Maine: An Explorer's Guide

by Tree, Christina; Richards, Elizabeth Roundy; Grant, Kim

• ISBN13: 9780881504927
• ISBN10: 0881504920
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

From whale-watching to museum hopping, from country inns to lobster pounds to gourmet restaurants--Maine has it all. This Maine travel "bible" features over 800 lodging and dining reviews. 25 maps. 54 photos.

Author Biography

Christina Tree has been traveling and vacationing in Maine since her childhood and has written about its attractions for the Boston Globe for nearly thirty years. She is the coauthor of Explorer's Guides to Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, as well as Best Places to Stay in New England. Elizabeth Roundy is a Maine native who has lived in many parts of the state, including Bangor, Augusta, and Gorham. Her work has appeared in the Maine Times and in publications of the Maine Office of Tourism.

Table of Contents

Introduction	11	(5)
What's Where in Maine	16	(34)
I. SOUTHERN COAST
Kittery and the Yorks	50	(22)
Ogunquit and Wells	72	(18)
The Kennebunks	90	(21)
Old Orchard Beach, Saco, and Biddeford	111	(13)
II. CASCO BAY
Portland Area	124	(31)
Freeport	155	(16)
III. MIDCOAST AND THE ISLANDS
Brunswick and the Harpswells	171	(18)
Bath Area	189	(16)
Wiscasset	205	(10)
Boothbay Harbor Region	215	(16)
Damariscotta/Newcastle and Pemaquid Area	231	(20)
Rockland/Thomaston Area	251	(20)
Midcoast Islands	271	(14)
Monhegan	271	(5)
The Fox Islands: Vinalhaven and North Haven	276	(7)
Matinicus	283	(2)
Camden/Rockport Area	285	(28)
Islesboro	309	(4)
Belfast, Searsport, and Stockton Springs	313	(16)
IV. DOWN EAST
East Penobscot Bay Region	329	(34)
Bucksport	329	(3)
Blue Hill Area	332	(13)
Castine	345	(6)
Deer Isle, Stonington, and Isle au Haut	351	(12)
Acadia Area	363	(52)
Mount Desert Island	363	(2)
Acadia National Park	365	(6)
Bar Harbor and Ellsworth	371	(17)
The Quiet Side of Mount Desert	388	(17)
East Hancock County	405	(10)
Washington County and the Quoddy Loop	415	(58)
The Atlantic Coast: Steuben to Campobello	419	(19)
Eastport and Cobscook Bay	438	(9)
Calais and the St. Croix Valley	447	(5)
St. Andrews and Grand Manan, New Brunswick	452	(21)
V. WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LAKES REGION
Sebago and Long Lakes Region	473	(15)
Oxford Hills and Lewiston/Auburn	488	(15)
Bethel Area	503	(20)
Rangeley Lakes Region	523	(17)
Sugarloaf and the Carrabassett Valley	540	(15)
VI. THE KENNEBEC VALLEY
Augusta and Mid-Maine	555	(15)
The Upper Kennebec Valley and Moose River Valley, Including The Forks and Jackman	570	(19)
VII. THE NORTH WOODS
Moosehead Lake Area	589	(20)
Katahdin Region, Including Lower Piscataquis	609	(14)
Bangor Area	623	(9)
Aroostook County	632	(18)
Index	650