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Great Things to Do in Mid Coast

Mid-Coast region is packed with craggy coastlines, fishing towns, and outdoor adventures for visitors

Extending from the Freeport area to Penobscot Bay, the Mid Coast is an idyllic region of rocky inlets, lighthouses, fishing ports, and rugged islands where visitors can explore the coastline, dine on fresh lobster, and rest in a comfortable inn. Well-known communities include Boothbay Harbor, Monhegan Island, Vinalhaven, Rockland, Camden, and Bath.

Boothbay Harbor is a busy fishing village. Visitors, including families with curious children, can mingle with local lobstermen and watch boats come and go. Many visitors explore the shoreline around Boothbay Harbor in sea kayaks. The Boothbay Region Land Trust has helped preserve 900 acres of land with miles of hiking trails and several historic sites. This town also is a departure point for trips to Monhegan Island. For more than 100 years, Monhegan has been a summer haven for artists and others who love its isolation and wild beauty.

Another special place along Maine’s Mid Coast is the town of Rockland, which is enjoying a resurgence, with art galleries, award-winning restaurants, and trendy shops. From Rockland, visitors can take a ferry to the islands of Vinalhaven, North Haven, and Matinicus. Owl’s Head Light, one of three lighthouses in the area, is visible on the trip out of Rockland Harbor. At the town of Camden, between Penobscot Bay and the Camden Hills, vacationers can take an easy hike up Mount Battie. In the winter, skiers at Camden Snow Bowl on Ragged Mountain can simultaneously glide down challenging ski slopes while enjoying a thrilling ocean vista. Another must-see town is Rockport, which has a thriving arts community and a 19th-century opera house.

No matter where you land in the Mid Coast region, natural and small-town beauty is all around you. It is a place to browse for antiques, attend a country auction, visit a museum, take in a play or concert, or go biking or kayaking. In the winter, go skiing, skating, or tobogganing, or just curl up by the fire.

Great Things to Do in Mid Coast

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
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