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Ferry Beach State Park
Bay View, ME  04072
Phone: 207-283-0067  207-624-6080 (Off season)

Miles of white sand beaches between the Saco River and Pine Point; swimming; changing room; picnic area. Admission fee charged.



Fortunes Rocks Beach
Fortunes Rocks Road
Biddeford, ME  04005

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Popular salt water swimming beach, two miles long. Birdwatching nearby



Goose Rocks Beach
Granite Point Road
Kennebunkport, ME  04046

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Salt water swimming beach with salt marsh and bird watching. Parking is limited



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Cape Neddick Beach
Shore Road
Cape Neddick Village, ME  03903

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Also known as Passaconaway Beach. Rocky beach, popular with local people. No facilities. Metered parking near the beach



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Swimming Holes

Swimming holes can be found in or near rock quarries, streams, gorges, and waterfalls. Most are pristine, uncrowded, and surrounded by beautiful woods and forests. For details, see the web site www.SwimmingHoles.info



The Beaches of Ogunquit
Beach Street
Ogunquit, ME  03907
Phone: 207-646-2939

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Ogunquit’s salt water beaches extend three miles and have three entrances. At the south is the main beach, accessible off Beach Street in downtown Ogunquit. The next beach to the north is the Footbridge Beach, off Borne Lane. The northernmost beach of Moody Beach. Parking and a trolley stop at each beach. Each of these entrances have parking and a trolley station stop.



Two Lights State Park
7 Tower Dr.
Cape Elizabeth, ME  04107
Phone: 207-799-5871

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Just right for visitors who enjoy the state’s legendary rocky coast. Sweeping views of Casco Bay and the open Atlantic. Picnic tables on the hills facing the ocean afford spectacular views of the ocean. Visitors can watch ships sailing into and out of Portland Harbor.



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Kennebunk Beach
Kennebunk, ME  04043

Sand beach that is popular for swimming and surfing. Roadside parking. No services.



Long Sands Beach
Route 1A
York, ME  03903

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Long, sandy beach on Route 1A, with section set aside for surfing. Popular with families. Lifeguards on duty during the summer, bathhouse, restrooms. Limited parking at meters along the road.



Moody Beach
Ocean Avenue
Moody, ME  04054
Phone: 207-646-2451

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Popular salt water swimming beach.



Old Orchard Beach
Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Beach, ME  04064
Phone: 207-934-2500

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Salt water sandy beaches extend for seven miles. Facilities include amusement parks, ocean pier with accommodations, restaurants, and shops.



Peaks Island Beach
Peaks Island, ME  04108

Located on Peaks Island, a short ferry ride offshore from Portland. Long, rocky shore and tranquil beach, Spectacular vistas.




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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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