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Welcome to Visit New England - Maine - Acadia/Down East
Great Things to Do in Acadia/Bar Harbor/Down East Acadia/Bar Harbor/Down East region showcases the stunning beauty of Maine’s rocky coasts and forested peaksThe Down East region of Maine, including Acadia and the town of Bar Harbor, extends from Penobscot Bay to New Brunswick, Canada. The picture postcard images of coastal Maine beauty are alive and vibrant here: rocky coastlines, lighthouses on distant promontories, marinas packed with fishing boats. For outdoor beauty, the jewel of the region is Acadia National Park, which is located mostly on islands, primarily Mount Desert Island. Visitors come to Acadia to hike its granite peaks, to bicycle along historic carriage roads built for wealthy Victorians, and to enjoy the magnificent scenery. Major attractions of Acadia National Park are Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain on the East Coast and the first spot in the United States to see the sun rise; the 27-mile Park Loop Road system with outstanding views of ocean shoreline, coastal forests, and mountain silhouettes; and the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. Other natural beauties of the region include Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays. Popular activities are whale watching and sea kayaking.
The town of Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, was a leading summer resort in the 19th century. The town had its own Millionaires’ Row, a line of spectacular summer estates built for families like the Rockefellers, Fords, Vanderbilts, Carnegies, Astors and Morgans. Some of the mansions now operate as inns. High-speed ferries transport travelers from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in Canada. The Bar Harbor area has many family activities, including a nature camp, an oceanarium, a zoo, and a lumberjack show. The expanded Abbe Museum showcases the Wabenaki Indians. Shopping in Bar Harbor is exquisite, with high-quality boutiques and galleries. The towns of Down East Maine present a wealth of lodgings of all kinds, from cozy to elegant, and dining and shopping are among the best to be found anywhere in New England.
Great Things to Do in Acadia/Bar Harbor/Down East
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“Hansel and Gretel” with PORTopera – Portland, ME July 29, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
AXIS Dance Company -- Lewiston, ME July 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul – Rockland, ME July 31, 2010 |
Bar Harbor Summer Arts & Craft Festival -- Bar Harbor, ME July 31, 2010 to August 1, 2010 |
Michael Menes in Egadz! – South Paris, ME July 31, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Kennebunkport, ME August 2, 2010 to August 3, 2010 |
Silhouettes -- Thomaston, ME August 3, 2010 |
Crafts 'n Culture for Kids: Foods of China -- Lincolnville, ME August 3, 2010 |
“The Tempest” with the Freeport Shakespeare Festival – Freeport, ME August 3, 2010 to August 6, 2010 |
A Taste of Greater Waterville -- Waterville, ME August 4, 2010 |
Maine Lobster Festival -- Rockland, ME August 4, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Freeport, ME August 5, 2010 to August 6, 2010 |
Maine Fairy House Festival -- Boothbay August 6, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Native American Pow Wow -- Gray, ME August 7, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Arootsakoostik Music Festival -- New Sweden, ME August 7, 2010 |
Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival -- Rangeley, ME August 7, 2010 |
Eliot Bicentennial Parade – Eliot, ME August 7, 2010 |
Bates Dance Festival Finale -- Lewiston, ME August 7, 2010 |
Ukulele Summit with Brittni Paiva and Victoria Vox -- Portland August 7, 2010 |
Audiobody – South Paris, ME August 7, 2010 |
Mike Doughty -- Rockland, ME August 8, 2010 |
Willie Nelson & Family - Portland August 11, 2010 |
Maine Antiques Festival -- Union, ME August 13, 2010 to August 15, 2010 |
Joan Osborne -- Rockland, ME August 14, 2010 |
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival -- Winter Harbor, ME August 14, 2010 |
Joan Osborne – Rockland, ME August 14, 2010 |
Michael Lane Trautman in Head in the Clouds – South Paris, ME August 14, 2010 |
Tribes of the Dawn Land Cultural and Heritage Days -- Princeton, ME August 14, 2010 |
Castlebay -- Freeport, ME August 14, 2010 |
“Sleuth” -- Harrison, Maine August 19, 2010 to August 21, 2010 |
Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars – Rockland, ME August 20, 2010 |
Suzy Bogguss -- Rangeley, ME August 20, 2010 |
Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival -- Brunswick, ME August 21, 2010 |
The Wailin’ Jennys -- Rockland, ME August 21, 2010 |
Jazz-Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant – South Paris August 21, 2010 |
“Twelfth Night” -- Castine, ME August 22, 2010 |
Noel Paul Stookey -- Stonington, ME August 22, 2010 |
Sidewalk Art Show and Sale – Ogunquit, ME August 26, 2010 |
Annual ChiliFest -- Wells, ME August 28, 2010 |
Women in Every Day Life 1789-1890 -- Standish, ME August 28, 2010 |
Maine Woodsman Day -- Gray, ME August 28, 2010 |
Village Green Craft Show -- Kennebunkport, ME August 28, 2010 |
Native American Summer Market -- New Gloucester, ME August 28, 2010 |
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage – Rockland, ME September 3, 2010 |
Open Lighthouse Day -- Various, ME September 18, 2010 |
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