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Maine Maine
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 About New England’s Foliage
Every autumn throughout New England, diminishing length of daylight and falling temperatures induce trees to shed billions of tons of leaves. Preceding this preparation for winter the trees present a spectacular color show. Leaves that have been green all summer turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red.
These color changes are caused by transformations in leaf pigments, primarily the green pigment chlorophyll. During summer, the leaves of trees are producing sugar from carbon dioxide and water by the workings of light and chlorophyll. Chlorophyll causes the leaves to appear green.
The shorter days and cool nights of autumn set off changes in the tree. One is the growth of a corky membrane at the base of the leaf stem, which interrupts the flow of nutrients into the leaf. This stops the production of chlorophyll in the leaf, and the green color of the leaf fades, allowing the reds, oranges and yellows to burst forth. The best autumn colors are produced when dry, sunny days are followed by cool, dry nights.
Color may begin to appear in isolated spots in far northern New England the first week in September. Typically, the color change begins at the higher elevations and in the northern part of the region mid-September and moves southward through mid-to-late October, ending in southern New England coastal areas at the end of October.
Visitors who travel to see our spectacular foliage are known as, “Leaf-Peepers.” While on your excursion do stop at country stores, orchards, local restaurants and shops. We have suggested some routes for you to drive. We also suggest that you try some backroads. Get a local map, and don’t worry about getting lost. You’ll always bump into a main road sooner or, hopefully, later.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Barters Island Road, PO Box 234
Boothbay, ME 04537 
Phone: 207-633-4333
Open: Year-round, weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and until8 p.m. on Wednesdays in July and August; weekends, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
New England’s largest botanical garden features acres of spectacular ornamental gardens and stonework, waterfront and woodland trails, a beautiful visitor center with café and gift shop, and a shorefront Fairy House Village – all on 248 acres of coastal landscape. Special events and programs for all ages, year-round, include a house and garden tour, book fair, Maine Fairy House Festival, Kitchen Garden Series, college horticulture courses, and more. Admission: Adults, $10; seniors, $8 seniors; children age 5-17, $5; free for children under 5.
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Grotto Cascade Park
State Street, past Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: 207-992-4490
Cascade Park, the city’s most beautiful and popular park, features a lighted water fountain and a water fall that's more than 20 feet high. The park, which overlooks the Penobscot River, also has a small gazebo, picnic tables, and short walking trails.
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 Hollywood Slots at Bangor
Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Toll-Free: 877-779-7771
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 L.L. Bean
Freeport, ME
Toll-Free: 800.559.0747 ext. 37222
THERE ARE OVER 30,000 SQUARE MILES OF THINGS TO DO IN MAINE.
The L.L.Bean® Flagship Store in Freeport is a pretty good place to start.
- Our Outdoor Discovery Schools® offer courses, trips and tours in kayaking, archery, clay shooting, fly casting and much more. Or try these as introductory Walk-On Adventures for just $12.
- Enjoy a full calendar of free activities and events, like our Summer Concert Series every Saturday.
- And of course, our Flagship, Hunting & Fishing and Bike & Boat Stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Maine’s a big, beautiful place. Have a local show you around.
Come by anytime.
800.559.0747 ext. 37222
www.llbean.com/stores
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Maine Literature
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
Harriet Beecher Stowe is remembered most today as the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which sold 10,000 copies in its first week off the press and helped solidify opposition to slavery before the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln greeted her during a visit in 1862 as “the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” After publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stowe became an international celebrity and very popular author.
Harriet Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to a dynamic Congregationalist minister who preached vociferously against slavery. The family prized education, and many of the Harriet’s 10 brothers and sisters became social reformers. Harriet attended and later taught at Hartford Female Seminary. In 1832 her father moved the family to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he took a position at Lane Theological Seminary. There, Harriet met and married Calvin E. Stowe, a professor at Lane, and the two began to establish their family. Cincinnati was across the river from Kentucky, a slave state, and it was here that Harriet observed and learned to abhor slavery.
In 1850 Calvin Stowe moved the family to Brunswick, Maine, where he joined the faculty of his alma mater, Bowdoin College. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was first published in an abolitionist newspaper, The National Era, was written largely in Brunswick. In 1852 the story was published in book form. Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the attention of Americans more vividly than ever before.
From Brunswick, the Stowes moved in 1863 to Andover, Massachusetts, where Calvin taught at Andover Theological Seminary. In 1864, after his retirement, the family moved to Hartford, Connecticut. Here they built their house, Oakholm. In 1873, the Stowes moved to their last home, the brick Victorian house on Forest Street in Hartford.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House
63 Federal St.
Brunswick, Maine 04011 
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House, a National Historic Landmark, is the place where this influential writer penned her monumental novel, forever changing America’s attitude toward slavery. The house currently operates as a restaurant and hotel and is open to the public.
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Merryspring Horticultural Nature Park
Conway Road
Camden, ME 04849
Phone: 207-236-2239
This nature preserve offers visitors ample opportunities to observe gardens of wildflowers and wildlife, as well as hiking and cross-country ski trails.
Hours: Daily from dawn to dusk. No charge.
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 New England Vacation Tours
Phone: 802-464-2076
Toll-Free: 800-742-7669
Fax: 802-464-2629
Email: nevt@sover.net
New England Vacation Tours are your group tour experts. We are specialists for all-inclusive tours throughout New England offering Romantic Getaways, air travel and car rental programs, and arrangements for sea cruises along the coast. We have customized chauffeur-driven & self-drive tours, corporate meeting and private party planning & transportation, as well as hotel & country inns accommodations, resort travel and vacation packages. We have escorted fly & motor coach tours to Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, ski resorts in Vermont and New Hampshire including Mount Snow and Attitash, and other destinations in Eastern Canada and along the East Coast.
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Pine Tree State Arboretum
153 Hospital St.
Augusta, ME 04332
Phone: 207-621-0031
Enjoy the native trees of Maine and North America while strolling on over 25 miles of trails. Good for hiking and winter cross-country skiing.
Hours: open daily. No charge.
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 Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks
200 Sable Oaks Drive
South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: 207-871-8000
Toll-Free: 800-752-8810 800-228-9290 Reservations
Fax: 207-871-7971
Situated on beautiful Casco Bay near downtown Portland, the Portland Marriott places visitors close to regional attractions like Portland’s delightful Old Port District, Old Orchard Beach, the Sable Oaks Country Club, Portland Head Light, and the Portland Art Museum. Close to I-95 and Portland International Jetport, the Portland Marriott, with 222 rooms and five suites, is a luxurious place to unwind, play, or work. Rooms offer many features for business travelers, such as wireless high-speed Internet access. Many rooms also include speaker phones, voice mail service, and two-line phones. When it is time to relax, movies, videos, and pay-per-view television programming is available. Other conveniences include business centers, express check-in and check-out, and shuttle service to and from Portland International Jetport and Maine Mall.
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Scenic Drives
Acadia/Down East
Castine and Penobscot Bay
79 miles, 2 hours
From the center of Ellsworth, take Route 1 south. After 13 miles, you'll pass Toddy Pond, and 3 1/2 miles later cross the Orland River. 1/2 mile from the bridge, take a left onto Route 175, which will travel through Orland village and then southward along Penobscot Bay.
Eventually, Route 175 will meet Route 166. Continue straight onto Route 166. Approximately 2 miles later, take a right onto Route 166A, and then right again back onto Route 166. 2 miles after returning to Route 166, you will reach Castine, home to many historic buildings and the Maine Maritime Academy. After leaving Castine on Route 166, make a right on Route 199, which heads toward Penobscot.
3 1/2 miles later, 199 will meet Route 175. Continue straight onto Route 175 south, and through Penobscot Village, Brooksville, and eventually crossing the reversing falls on the Bagaduce River. One mile later, make a right onto Route 176. This road will continue on through the fishing villages of Smith Cove, Orcutt Harbor and Buck's Harbor.
Continue on 176 to the junction with Route 175. Go straight at the intersection, meeting Route 15 less than one mile later. Make a left onto Route 15 and continue on into Blue Hill. Along this route, Route 172 joins Route 15 before entering the town of Blue Hill. Stay on Route 172, continuing past Patten Bay and back into Ellsworth.
Ellsworth - Castine
Acadia National Park Loop Road
27 miles, 3 hours
Acadia National Park is located along the rugged, rocky coast of Downeast Maine. Most of the park is located on Mount Desert Island. The park is about a six-hour drive north of Boston. From Boston take I-95 north to Augusta, Maine, then Route 3 east to Ellsworth and on to Mount Desert Island. For an alternate route, continue on I-95 north to Bangor, Maine, then take Route 1A east to Ellsworth. In Ellsworth, take Route 3 to Mount Desert Island.
The scenic 27-mile Park Loop Road system begins at Hulls Cove Visitor Center and offers access to Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cliffs, Jordan Pond, and Cadillac Mountain, which, at an elevation of 1,530 feet, in the highest point on the Eastern seaboard. A portion of the park known as Ocean Drive extends from Sand Beach to Otter Point and includes spectacularly beautiful views of rocky shoreline. The park service recommends allowing three to four hours to drive the Loop Road.
Also, the loop road located on the Schoodic Peninsula section of the park, north of Bar Harbor, offers views of the rugged coast on the only part of the park on the mainland.
Bar Harbor
Aroostook
The Northern Tour
214 miles, 6 hours
This scenic trip features long stretches of unpopulated territory between towns. The route begins north of Bangor and ventures into the region known for Maine potatoes. Travel from Bangor north on I-95 to Exit 54 in Howland, and take Maine Route 6 east, through West Enfield, Lincoln, and into Lee. In Lee, pick up Route 168 north and travel to Winn. In Winn, take U.S. Route 2 northeast to Macwahoc, where you will take U.S. Route 2A into Haynesville. In Haynesville, travel southeast on the secondary road to Danforth, where you will intersect U.S. Route 1. Take Route 1 north into Houlton, picking up U.S. Route 2 west. Route 2 will lead into Smyrna Mills, where it intersects with Route 212. Take 212 west to Knowles Corner, picking up Route 11 south. Route 11 will travel through Patten to Sherman. In Sherman, pick up I-95 South to Medway (exit 56). From the exit, take Route 157 west to Route 116. Take Route 116 south through Chester and then back to Howland.
Bangor - Houlton
Katahdin Moosehead
Moosehead Trip
210 miles, 6 hours
This trip takes travelers north from Skowhegan up toward Jackman, and down past Moosehead lake. On the way, you will pass Moosehead Lake, Moxie Falls and Mount Kineo. Particularly scenic segments of the trip are Route 201 between Solon and West Forks, and Route 6 and 15 between Jackman and Rockwood.
Beginning in Skowhegan, take U.S. Route 201 north through Bingham and up to near Jackman, where you will intersect Route 15. Proceed on Route 15 south and east through Greenville and then on to Dover - Foxcroft. There you will pick up Route 7 south to Newport. In Newport, take Route 2 west into Palmyra, where you will then take Route 151 west to Athens. In Athens, take Route 150 south, which will return to Skowhegan.
Skowhegan - Jackman - Dover-Foxcroft
Kennebec/Moose River
Belgrade Drive
126 miles long, 3 ½ hours
Beginning in Augusta, Maine's capital, this trip winds through the Winthrop Lakes region and the Belgrade Lakes region of the state.
From Augusta, take U.S. Route 201 south into Richmond Corner, where you will pick up Route 197 west. Take Route 197 into Litchfield Corner, and then follow a secondary road north toward Litchfield and Route 126. Head west on Route 126. Near Sabattus it will intersect with Route 132. Take Route 132 north into Monmouth, and then pick up Route 135 east. Stay on Route 135 until it runs into U.S. Route 202. Take U.S. Route 202 west into Winthrop, then north on Route 41. When Route 41 meets Route 133, take Route 133 north, which will travel through Wayne and toward Livermore Falls. Go east on Route 17 to Kents Hill, and once there pick up Route 41 north into Mount Vernon. On a secondary road you will then go east, bearing left at the fire station. Continue straight on the road until it reaches Route 27. Make a left on Route 27 and follow it to Rome Corner. In Rome Corner, pick up Route 225 east, to Route 8. Take Route 8 south to Route 27, then continue on Route 27 south back to Augusta.
Augusta - Kents Hill
Mid Coast
Coastal Route
141 miles, 3 ½ hours
This trip passes along scenic shoreline, through quaint fishing villages, and to the top of Mount Battie.
Begin in Wiscasset, and take U.S. Route 1 east into Newcastle. In Newcastle, pick up Route 130 south, which will travel through New Harbor and on to Pemaquid Point. After stopping at Pemaquid Point State Park, travel back on 130 into New Harbor and onto Route 32 north. Take Route 32 north into Waldoboro, and make a right on Main Street. When you reach Route 220, head south into Friendship, and in Friendship take Route 97 north and east through Cushing and into Thomaston. In Thomaston, take U.S. Route 1 north which will wind its way through Rockland and into Camden.
Once in Camden, take the drive up to the top of Mount Battie and enjoy the panoramic view of Penobscot Bay. Head back to U.S. Route 1 and continue on to Lincolnville. In Lincolnville, take Route 173 west into Lincolnville Center, where you will pick up Route 235 South. Continue on 235 into Hope, and then take Route 105 north to Route 131, which merges with 105. Continue south on 105 and 131, and drive through Appleton, then pick up Route 17. Take Route 17 west to Stickney Corner, then Route 220 south to Route 126. Take 126 southwest into Jefferson, where you will pick up Route 213 southwest, and then Route 215. Take Route 215 northwest to Route 194, and Route 194 northwest into Head Tide. Once in Head Tide, bear left to cross the river on a local road. On the other side, get on Route 218 south, which will take you back to Wiscasset.
Wiscasset - Camden
Western Lakes/Mountains
Ski Mountain Route
132 miles 3 ½ hours
Begin your drive in Farmington, the entryway to Maine's ski country. This route will take you past some of the major ski resort areas, whose mountains should be aflame in fall colors. From Farmington, take U.S. Route 2 into Wilton, where you will pick up Route 156. Take Route 156 northwest into Weld, then head north on Route 142. When 142 meets Route 4, take Route 4 northwest into Rangeley, where you will pick up Route 16 east. Stay on Route 16 through Kingfield and then into North Anson. In North Anson, take U.S. Route 201A south into Norridgewock, where you'll pick up U.S. Route 2 back to Farmington.
Farmington - Rangeley
Southern Circle
85 miles, 2 hours
This trip will take visitors through the Southern corner of Maine, known for its historic sites and apple orchards. Begin in Sanford, and take U.S. Route 202 east through Alfred, then into Hollis Center. In Hollis Center, pick up Route 35 north and continue on that road into Standish. In Standish take Route 25 West, which goes through Kezar Falls, and into Porter. Route 25 will intersect Route 160 in Porter. Take Route 160 south to Limerick, then pick up Route 11 south back to Sanford.
Sanford
The Western Loop
130 miles, 3 ½ hours
This tour begins in Fryeburg, near the New Hampshire border, on U.S. Route 302. Take 302 east through Bridgton and into Naples. In Naples pick up Route 35 north to Harrison, where it intersects with Route 117. Take Route 117 north. Near Norway, pick up Route 118 west. Approximately one mile after taking the highway, go north on a local road, which follows the western bank of Lake Pennesseewassee, and then heads into Greenwood. In Greenwood, take Route 219 east to Route 26, then north on Route 26 into Bethel. In Bethel, pick up U.S. Route 2 west, which will take you into Gilead. In Gilead take Route 113 south into Stow, then go east on a local road that travels the west shore of Lake Kezar into North Lovell. In North Lovell, follow Route 5 south back into Fryeburg.
Fryeburg - Bethel
The Mountain Tour
108 miles, 3 hours
This tour goes deep into the heart of Maine's mountainous region. Sites include Screw Auger Falls, Moose Cave, Mother Walker Falls, Grafton State Park and the Appalachian Trail.
Begin your drive in Rumford, taking U.S. Route 2 west into Newry. Pick up Route 26 north and proceed over the New Hampshire border to Errol. In Errol, take Route 16, back into Maine and to the town of Oquossoc. In Oquossoc, take Route 4 west to Route 17, then 17 south into Mexico. In Mexico, pick up U.S. Route 2 west, which will take you across the bridge back into Rumford.
Rumford - Errol
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Stanton Bird Sanctuary
Highland Spring Road
Lewiston, ME 04240
Also known as Thorncrag, this 230-acre nature preserve is one of the largest in New England. Visitors will enjoy observing a wide variety of native birds and small animals, among thousands of wildflowers.
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 Stonewall Kitchen
2 Stonewall Lane
York, ME 03909
Toll-Free: 800-207-JAMS
Email: info@stonewallkitchen.com
Stonewall Kitchen, Creators of Specialty Foods, respected and honored for our award-winning product line since the early days at the Farmers’ Market. Walking into our Company Stores, you are taken back to a simpler time with tin ceilings, schoolhouse lights, wainscoting and the aroma of good food simmering on the stove. Browse through our Company Stores and sample our specialty foods including: preserves, mustards, dessert toppings, grille sauces and more. Also find distinctive serviceware, linens, cookware and home décor. Stonewall Kitchen, a visit that will long be remembered. Company Store Locations: South Windsor, Connecticut *Avon, Connecticut * York, Maine * Portland, Maine * Camden, Maine * Portsmouth, New Hampshire * Rochester, New Hampshire * North Conway, New Hampshire. Please visit stonewallkitchen.com for more information and store directions.
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