See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below.
General Index
A
Abacus Gallery, 105
Abbe Museum, xiii, 193, 218–219
Acadia Bike & Canoe, 196
Acadia Mountain Guides, 198
Acadia National Park, 2, 4, 5, 179, 184, 185–207
camping, 190–192
carriage rides, 197–198
entry points and fees, 187–188
guided tours, 188
nature guide, 198–207
one-week itinerary, 39
ranger programs, 188–189
rock climbing, 198
shuttle bus, 188
skiing, 198
two-week itinerary, 36–37
when to go, 189–190
Acadia Yurts, 46
Adventure High, 284
Alamo Theater, 168
Algonquin Hotel, 275
The Algonquin Resort, 281
Allagash Brewing, 108
Allagash River, 271
Allagash Wilderness Waterway, 271
Allen & Walker Antiques, 105
Amaryllis Clothing Co., 106
American Lightouse Foundation, 26
American Revolution, 14–15
Anchorage Provincial Park, 283
Andrew Gilson House, 243
Animals in Acadia National Park, 202–207
Antiques, 105
Appalachian Mountain Club, 31
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 271
Aquaboggan, 110
Aquaterra Adventures, 220
Aragosta, 45
Architecture, 16–17
Area codes, 302
Art, 17
itineraries, 41–44
Ogunquit, 70
Arts District (Portland), 84
Asticou Terraces, 227
Atlantic Seal Cruises, 130
Auction houses, 105
Austin Street Brewery, 108
Autumn, 293
B
B&Bs, inns versus, 300
Back Cove, 97
Back Cove Pathway, 102–103
Backpacking, 270
Backroads (guided tours), 31
Bailey Island, 103
Baked beans, 19
Bald eagles, 206–207
Balmy Days Cruises, 136–137
Balsam fir, 200
Bangor, 263. See also North Maine Woods
accommodations, 265
attractions, 268–269
restaurants, 265
two-week itinerary, 37
Bar Harbor, xi, xii, 7, 184, 207–221
accommodations, 208–214
attractions, 218–219
one-week itinerary, 39
outdoor recreation, 220
parking, 218
picnicking, 217
restaurants, 214–218
shopping, 220–221
two-week itinerary, 36–37
Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop, 196
Bar Harbor Campground, 191
Bar Harbor Hemporium, 220
Bar Harbor Historical Society, 219
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., 219, 240
Barbara Prey Projects, 43, 143
Barnard Mountain, 272
Bars. See also breweries
Portland, 107
Portsmouth (NH), 261
Bass Harbor Head Light, 25
Bass Harbor Light, xii
accommodations, 121–122
art lovers itinerary, 42
attractions, 126–127
beaches, 127
one-week itinerary, 38
restaurants, 123–124
two-week itinerary, 34
Baxter State Park, iv, xvi, 4, 46, 250, 262, 264, 267
outdoor recreation, 269–273
Bay of Fundy, 273
Beaches, 27
Belfast, 170
Brunswick & Bath, 127
Kennebunks, 80–81
Ogunquit, 69
southern coast, 4
Yorks, 60
Beal & Bunker, 228
Beaver, 202
Beehive Trail, 194
Beer. See breweries
Belfast Co-op, 167
Bernard, 224
Big Chicken Barn, 182
Biking, 27–28
Acadia National Park, 46, 195–196
Baxter State Park, 272
Camden, 163–164
Camden Hills, 44–45
Campobello Island, 249
Grand Manan Island, 284
Kennebunks, 80–81
Biking to Blissville (Thompson), 249
Birds in Acadia National Park, 204–207
Blackwoods, 190
Blackwoods Scenic Byway, 242
one-week itinerary, 38
two-week itinerary, 35–36
Blue Hill Fair, 180
Blue Hill Falls, 36
Blue Hill Peninsula, 145
Blueberry Barrens, 5
Boat tours
Bar Harbor, 219
The Boothbays, 136–137
Camden, 163
Eagle Island, 130
Eastport, 246
Grand Manan Island, 285
Maine Coastal Islands Wildlife Refuge, 240
Pemaquid Peninsula, 140
Portland, 103–104
Portsmouth (NH), 260
St. Andrews, 280
Bogdanove, Abraham, 42
Bold Coast, 243
Bold Coast Charter Company, 240, 243
Boon Island Light, 21
Boothbay Region Land Trust, 136
accommodations, 131–133
attractions, 135–136
restaurants, 133
Boston Tea Party, 14
Bowdoin College, 17–18, 34, 121, 125
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 42, 125
Bowlin Camps, 271
Breweries, 20. See also bars
Belfast, 166
Cape Rosier, 174
Monhegan Island, 144
southern coast, 54
Brian Ború, 107
Brick Store Museum, 78
Bristol, 140
Brooklin, 36
Brunswick, 16, 18, 112, 120–127
accommodations, 122–123
art lovers itinerary, 42
attractions, 125–126
beaches, 127
one-week itinerary, 38
restaurants, 124
two-week itinerary, 34
Bryant Stove Museum, 169
“Bug Light” (Portland Breakwater Light), 23
Bull Moose Music, 261
Bunker Brewing, 109
Bureau of Parks and Lands, 28
Burnham Tavern, 243
Burnt Coat Harbor Light, 25
Burnt Island Light, 23
Bush family, 78
Business hours, 302
C
Cabot Mill Antiques, 125
Cadillac Mountain Sports, 46, 220
Calais, 239
Calendar of events, 295–296
accommodations, 156–160
attractions, 162–164
one-week itinerary, 38
restaurants, 160–162
two-week itinerary, 34–35
Camden Accommodations and Reservations, 155, 156
Camden Hills State Park, 29, 160, 162, 164
one-week itinerary, 38
two-week itinerary, 35
Camden Windjammer Festival, 156
Camden Windjammer Weekend, 152
Camping, 28
Acadia National Park, 190–192
Brunswick & Bath, 123
Camden, 160
downeast coast, 237
Grand Manan Island, 283
Isle au Haut, 179
Kittery & the Yorks, 52
North Maine Woods, 267–268
Campobello Island, 247–249
Canada
Campobello Island, 247–249
maritime Canada, 273–285
Cape Arundel Golf Club, 29
Cape Elizabeth, 14, 17, 41–42, 97, 104
Cape Elizabeth Light, 22
Cape Neddick, 48
Cape Neddick Country Club, 29
Cape Rosier, 173–174
Carriage rides, 197–198
Carriage roads (Acadia National Park), 195–196, 197
Carrie Albee House, 243
Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware, 118
Casco Bay islands, 4
Castine, viii, 5, 38, 145, 170–173
Castine Historical Society, viii
Castine Kayak Adventures, 173
Castle Tucker, 134–135
Cathedral Trail, 272
Cathedral Woods, 144
Cellardoor Winery, 96
Cellphones, 302–303
Centennial Gardens, 278
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 38, 44, 152, 153
Centre Street Arts Gallery, 42, 126
Champlain Mountain, 194
Charlotte County Museum, 274
Chebeague Island, 28
Cherryfield-Narraguargus Historical Society, 241
Chewonki Campground, 123
Children, traveling with, 305
Children’s Museum of Maine, 39, 98, 100
The Chocolate Museum, 274–275
Church, Frederic, 17
Circus Maine, 96
City Hall, 98
City Hall/Davenport Memorial, 126
Clam Shack, 41
Clark Perry House, 243
Cliff Island, 104
Cliff Walk, 59
Coastal Kayaking Tours, 220
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 135–136
Cobscook Bay, 2
Cobscook Bay State Park, xiv, 244
Coffeehouses, Portsmouth (NH), 257
Cole, Thomas, 17
Cole Land Transportation Museum, 268–269
College of the Atlantic, 217, 219
Colonial architecture, 16
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, 14–15, 140
Colonial times, 13–14
Columbia Falls Pottery, 241
Congress Street (Portland), 84
Connaway, Jay Hall, 42
Costs, 291–292
Cottage rentals, 299
Country Walkers, 31
Cranberry Cove Boating Co., 228
Cranberry Islands, 228
Creative Portland, 85
Crescent Beach State Park, 40, 104
Cribstone Bridge, 129
Criterion Theatre, 218
Cuckolds Light, 23
Cuddledown, 119
Curtis Island Light, 24
Cutler Coast Trail, 37
Cutler Trail, 244
D
D. Cole Jewelers, 106–107
The Dance Hall, 56
Dark Harbour, 284
Day Mountain, 191
Deasey Mountain, 272
one-week itinerary, 38
two-week itinerary, 35–36
DeLorme Map Store, 113
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 29
Dice Head Light, 25
Disabilities, travelers with, 305
Dorr Ladder Trail, 196
Dorr Mountain Ladder Trail, 193
Doubling Point Light, 23
Dowling Walsh Gallery, 44, 152
DownEast Charter Boat Tours, 246
Downeast coast, xiv–xvi, 33, 230–249
accommodations, 232–237
attractions, 238–249
lighthouses, 25
restaurants, 237–238
special events, 231
two-week itinerary, 37
Drinking laws, 303
Drouthy Bear, 45
Duckfat, 39
Ducks, 204
Dunne’s Ice Cream, 60
Eagle Island, 130
Eagles, 206–207
East Branch of the Penobscot, 271
East End Beach, 104
Eastern Prom Pathway, 102
Eastern Promenade, 34, 39, 97, 102
Eastport Historic District, 246–247
Eastport Salmon Festival, 231
Economics, 15–16
Electricity, 303
Elizabeth Perkins House, 57
Embassies and consulates, 303
Emergencies, 303
Emerson-Wilcox House, 58
Exchange Street, 98
Excursions Coastal Maine, 60
F
Fairy Head Loop, 244
Fall, 293
Families
children, traveling with, 305
itineraries, 39–41
Farming, 15
Farnsworth Museum, 17, 38, 43, 152, 153
Fashion, 106
Fauna in Acadia National Park, 202–207
Federal architecture, 16
Ferry Beach State Park, 104
Festival of Lights, 147
Films, 18–19
Finback whale, 202
First Families Kennebunkport Museum, 79
First Friday Art Walks, 85
Fisherman’s Walk, 59
Fishing, 29
Fjords, 186
Flora in Acadia National Park, 200–201
Fly-fishing, 299
Flying Mountain, 191
Folia Jewelry, 107
Folk (boutique), 56
Food, 19–20. See also Restaurants index
Footbridge Beach, 69
Foreside neighborhood, 56
Forest fires, 199
Fort Knox State Park, 169
Fort McClary, 14
Fort William Henry, 140
Fort Williams State Park, 104
Foundation Brewing Company, 108
Fourth of July, 231
Freeman, Morgan, 19
accommodations, 114–115
attractions, 118–120
family itinerary, 40
lighthouses, 23–24
one-week itinerary, 38
restaurants, 116–118
two-week itinerary, 34
Friends of Acadia, 198
Front Street, 126
Fundy Tide Runners, 280
Funtown Splashtown USA, 110
G
Ganong’s Chocolatier, 274
Gasoline, 303
Geary’s, 108
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, 219
George Foster House, 243
George Marshall Store, 57
Georgian architecture, 16
Giant’s Stairs Trail, 129
Giardia, 297
Gilsland Farm Sanctuary, 97, 102
Gish, Lillian, 18
Goat Island Light, 22
Golfing, 29
Bar Harbor, 220
Camden, 164
The Links at Outlook, 62
Mount Desert Island, 229
St. Andrews, 281
Gooch Rocks Beach, 41
Gooch’s Beach, 80
Goose Rocks Beach, 81
Gothic Revival architecture, 17
Gouldsboro, 238
Gourmet food (shopping), 106
Grand Manan Island, 18, 281–285
Grand Manan Museum, 284
Grand Pitch, 272
Great blue heron, 204–205
Great Head Trail, 194
The Great Lost Bear, 107
Great Wass Island, 241
Great Wass Island Preserve, 242
Greek Revival architecture, 17
Green Design Furniture, 105
Grindle Point Light, 24
Gritty Cuff’s Brew Pub, 107
Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub, vi
Guides, hiring, 30–31
H
Haddon Field, vi
Hadlock Field, 103
Hamilton House, 61
Hancock, John, 58
Harbor Arts and Books Fairs, 155
Harbor Fish Market, 106
Harbor seals, 204
Hardy Boat Cruises, 140
Harpswell Peninsula, ix, 127–129
Hartley, Marsden, 42
Harvest Day, 147
Harvey, Cig, 44
Haskell Rock, 272
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 17–18
Hazel Boutique, 260
Hearse House, 173
Hendricks Head Light, 24
Henri, Robert, 43
Heritage Chocolate Walk, 274–275
Herring Cove Provincial Park, xv, 237, 249
Hidden Cove Brewing Company, 54
Hiking, 29–30. See also walking
Acadia National Park, 46, 196–197
Baxter State Park, 271–272
Camden, 164
Hiring guides, 30–31
History of Maine, 12–16
Holbrook Island Wildlife Sanctuary, 38, 174
Hopkins, Eric, 42
Hospitals, 298
Hotels. See Accommodations index
House rentals, 299
Hudson Museum, 269
Hudson River School, 17
Humpback whale, 203
I
I-95, 287
Illness, 297–298
Indian Island Light, 24
Indian Point, 279
Indiana, Robert, 43
Indigenous culture, 13
Industrial Revolution, 15
Inns, B&Bs versus, 300
International Appalachian Trail, 271
International Museum of Cryptozoology, 96
Internet access, 303
Island Artisans, 220
Isle au Haut, 36, 45, 175, 178–180
Isle au Haut Boat Company, 179–180
Isles of Shoals Steamship Co., 260
Italianate architecture, 17
Itineraries
art lovers, 41–44
families, 39–41
one week, 37–39
outdoor recreation, 44–46
two weeks, 33–37
Ives, Jessica Lee, 42
Jefferds Tavern, 57
Jewelry, 106–107
Jewett, Sarah Orne, 18
John Paul Jones House, 258
John Perkins House, 173
Jolly Breeze of St. Andrews, 280
Jonathan Fisher House, 182
Jonesboro, 241
Jonesport, 241
K
Katahdin area
accommodations, 266–268
restaurants, 266–267
Katahdin Loop Road, 272
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, 263, 264, 268, 269–273
Katy’s Cove, 279
Katz, Alex, 43
Kayaks, 6, 178. See also sea kayaking
Kebo Valley Golf Club, 29, 220
Kennebunk, 70
accommodations, 73
attractions, 78–79
two-week itinerary, 34
accommodations, 74–75
attractions, 79–80
two-week itinerary, 34
Kennebunkport Bicycle Company, 80–81
accommodations, 72–75
beaches, 80–81
family itinerary, 40–41
one-week itinerary, 37
restaurants, 76–78
two-week itinerary, 33–34
Kent, Rockwell, 43
Kingsbrae Garden, 279
accommodations, 51
attractions, 56
restaurants, 53–54
Kittery Historical & Naval Museum, 56
Kittery Outlet Association, 57
Kittery Point, 56
Knife Edge, 272
Kreuz, Erwin, 269
Kuhn, Walt, 41
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 41
L
L. Brackett & Son, 142
La Verna Preserve, 140
Lamoine State Park, 192
Landscape of Acadia National Park, 198–200
Land-use policies, 264
Langlais Sculpture Preserve, 43, 153
Laudholm farm, 70
Laurent, Robert, 41
Leavitt Theatre, 70
LeRoux Kitchen, 106
LGBTQ travelers, 304
Libby Island, 243
Licenses, fishing, 29
Lighthouses, 20–26
Linekin Preserve, 136
The Links at Outlook, 62
L.L.Bean, 34, 40, 113, 114, 118–119
L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools, 26, 40, 164, 299
Lobster, 19
Mount Desert Island, 225
Seabrook (NH), 254
Lobster Cove, 144
Long Pond, 228
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 18
Loons, 205
Lost property, 304
Lowbush blueberry, 201
Lyme disease, 297–298
M
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, 231
Macro Polo, 261
Mail, 304
Maine Audubon Society, 299
Maine Beer Company, 20
Maine Beer Tours, 109
Maine Brew Bus, 109
Maine Campground Owners Association, 28
Maine Coastal Islands Wildlife Refuge, xiv, 240
Maine Crafts Association, 151
Maine Island Kayak Co., 30, 31, 178
Maine Island Trail, 30
Maine Island Trail Association (MITA), 30, 178
Maine Lobster Festival, 146–147
Maine Mall, 106
Maine Maritime Academy, 173
Maine Maritime Museum & Shipyard, 34, 127
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, 39, 100
Maine Potters Market, 105
Maine Professional Guides Association, 31
Maine Sport Outfitters, 30, 44, 163, 164, 178
Maine State Aquarium, viii, 136
Maine State Pier, 107
Maine Street, 125
Maine Windjammer Association, 152
Maine Woods, 33
The Mangy Moose, 119
Manset, 224
Marie L Cruises, 130
Marin, John, 17
Maritime Canada, 273–285
Maritime History Building, 127
Marshall Point Lighthouse, 24
Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum, 143
Marshall Wharf Brewing Company, 166
Mary Lea Park, 165
Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary, 120
Merchant’s Row, 6
Belfast, 165–170
Blue Hill, 180–183
Brunswick & Bath, 120–127
Camden, 154–164
Cape Rosier, 173–174
Castine, 170–173
Deer Isle, 174–178
Freeport, 113–120
Harpswell Peninsula, 127–129
Isle au Haut, 178–180
lighthouses, 23–24
Monhegan Island, 141–144
one-week itinerary, 38
Pemaquid Peninsula, 137–140
Rockland, 146–154
Rockport, 164–165
Wiscasset & The Boothbays, 129–137
Midcoast Kayak, 139
Milbridge Historical Museum, 241
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 18
Ministers Island Historic Site/Covenhoven, 279–280
Minke whale, 203
MITA (Maine Island Trail Association), 30, 178
Mobile phones, 302–303
Modern architecture, 17
Moffatt-Ladd House, 258
Monhegan, 6
Monhegan Boat Line, 43
Monhegan Brewing Company, 44, 144
Monhegan Island, ix, 2, 7, 43–44, 112, 141–144
Monhegan Island Light, 24
Moody Beach, 69
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, 245
Mosman Park, 167
Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region, 59
Mount Desert Campground, 46, 191
Mount Desert Island, xi–xiii, 7, 17, 33, 184
Acadia National Park, 185–207
accommodations, 221–223
attractions, 227–228
Bar Harbor, 207–221
lighthouses, 25
outdoor recreation, 228–229
pronunciation, 185
restaurants, 224–227
two-week itinerary, 36
visitor information, 221
Mount Desert Narrows Campground, 192
Mount Katahdin, xvi, 4, 18, 262, 269, 271–272
Mount Megunticook, 162
Mountain biking. See biking
Movies, 18–19
Moxie, 20
Museums of Old York, 57–58
Music, Portland, 107
The Music Hall, 261
N
Nahcotta, 260
National Park Canoe & Kayak Rental, 228
National Park Sea Kayak Tours, 220
Native Americans, 13
Nature guide to Acadia National Park, 198–207
New England Outdoor Center, 273
New Gloucester, 111
New Gloucester Village Store, 40
New Harbor, 140
Newagen Seaside Inn, 15
Newcastle Vacation Rentals, 137
Newspapers and magazines, 304
Nickels-Sortwell House, 135
North Atlantic right whale, 203
North Maine Woods, 262–273
accommodations, 265–268
attractions, 268–273
land-use policies, 264
restaurants, 265–267
North Maine Woods, Inc., 265, 267
North Ridge Trail, 195
North Woods Ways, 30
Northeast Harbor, 5, 36, 224, 227
Northeast Harbor Golf Club, 229
Northeast Historic Film, 168
Northwestern Coastal Trail, 285
Novare Res Bier Café, 109
Nubble Light, vii, 6, 21, 58, 59
N.W. Barrett Gallery, 260
O
Ocean Point, 136
Of Time and Tides, 284
Off Piste, 260
accommodations, 64–67
art lovers itinerary, 41–42
arts & entertainment, 70
attractions, 69
beaches, 69
one-week itinerary, 37
restaurants, 67–68
two-week itinerary, 33–34
Ogunquit Fest, 64
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 17, 34, 41, 69
Ogunquit Playhouse, 70
Ogunquit Welcome Center, 63
Old Gaol, 58
Old Orchard Beach, 6, 27, 40, 110
Old Port Festival, 85
Old Quarry, 36
Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, 45, 178
Old Sow, 246
Old Telos Tote Road, 272
Old Town Canoe Visitor Center and Factory Outlet Store, 269
Old York Historical Society, 33
Olson House, 43
One-week itinerary, 37–39
Online resources, 294
Opera House Arts, 178
Otter Cliffs, 194
Outdoor Discovery Schools. See L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools
Outdoor recreation, 26–31, 298–299. See also specific recreational activities
Acadia National Park, 197–198
Bar Harbor, 220
Baxter State Park, 269–273
Camden, 162–164
Freeport, 120
Grand Manan Island, 284
itineraries, 44–46
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, 269–273
Monhegan Island, 143–144
Mount Desert Island, 228–229
Vaughan Woods State Park, 62
Owls Head Light, 24
Owls Head Transport Museum, x, 154
Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 109
Oxbow Brewery, 20
Oxbow Brewing Company, 139
P
Palace Diner, 40
Paradise Hill, 193
Park Loop Road, 6, 36, 39, 192–195
Parking
Bar Harbor, 218
Portland, 85
Parson’s Beach, 81
Patten Free Library, 126
Patten Lumbermen’s Museum, 265
Peary, Robert E., 130
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 125–126
Pemaquid, 112
Pemaquid Beach, 140
Pemaquid Beach Park, 140
Pemaquid Peninsula, 137–140
Pemaquid Point, 24, 34, 137, 140
Pembroke, 239
Penobscot Bay, 145–146
lighthouses, 24–25
two-week itinerary, 34–35
Penobscot Marine Museum, 169–170
Penobscot Narrows Bridge, x
Penobscot Narrows Observatory, 170
Penobscot River, xvi
Performing arts
Portland, 107–109
Portsmouth (NH), 261
Perkins Island Light, 23
Perry, 239
Peter Ralson Gallery, 165
Petit Manan Light, 25
Petit Manan Point Refuge, 240
Pets, 302
Picnicking
Acadia National Park, 191
Bar Harbor, 217
Belfast & Searsport, 167
Portland, 97
Portsmouth (NH), 258
Pier Fries, 40
Pilgrims, 14
Pilot whale, 203–204
Pitch pine, 201
Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, 246
Pleasant River RV Park, 237
Plovers, 205
Poison ivy, 297
Police, 304
Pond Island Light, 23
Popham Beach State Park, viii, 27, 127
Popular culture, Maine in, 17–19
Porch views, 6
Port Clyde General Store, 143
Porter, Fairfield, 17
Porter Memorial Library, 243
accommodations, 85–91
art lovers itinerary, 41–42
attractions, 98–104
bars, 107
breweries, 108–109
city layout, 84
family itinerary, 39–40
hiking, 29
lighthouses, 22–23
performing arts, 107–109
restaurants, 91–98
sea kayaking, 30
shopping, 104–107
side trips, 110–111
special events, 85
two-week itinerary, 34
visitor information, 84
Portland Beer Circuit, 2
Portland Breakwater Light (“Bug Light”), 23
Portland Flea For All, 105
Portland Harbor Museum, 23
Portland Head Light, 22, 40, 104
Portland Head Light & Museum, 100–101
Portland Museum of Art, vi, 17, 39, 42, 101
Portland Sea Dogs, vi, 40, 103
Portland Stage Company, 108
Portland Symphony Orchestra, 109
Portsmouth (NH), 7, 16, 57, 250–261
accommodations, 253–255
attractions, 258–259
bars, 261
boat tours, 260
lighthouses, 26
performing arts, 261
restaurants, 255–257
shopping, 260–261
Portsmouth Harbor Cruises, 260
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 56
Portsmouth Provisions, 258
Prescott Park, 258
The Press Room, 261
Primrose Hill District, 168
Print: A Bookstore, 105
Public Landing, 155
Q
Quoddy Head State Park, xiv, 245
Quoddy Link Marine, 280
R
Rabies, 298
Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve, 140
Rackliffe Pottery, 182
Radio station WERU, 181
Raft Maine, 273
Ragged Mountain Preserve, 44
Range Lights, 23
Ranger programs (Acadia National Park), 188–189
Raven, 207
Raye’s Mustard Mill, 247
Red maple, 201
Red pine, 200
Renting houses/cottages, 299
Revolutionary War, 14–15
Rising Tide Brewing Company, 109
Riverside Golf Course, 29
Roaring Brook Campground, 272
Robbins, Tim, 19
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 260
Robison Point Light, 25
Rock climbing, 198
Rockefeller, John D., Jr., 195–196, 197
accommodations, 147–149
art lovers itinerary, 42–43, 44
attractions, 152–154
one-week itinerary, 38
restaurants, 149–151
two-week itinerary, 35
Rockland Breakwater Light, 24
Rockland Harbor Southwest Light, 24
Rocky peninsulas, 4
Roosevelt Campobello International Park, 248–249
Roque Bluffs State Park, 241–242
Ross Memorial Museum, 280
Route 1, 132
Route 77, 104
Ruggles House, 242
Russo, Richard, 18
S
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community, 7, 40, 111
Sable Oaks Golf Club, 29
Saco, 110
Saddle Trail, 272
Safety, 304
Samoset Resort Golf Club, 29
Sarah Orne Jewett House, 61
Sargent, John Singer, 42
Sargent Drive, 227
Sayward-Wheeler House, 59
Scarborough Beach Park, 104
Schoodic Peninsula, 37, 46, 237, 238, 240
Schoodic Woods Campground, 46, 240
School House, 57
Schooner Lazy Jack II, 163
Sea kayaking, 30
Bar Harbor, 220
Belfast, 170
The Boothbays, 137
Camden, 163
Castine, 173
Deer Isle, 178
Grand Manan Island, 284
Stonington, 45
Yorks, 60
Sea Venture, 240
Sea Watch Tours, 285
Seabrook, 254
Seagulls, 205–206
Seal Island, 243
The Seashore Trolley Museum, 80
Seashore Trolley Museum, 41
Seasons, 292–294
Seawall, 190
Sebago Lake State Park, 27, 40, 110–111
Senior travel, 304–305
Sequin Island Light, 23
Service charges, 302
Seven Day’s Work, 283
Seven Day’s Work Trail, 285
Shackford Head State Park, 247
Sherman’s Books & Stationery, 221
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 139
Shingle architecture, 17
Shopping
Bar Harbor, 220–221
Freeport, 118–120
Portland, 104–107
Portsmouth (NH), 260–261
Shore Path, 218
Short Sands Beach, 2, 6, 27, 60
Sieur de Monts Spring, 193
Ski Maine, 198
Ski Maine Association, 164
Smoking, 305
Sohier Park, 58
SoMe Brewing Company, 54
Somes Sound, 186
Somesville, xii
Songbirds, 207
Songo River Queen II, 110
South Branch Pond Campground, 272
South Congregational Church, 80
South End (Portsmouth), 261
South Freeport, 113
South Harpswell, 129
South Ridge Trail, 195
South Turner Mountain, 272
Southern coast, v–vii, 32, 47–81
beaches, 4
breweries, 54
Kennebunks, 70–81
Kittery & the Yorks, 48–62
lighthouses, 21–22
Ogunquit, 62–70
Southwest Harbor, 36, 224, 228
Special events
Bath, 121
Blue Hill, 180
calendar of events, 295–296
Camden, 155–156
downeast coast, 231
Freeport, 114
Kittery & the Yorks, 50
Ogunquit, 64
Portland, 85
Rockland, 146–147
Wiscasset & The Boothbays, 131
Split Rack Distilling, 139
Sports. See outdoor recreation
Spring, 294
Spring Hill Tavern, 261
Spring Point Light, 22–23
Squirrel Point Light, 23
St. Andrews, 275–281
St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery, 79
St. Stephen, 273–275
Standard Baking Company, 97
State of Maine, 173
State Theatre, 107
Stonewall Kitchen, 106
one-week itinerary, 38
sea kayaking, 45
two-week itinerary, 36
Storm petrels, 206
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 18
Strawbery Banke, xv, 7, 258, 259
Strong Brewing Company, 174
Stroudwater Distillery, 96
Studio JBone, 42
Sugar maple, 201
Sullivan, 238
Suminsby Park, 191
Summer, 292–293
Summer in the Park, 114
Surprise, 163
Swan Lake State Park, 170
T
Tall Ship Whale Adventures, 280
The Telephone Museum, 239
Television, 18–19
Temperatures, 294
Tenant’s Harbor, iii
Thomaston, 15
Thoreau, Henry David, 18
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 120
Three-Dollar Dewey’s, 107
Thunder Hole, 194
Thuya Garden, 227
Tidal Transit Kayak Co., 137
Tides Institute & Museum of Art, 37, 247
Timber industry, 264
Tipping, 305
Tobias Lear House, 259
Toboggans, 164
Toilets, 305
Toroso, 71
Tourism, 15
Tozier’s Market, 167
Trade, 15
Tread Lightly, 27
Trees in Acadia National Park, 200–201
Tributary Brewing Co., 54
Tunk Lake, 242
Two Lights Lobster Shack, 104
Two Lights State Park, 40, 42, 104
Two-week itinerary, 33–37
U
University of Maine, 269
University of Maine Museum of Art, 268
U.S. Custom House, 98
V
Van Campen, Greta, 44
Vaughan Woods State Park, 62
Vermont Bicycle Touring, 31
Victorian architecture, 17
Visitor information
Acadia National Park, 186–187
Bar Harbor, 208
Belfast, 165
Blue Hill, 180
Brunswick & Bath, 121
Camden, 155
Castine, 171
Deer Isle, 175
downeast coast, 231
Freeport, 113
Grand Manan Island, 282
Kennebunks, 72
Kittery & the Yorks, 50
midcoast, 112
Monhegan Island, 142
Mount Desert Island, 221
North Maine Woods, 263–265
Ogunquit, 63
Pemaquid Peninsula, 137
Portland, 84
Portsmouth (NH), 252
Rockland, 146
St. Andrews, 275
Wiscasset & The Boothbays, 130–131
W
Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 18, 102
Walker Park, 165
Walkers Point, 78
Walking. See also hiking
Blue Hill, 183
The Boothbays, 136
Camden, 162–163
Campobello Island, 249
Cherryfield, 242
Cutler, 244
Eastport, 247
Grand Manan Island, 284–285
Portland, 102–103
Yorks, 59–60
Wapanahki Museum & Resource Center, 246
Warner House, 259
Warren, 42
Washington Street, 126
Water Walker Sea Kayaks, 170
The Wayfarer, 40
Wear House, 260
Weather, 292–294
Webhannet Golf Club, 29
Welliver, Neil, 17
Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 70
Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving, 228
Wentworth-Gardner House, 259
WERU (radio station), 181
West Quoddy Head, xiv
West Quoddy Head Light, 25, 37, 245
Whale and Dolphin Conservation, 27
Whaleback Light, 21
Whale-watching. See boat tours
White, E. B., 18
White Barn Inn, 71
White Head Island, 283
White Island Light, 26
White pine, 200
Whitewater rafting, 272–273
Wiggly Bridge, 59
Wild Blueberry Land, 242
Wild Salmon Nature Centre, 280
Wildwood Stables, 197–198
Willard Beach, 104
Wilson Museum, 173
Winslow Homer Studio at Prout’s Neck, 42, 101
Winter, 293–294
Winter Harbor Light, 25
attractions, 134–135
restaurants, 134
Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 42, 134
Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 40
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, x, 40, 120
Wood Island Lighthouse, 22
Y
Yes Books, 105
York Harbor, 48
York Village, 5, 33, 48, 56, 58
accommodations, 51–52
attractions, 56–60
beaches, 60
hiking, 29
restaurants, 54–56
sea kayaking, 60
two-week itinerary, 33
16 Bay View, 156–157
250 Maine Hotel, 148
Acadia Hotel, 211
Acadia Yurts, 221
The Algonquin Resort, 276
Anchorage Inn, 51
Asticou Inn, 222
Aysgarth Station, 213
Bar Harbor Grand Hotel, 212
Bar Harbor Hotel–Bluenose Inn, 210
The Bar Harbor Inn, 210
Bass Cottage Inn, 210–211
Baxter Park Inn, 266
Beach House Inn, 73
The Belmont Inn, 157
Berry Manor Inn, 148
Best Western Plus, 122
Black Duck Inn, 232
Black Friar Inn, 212
Black Point Inn, 6
Black Point Inn Resort, 86
Blue Harbor House Inn, 157
Blue Hill Inn, 181
Bluebird Motel, 232
Bradley Inn, 137–138
The Brunswick Inn, 122
Camden Harbour Inn, 157–158
Camden Maine Stay Inn, 158
Camden Riverhouse Hotel and Inns, 156
Captain Jefferds Inn, 74
The Captain Lord Mansion, 74
Castine Inn, 171
Cedar Crest Inn, 156
The Claremont, 222
Claremont, 6
Cliff House, 65
Colonial Village Resort, 64
The Colony, 213–214
Comfort Inn, 265
Comfort Suites, 114
Country Inn at the Mall, 265
Courtyard Portsmouth, 253
Crocker House Country Inn, 232, 234
The Danforth, 86
The Daniel Inn, 123
Days Inn, 90
Dixon’s Campground, 52
Dockside Guest Quarters, 51
Driftwood Inn, 128–129
The Dunes on the Waterfront, 65
Embassy Suites Hotel Portland, 89
Europa Inn, 276
Extended Stay America, 90
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, 265
Fairfield Inn Portland Maine Mall, 90
Fireside Inn & Suites, 166
Five Gables Inn, 131
Four Points by Sheraton, 265
Franciscan Guest House, 73
Grand View Inn Motel, 51
Hampton Inn Portland–Airport, 90–91
Hanscom’s Motel and Cottages, 208
Harraseeket Inn, 114
Highbrook Motel, 208
Holiday Inn by the Bay, 85
Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway, 265
Home Port Inn, 234
Hotel Pemaquid, 138
Inn at Park Spring, 89
Inn at Southwest, 222–223
Inn at Strawbery Banke, 253
Inn at Sunrise Point, 158
Inn at Whale Cove Cottages, 282–283
Inn by the Sea, 88
Ironbound, 234
Jean Knapp Rentals, 64
The Jeweled Turrett Inn, 166
Kennebunk Inn, 72
Kilby House, 234
Kingsbrae Arms Relais & Châteaux, 276–277
Kingsleigh Inn, 223
La Quinta, 90
LimeRock Inn, 148–149
Lodge at Turbat’s Creek, 75
Lodge on the Cove, 72
Machias River Inn, 232
Maine Idyll Motor Court, 114–115
Maine Stay Inn and Cottages, 75
Maples Inn, 212–213
Marathon Inn, 283
Margaretta Inn, 235
Marginal Way House Hotel, 66
Martin Hill Inn Bed & Breakfast, 253
Matagamon Wilderness Campground and Cabins, 266
Micmac Farm, 235
Milliken House B&B, 235
Monhegan House, 142
Mt. Chase Lodge, 267
Nellie Littlefield Inn & Spa, 66–67
New England Outdoor Center, 266
Newagen Seaside Inn, 131–132
Norumbega Inn, 159
Oakland House Cottages, 175–176
Owen House, A Country Inn & Gallery, 248
Peacock House Bed & Breakfast, 235–236
Pentagöet Inn, 172
Picket Fence Motel, 276
Pilgrim’s Inn, 176
Pomegranate Inn, 89
Portland Harbor Hotel, 89–90
Portland Regency Hotel, 88
Portsmouth Harbor Inn & Spa, 51
Primrose Inn, 213
Quoddy Head Station, 232
Redclyffe Shore Motor Inn, 236
Residence Inn By Marriot, 121
Rivers Edge Motel, 266
Riverside Inn, 236
Riverside Motel, 64
Rockland Harbor Hotel, 147
Seaside Vacation Rentals, 64
Seawall Motel, 223
Sebasco Harbor Resort, 122
Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth, 254
Shin Pond Village, 266
Spruce Point Inn Resort, 132
Studio East Motel, 64
Sunrise Motel, 51
Super 8, 114
Terrace by the Sea, 67
Three Chimneys Inn, 254–255
The Tides Beach Club, 72
tips on, 299–302
Todd House Bed & Breakfast, 236
Topside Inn, 133
Towne Motel, 156
Trailing Yew, 142–143
Union Bluff Hotel, 51–52
Villager Motel, 208
Wentworth by the Sea, 255
West Street Hotel, 211
The Westin Portland Harborview, 90
White Anchor Inn, 131
Whitehall, 159–160
The Yachtsman Lodge & Marina, 75
York Harbor Inn, 52
Restaurants
Abel’s Lobster Pound, 225
Academe, 72
Amato’s, 91
Anju Noodle Bar, 53
Appalachian Trail Café, 266
Aragosta, 176–177
Arborvine, 182
Azure Cafe, 116
BaoBao Dumpling House, 93
Bard Coffee, 91
Barnacle Billy’s, 67
Beach Pea Baking Co., 53
Beal’s Lobster Pound, 224, 225
Becky’s, 96
Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium, 214
Ben & Jerry’s, 57
Benkay, 93–94
Big J’s Chicken Shack, 96
Black Dinah Chocolatiers, 181
Black Trumpet Bistro, 255–256
Blue Mermaid Island Grill, 256
Blue Rooster Food Company, 97
Bold Coast Smokehouse, 237
Bonobo, 91
Boynton-McKay, 160
Bradbury Brothers Market, 81
Bread & Roses Bakery, 67
Breaking New Grounds, 257
Breakwater Grill, 149
Brown’s Lobster Pound, 254
The Burning Tree, 225
Cafe Miranda, 150
Cafe This Way, 216
Cape Porpoise Kitchen, 81
Cape Porpoise Lobster Co., 81
Central Provisions, 91–92
Ceres Bakery, 257
Chase’s Daily Restaurant, 166–167
Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier, 53
Chez Michel, 160
The Clam Shack, 76
Coda, 225–226
Common Good Soup Kitchen & Café, 224
Congdon’s Doughnuts Family Restaurant & Bakery, 66
Cook’s Lobster & Ale House, 128
Cove Café, 67
Coveside Bar and Restaurant, 138
Crissy’s Breakfast & Coffee Bar, 138
Darby’s, 167
DeepWater, 182
Dennett’s Wharf, 172
Docksider Restaurant, 224
Dolphin Marina and Restaurant, 129
Dolphin Striker, 256
Drifters Wife, 94
Dudley’s Refresher, 172
Dunne’s Ice Cream, 60
East Ender, 94
Eat-A-Pita, 224
Egg & I, 67
El El Frijoles, 172
Enoteca Athena, 124
Estes Lobster House, 128
Europa Inn, 277–278
Evenrood’s, 265
Eve’s at the Garden, 90
Fazio’s, 54
Fish Net, 181
Fisherman’s Friend, 177
Five Fifty-Five, 92
Five Islands Lobster Co., 3, 123–124
Five-O Shore Road, 68
Flo’s Steamed Hot Dogs, 61
Fog, 149
Fore Street, 92–93
Fox on the Run, 165
Fox’s Lobster House, 54–55
Francine Bistro, 160–161
French & Brawn, 160
Friendly Toast, 257
Frontier, 124
The Gables, 278
Galyn’s, 216
Gilbert’s Chowder House, 97
The Goldenrod, 55
The Grill Room & Bar, 94–95
Gritty McDuff’s, 116
Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster, 117
Havana, 214–215
H.B. Provisions, 77
Helen’s Restaurant, 237
Hi Bombay! 95
Hurricane, 76
Jameson Tavern, 117–118
Jordan Pond House, 192
Jordan’s Restaurant, 217
Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café, 256–257
La Pizzeria, 67
Latitudes, 255
Lilttle Notch Bakery and Cafe, 224
Lobster Cooker, 116
Lobster Cove, 55–56
The Lobster Dock, 133
Lobsterman’s Wharf, 133
Lompoc Café, 216–217
Long Grain, 161
Long Sands General Store, 54
Mache Bistro, 215
Mae’s Café & Bakery, 124
Maine Diner, 61
Mainely Meat, 217–218
Marcel’s, 149
Markey’s Lobster Pool, 254
MC Perkins Cove, 68
McKay’s Public House, 215–216
Meanwhile in Belfast, 167
Moody’s Diner, 139
Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream, 214
Natalie’s, 158
Nocturnem Draft Haus, 265
Novelty, 142
Nunan’s Lobster Hut, 76
Oarweed, 67
Ogunquit Lobster Pound, 67
OTTO, 91
Palace Diner, 61
Piccolo, 93
Portsmouth Book & Bar, 257
The Press Room, 257
Quietside, 224
Red Sky, 226
Red’s Eats, 134
Rhumb Line, 161–162
Rí Rá, 95
River Drivers Restaurant, 266
Rosalie’s, 214
Rustica Cucina Italians, 149
Salt Kitchen & Bar, 255
Sea Glass, 93
Sebago Brewing Company, 106
Seng Thai, 168
Seng Thai Food 2, 97
Serendib, 237
Shaw’s Fish and Lobster Wharf, 139
Silly’s, 98
Sips, 224
Slab, 91
Solo Bistro, 124
Standard Baking Company, 91
Stonewall Kitchen, 55
Sullivan Harbor Farm & Smokehouse, 237–238
Sun & Surf, 54
Susan’s Fish and Chips, 98
Suzuki’s, 150
Taj, 106
Tandem Coffee + Bakery, 91
Taste of Maine, 123
Tempo Dulu, 86
three tides, 166
Thurston’s Lobster Pound, 225, 226
Top of the East, 90
Toroso, 77
Treats, 134
Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound, 225
Tulsi, 53
Two Lights Lobster Shack, 95
Union, 88
Union River Lobster Pot, 238
Village Food Market, 67
WaCo Diner, 238
Waterfront, 162
Weathervane, 57
Whale’s Rib, 176
White Barn Inn, 77–78
Woodford Food & Beverage, 96
XYZ, 226–227
Yardbird Canteen, 150–151
Young’s Lobster Pound, 168
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