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Welcome to Visit New England - Maine - Greater Portland Casco Bay
Great Things to Do in Greater Portland & Casco Bay Greater Portland & Casco Bay present urban chic on a lovely, sheltered bayGreater Portland, on Casco Bay, is Maine’s largest city and a delightful year-round tourist destination for vacationers who love urban settings. The Old Port section, dating from the 1800s, is now a first-class shopping and dining district packed with restaurants, stores, galleries, and lodgings. The neighborhood’s charm comes partly from the excellent maintenance of its Federal-style architecture and cobbled streets. The city’s “new” port is the departure point for the ferry to Nova Scotia and commuter boats to the Casco Bay’s Calendar Islands.
Portland is the place for gourmets; good restaurants are abundant and rich with local seafood and regional specialties. Children on vacation will love the Children’s Museum of Maine, with four floors of interactive exhibits and special programs every day. For a unique combination of art, exercise, and outdoor beauty, hike the Cliff Walk in nearby Scarborough to the site of artist Winslow Homer’s former studio.
Other highlights of the region include the city of Freeport, 20 miles north of Portland, home of upscale outlet shopping and of the world-famous L.L. Bean outdoor store. The city has made a priority of historic preservation, and many original schools, homes, and churches have been preserved and refurbished. Wolfe’s Neck Woods is one of several sanctuaries along the coast, perfect for hiking and bird watching.
People who love lighthouses should know about Cape Elizabeth’s Portland Headlight, one of the most-photographed lighthouses in the world, located in Fort Williams Park. Nearby, Two Lights State Park offers unobstructed views of Casco Bay. And Crescent Beach State Park is a popular spot for families because its crescent shape protects the beach from big waves. Portland has luxury hotels and quaint smaller lodgings. Outside the city are inns and B&Bs, some featuring very fine, historic pedigrees.
Great Things to Do in Greater Portland & Casco Bay
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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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