisland.com / www.cascobaylines.com – Peaks Island, Portland   Post a review
11. Portland Head Light - www.portlandheadlight.com - Cape Elizabeth - 799-2661    Post a review
12. Portland Pirates Hockey – www.portlandpirates.com – Portland - 828-4665   Post a review
13. Portland Sea Dogs Minor League Baseball - www.portlandseadogs.com - Portland - 879-9500   Post a review
14. Pride’s Corner Drive-In - Westbrook - 797-3154   Post a review
15. Old Orchard Beach- Palace Playland Amusement Park – www.palaceplayland.com – Old Orchard Beach- 1-800-365-9386    Post a review
16. Outlets at Freeport - www.freeportusa.com – Freeport - 865-1212   Post a review
17. Saco Drive-In - Saco - 284-1016   Post a review
18. Wolfe’s Neck Farm - www.wolfesneckfarm.org – Freeport - 865-4469   1 review : Post a review

Coastal

Boothbay Harbor                                                              Hardy Boat Puffin Watch

Maine has many fun coastal towns.  To see a complete list, go to www.visitmaine.net/tourthecoast.htm

1. Acadia National Park (and Cadillac Mtn.) - www.nps.gov/acad/planyourvisit/index.htm / www.acadiamagic.com - Bar Harbor- 288-3338   1 review : Post a review
2. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - www.mainegardens.org – Boothbay - 633-4333   Post a review
3. Fort Popham - website – Phippsburg - 389-1335 / 389-1335   Post a review
4. Hardy Boat Tours (Puffin & Seal Watches, Lighthouse & Foliage Cruises) - www.hardyboat.com - New Harbor - 677-2026   1 review : Post a review
5. Maine Maritime Museum - www.mainemaritimemuseum.org - Bath - 443-1316   Post a review
6. Maine State Aquarium - www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/aquarium - Boothbay Harbor - 633-9674   Post a review
7. Morse Mountain Conservation Area - www.bates.edu/x165543.xml – Phippsburg - 786-6202 / 389-1500   Post a review
8. Owl’s Head Transportation Museum - www.ohtm.org – Owl’s Head - 594-4418   Post a review
9. Seashore Trolley Museum - www.trolleymuseum.org – Kennebunkport - 967-2712   Post a review
10. Second Friday Art Walk - www.fiveriversartsalliance.org – Brunswick - 798-6964   Post a review
11. Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show - www.mainelumberjack.com - Trenton - 667-0067   Post a review

Central and Western Maine

View from Bradbury Mountain

1. Antique shops - www.meliving.com/antiques - Statewide   Post a review
*2. Beaver Park – Lisbon – 353-9075 – Picnics, swimming, baseball   Post a review
3. Bradbury Mountain State Park – www.bradburymountain.com – Pownal – 688-4712   1 review : Post a review
4. Bridgton Twin Drive-In - www.drive-ins.com/showing/metbrid - Bridgton- 647-8666    Post a review
5. Fort Halifax State Historic Site - One mile south of the Winslow-Waterville bridge on Route 201, Winslow- 941-4014   Post a review
6. Frye Island - www.fryeisland.com - 655-4551   Post a review
7. Grafton Notch State Park – www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/search_name.pl?state_park=1&historic_site=&public_reserved_land=&shared_use_trails=&option=search - Newry - 824-2912 / 624-6080   1 review : Post a review
*8. Maine Art Glass Studio and Butterfly Museum - www.maineartglass.com – Lisbon Falls – 353-6700   Post a review
9. Maine State Museum - www.maine.gov/museum - Augusta - 287-2301   1 review : Post a review
10. Maine Wildlife Park - www.mainewildlifepark.com - Gray – 657-4977   Post a review
11. McLaughlin Garden - www.mclaughlingarden.org – South Paris – 743-8820   Post a review
12. Old Fort Western - www.oldfortwestern.org - Augusta - 626-2385   1 review : Post a review
*13. Oxford Plains Speedway – www.oxfordplains.com – Oxford - 539-8865   Post a review
14. Penobscot Narrows Observatory and Historic Fort Knox - www.penobscotnarrowsbridge.com - Prospect - 469-7719   Post a review
15. Pineland Farms - www.pinelandfarms.org – New Gloucester – 688-4539   Post a review
16. Skowhegan Drive-In - www.skowhegandrivein.com – Skowhegan – 474-9277   Post a review
17. Stonehedge Concerts – www.stonehedge-me.com – Gray – 428-3659   Post a review
*18. Washburn-Norlands Living History Center - www.norlands.org - Livermore - 897-4366   Post a review

Northern-Central Maine

Mt. Katahdin

1. Baxter State Park & Mt. Katahdin - www.baxterstateparkauthority.com - Millinocket- 723-5140   Post a review
2. Hollywood Slots at Bangor - hollywoodslotsatbangor.com - Bangor - 1-877-779-7771    Post a review
3. Moosehead Lake - www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=59 - Piscataquis County- 778-8231   Post a review
4. Rangeley Lake State Park - www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=25 – Rangeley- 864-3858   Post a review
5. Whitewater Rafting - www.visitmaine.net/maine_rafting.htm / www.raftmaine.com/outfitters_1.shtml  -Various Outfitters on the Kennebec, Penobscot and Dead Rivers in The Forks, West Forks, Millinocket, and the surrounding area.   Post a review