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Welcome to Visit New England - Maine - Aroostook
Great Things to Do in Aroostook Rugged, pristine Aroostook invites visitors to a place of beauty and self-relianceLocated at the northernmost tip of Maine, adjacent to the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Aroostook County is a place of wild beauty. It is the home to 2,000 bodies of water, including those of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a 92-mile-long ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams that attracts people eager to canoe and kayak through rugged forests. “The County,” as Aroostook is known to Mainers, also is home to the 600-acre Aroostook State Park, encompassing Echo Lake and Quaggy Jo Mountain. The entire region is an Eden for people who want to hunt, fish, hike, paddle, cross-country ski, or snowmobile, and who are willing to arrive well-equipped; there’s no grocery store around the corner.
The county seat is the town of Houlton; the county’s largest town is Presque Isle. Presque Isle is home of the northernmost campus of the University of Maine. This campus also is the location of the sun in the world’s largest model of the solar system, extending 40 miles from Presque Isle down Route 1 to Houlton. This University of Maine campus also has the Northern Maine Museum of Science, which has more natural science exhibits on more diverse topics than you can probably imagine (examples: meteorology; fossil fish; geological time; crystals; climate; Northern lights; Greek letters and mathematical symbols; infinity mirrors).
Another interesting community is Madawaska, settled by French Acadians in 1785 after they were forced to flee Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island because they would not pledge allegiance to the British. Most of Madawaska’s residents are of Acadian descent, and French is still spoken here — with a little Quebecois and English thrown into the mix, creating a unique blend of languages is known as Valley French. Madawaska also is the location of the International Snowmobilers Festival.
Great Things to Do in Aroostook
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Rhonda Vincent & The Rage -- Rockland, ME September 3, 2010 |
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage – Rockland, ME September 3, 2010 |
Designing Women Craft Show -- Camden, ME September 4, 2010 |
Labor Day Weekend Art Show -- Cape Elizabeth, ME
September 5, 2010 |
The Old York Antiques Show – York, ME September 11, 2010 to September 12, 2010 |
United Maine Craftsmen's Fall Festival of Arts & Crafts -- Westbrook, ME September 11, 2010 |
Old York Antiques Show -- York, ME September 11, 2010 to September 12, 2010 |
Heather Masse -- Portland, ME September 11, 2010 |
Kayaking through History -- Kennebunk, ME September 12, 2010 |
Antiques Show and Sale – Ogunquit, ME September 18, 2010 |
Antique Show and Sale -- Ogunquit, ME September 18, 2010 |
Harvest Fest & Chowdah Cook-off -- Bethel, ME September 18, 2010 |
Family Jamboree -- Wells, ME September 18, 2010 |
Classic Quilters Crafts Demonstration -- New Gloucester, ME September 18, 2010 |
Fall in the Village Art & Music Festival -- Freeport, ME September 18, 2010 |
Civil War Encampment -- Newfield, ME September 18, 2010 |
Open Lighthouse Day -- Various, ME September 18, 2010 |
Tommyknockers and More Bus Tour -- Bangor, ME September 19, 2010 |
Eliot Festival Day -- Eliot, ME September 25, 2010 |
Autumn Celebration -- Old Orchard Beach, ME September 25, 2010 |
Beatles For Sale Cruise Night -- Portland, ME September 26, 2010 |
Mark Olson -- Portland, ME September 27, 2010 |
Sean Fleming and his Ragtime Orchestra -- Bristol, ME October 9, 2010 |
Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour -- Rockland, ME October 9, 2010 to October 11, 2010 |
Open Creamery Day -- statewide, ME October 10, 2010 |
Foliage, Food and Wine Festival – Blue Hill, ME October 14, 2010 to October 17, 2010 |
Pumpkin Harvest Festival – Saco, ME October 16, 2010 |
Fright at The Fort -- Prospect, ME October 22, 2010 to October 30, 2010 |
Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival – Freeport, ME October 30, 2010 |
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