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Most people come to Maine not only for the lobster and lighthouses but also for a love of the outdoors: It's one of the last few vaults of pure wilderness along the East Coast. Sailors, paddlers, hikers, and skiers make themselves at home among Maine's waters and mountains, while gourmands seek out local food festivals and microbreweries. And lest all this seem so goody-two-shoes, find shopping hedonism in outlet-crazed Freeport.
In the 1800s, "rusticators" like Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and other Hudson River School painters fled to Maine's Mount Desert Island, dotted with 26...more
We're not sure what it is about cities called Portland, but the name seems to inspire superior microbreweries. The Maine version has at least seven. Take a...more
Add up 32,000 miles of lakes and streams, 5,500 miles of coastline, and hundreds of lakes and ponds, and you begin to see why so many canoes, kayaks, and rafts...more
Sometimes you just gotta give in to your inner materialist and buy a few things—especially when they're this darn cheap. The seaside village of Freeport...more
Get this, Vermont and New Hampshire: Maine is as big as all five other New England states combined, which makes for boffo backcountry opportunities. Join the...more
Sure, Maine's official nickname is the Pine Tree State, but it could be the "Land O' Lobster": 90 percent of these American crustaceans are caught in Maine....more
Maine has an average annual snowfall of 60 to 90 inches—not exactly Utah powder, but enough to lure plenty of hard-core skiers and snowboarders to the...more
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