Augusta
Maine's capital is a small, compact city
of 25,000 on the Kennebec River.
Stop to admire the capitol,
the Maine State Museum,
and old Fort Western. More...
Bethel
A well-known preparatory school,
good inns and restaurants,
and good
skiing attract visitors
to Bethel, an excellent base for visiting
western Maine and New Hampshire's White
Mountains. More...
Bangor
Legendary lumberjack Paul
Bunyan is the symbol
of this Maine city—but
so is novelist Stephen King. More...
Moosehead Lake
Maine's largest lake has over 200 miles
of shore, lots of trees and wildlife,
and very few people—the perfect place
to get away from it all. More...
Rangeley
Only 20 miles from Québec
and miles away from the towns and traffic
of Maine's coast, Rangeley and its lakes are the place to get away
and go back to nature. More...
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
The only active Shaker community in the
world invites you to visit during the
summer and autumn months. More...
Sebago Lake
Mostly for those who own cottages on its
shores, it has a few places that rent
rooms to occasional visitors. More...
Mount Katahdin
Maine's tallest mountain is the northern
terminus of the Appalachian
Trail,
and its summit the goal of every energetic
New England hiker. More...
Excursion to Québec
Québec
City is
not in New England, not even in the USA,
but it's less than a three-hour
drive from
Maine's Moosehead
Lake, and well worth
the excursion—if you have your passport with
you. More...