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GREATER PORTLAND & CASCO BAY    top of listings

Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland
245 Commercial Street
Portland, ME  04101
Phone: 207-772-4994
Toll-Free: 800-306-6421
Fax: 207-874-9043

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Maine's largest metropolitan area is a diverse city situated on a peninsula jutting out into spectacular, island-studded Casco Bay. Portland is a haven for water-related activities, historic excursions, fairs, festivals, and four-seasons of outdoor pleasures. If you want to get away from it all, Greater Portland has open spaces and an unspoiled landscape that will refresh your spirit and recharge your energies. Friendly people, safe, uncrowded streets, easy access, great shopping, diverse cuisine, premier arts district, spectacular scenery, lots of activities to choose from, tranquil retreats... Greater Portland is where Maine goes to town. Come see why Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called his boyhood home of Portland, Maine a "Jewel By The Sea."



MID COAST    top of listings

Wiscasset Regional Business Association
P.O. Box 150
Wiscasset, ME  04578
Phone: 207-882-4600

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Seasonal Visitor's Display: Big Al's, Route 1, Wiscasset, ME

Discover Maine's Prettiest Village! Known as the "Prettiest Village in Maine," Wiscasset is on the banks of the tidal Sheepscot River. Samuel Chamberlain, author of Old New England Villages, selected Wiscasset as the best example of a preserved New England village in Maine and since 1973, Wiscasset has been listed in the National Register as a historic district. Visitors can stroll the town's pleasant brick sidewalks and visit the many antique shops, art galleries, fine shops, and restaurants. Come explore Wiscasset's many handsome sea captains' homes built in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the old graveyards and museums.



SOUTH COAST    top of listings

Greater Yorks Visitors Center
1 Stonewall Lane
York, ME  03909
Phone: 207-363-4488

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The Yorks Chamber of Commerce invites you to visit: From the excitement of York Beach to the peace and quiet of vast wilderness areas, York truly is an ideal vacation spot -- for all reasons and in all seasons. Relax on miles of sandy beaches, experience the history at the Old York Historical Society Museum, or enjoy family fun at Maine’s largest zoo and amusement park. On a clear day, you can see miles of scenic coast from the top of Mount Agamenticus. No visit to York would be complete without a trip to Nubble Lighthouse, one of the most beautiful, and most photographed, lighthouses in America. York offers family-oriented events and festivals year-round, including Harvestfest in October and the week-long York Days, held summertime in York Beach. A wealth of fine restaurants and accommodations, including oceanfront resorts, campgrounds and cozy bed and breakfasts, will make your stay comfortable and memorable. For more information, call The Yorks Chamber of Commerce, visit our website, or stop in and see us at our Visitor’s Center, located on Route 1 in York, one of Maine’s great vacation treasures!



Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick, and the Seacoast
Gateway to Maine Chamber: 306 U.S. Route 1
Kittery, ME
Phone: 207-439-7545
Toll-Free: 800-639-9645
Fax: 207-439-5283

Southern Maine... the Way Life Should Be!

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Allow the friendly staff at the Gateway to Maine Chamber to assist in your vacation planning, weekend get-aways or the possibility of relocating to the area. Southern Maine is rich in history, many period homes are open for tours. Call the chamber's 800 number for information regarding lodging. Choose from romantic country inns, charming bed and breakfasts, family-friendly motels and hotels, resorts, cabins, or a house at the beach for a week. The area's major attractions are shopping at more than 125 famous brand "outlet stores" and, of course, "Maine Lobsters!"



Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 2289, 36 U.S. Route 1 South
Ogunquit, ME  03907
Phone: 207-646-2939

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We invite you to come and experience our "Beautiful Place by the Sea." Ogunquit offers a wide array of lodging accommodations from small inns, guest houses, and bed and breakfasts, to motels, hotels, apartments, cottages, and condominiums. The Ogunquit Art Association offers an innovative range of programs and exhibits focusing on contemporary art. Today the visual arts are flourishing in Ogunquit, with artists' galleries and studios throughout the village. The renowned Ogunquit Playhouse offers the best in summer theater. 2003 marks its 71st season. Numerous other entertainment options are available throughout the area, including classical music and ballet, intimate playhouse productions, first run motion pictures, cabaret productions, piano bars, and dance clubs. For a copy of our Vacation Planner, please contact the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce.



WESTERN LAKES/MOUNTAINS    top of listings

Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Rangeley, ME
Toll-Free: 800-MT-LAKES

Four seasons in the great outdoors

Maine's pristine Rangeley Lakes glisten like gems stretched out below 4,120 foot Saddleback Mountain. The quiet splendor of mountains and six major lakes plus hundreds of smaller lakes and ponds serves as a perfect setting for year-round activities. Trout and salmon fishing, boating, canoeing, walking and hiking trails, golf, brilliant fall colors, hunting, a superb snowmobile trail network, uncrowded alpine and nordic skiing, and special events lure the vacationer in all seasons. Varied accommodations and numerous shops and eateries serve visitors in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.



Arlo Guthrie & Family --Portland
November 20, 2009
Artfull Gifts Gift Show – Camden-Belfast
November 20, 2009 to November 22, 2009
Big-Time Vaudeville with Michael Trautman and Michael Menes -- Gardiner
November 21, 2009
Ringing in the Season -- Bath
November 21, 2009
Fine Art and Craft Show by Designing Women -- Freeport
November 21, 2009
Frozen Turkey Hunt – Boothbay
November 21, 2009
Pianist Peter Serkin -- Portland
November 22, 2009
United Maine Craftsmen's Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Show -- Brewer
November 27, 2009 to November 28, 2009
Holiday Tree Lighting -- Portland
November 27, 2009
Local Craft & Wares Fair – Bethel
November 27, 2009
Lighting of the Nubble -- York
November 28, 2009
Sparkle Weekend -- Freeport
December 4, 2009 to December 5, 2009
Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration -- Orono
December 5, 2009
Chester Greenwood Day -- Farmington
December 5, 2009
Choral Art Society presents Christmas at the Cathedral -- Portland
December 5, 2009 to December 6, 2009
Winter Wonderlands Holiday Tea -- Boothbay
December 5, 2009
Christmas by the Sea – Ogunquit
December 11, 2009 to December 12, 2009
Holiday Tea -- Kennebunk
December 13, 2009
The Victorian Nutcracker – Portland
December 16, 2009
Click here for a full list of events.

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