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State Park Attractions In DownEast and Acadia Maine

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Park Loop Road

Whopaints Gallery

Little Hunters Beach

Champlain Mountain & Beehive Loop Trail

Sand Beach

Jordan Pond Path Trailhead

Cadillac Mountain

Land Bridge to Bar Island

Abbe Museum

Otter Cliff

Ocean Path

Dolphin & Whale Watching

Acadia National Park

Mount Desert Island

Maine Granite Industry Museum

State Park Attractions In DownEast and Acadia Maine

1. Quoddy Head State Park Lubec
West Quoddy Head, in Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States. Since 1808, there has been a lighthouse there to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current one, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was built in 1858, and is an active aid to navigation. Photographs and paintings of this lighthouse are frequently reproduced. The 3rd order Fresnel lens is the only 3rd order and one of only eight Fresnel lenses still in use on the Maine Coast.The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places as West Quoddy Head Light Station on July 4, 1980.
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2. Fort Madison State Park Castine
Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland. It was the principal site of the British defense during the Massachusetts-organized Penobscot Expedition, a disastrous attempt to retake Castine launched in response to the British move. The British re-occupied Castine in the War of 1812 from September 1814 to April 1815, rebuilding Fort George and establishing smaller forts around it, again creating the New Ireland colony. The remains of the fort, now little more than its earthworks, are part of a state-owned and town-maintained park.
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3. Fort George State Park Castine
Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland. It was the principal site of the British defense during the Massachusetts-organized Penobscot Expedition, a disastrous attempt to retake Castine launched in response to the British move. The British re-occupied Castine in the War of 1812 from September 1814 to April 1815, rebuilding Fort George and establishing smaller forts around it, again creating the New Ireland colony. The remains of the fort, now little more than its earthworks, are part of a state-owned and town-maintained park.
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4. Cobscook Bay State Park Dennysville
Cobscook Bay State Park is a public recreation area occupying 888 acres on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine. The park offers a view of dramatically changing tides that on average can rise to 24 feet high with some reaching as high as 28 feet . The name Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling tides. The state park is located on Whiting Bay approximately 6 miles south of Dennysville and 6 miles north of Whiting. It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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5. Lamoine State Park Lamoine
Lamoine State Park is a public recreation area occupying 55 acres on the shore of Frenchman's Bay in the town of Lamoine, Maine. The state park offers broad views of the mountains on Mount Desert Island, the narrow Eastern Bay portion of Frenchman Bay, and Lamoine's working waterfront. It is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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6. Popham Beach State Park Phippsburg
Popham Beach State Park is a public recreation area covering 605 acres on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine. It is the state's busiest state park beach. The state park occupies a dynamic shoreline landscape that has created a peninsula between the mouth of the Morse River and the Atkins Bay portion of the Kennebec River. The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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7. Camden Hills State Park Camden
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Camden. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 510,719, making it the state's 8th-largest county, representing a 0.7% decrease from the 513,657 enumerated at the 2010 Census, in turn having increased by 4,725 from the 508,932 counted in the 2000 Census. The most populous place was Camden, with 77,344 residents at the time of the 2010 Census, while Winslow Township covered 58.19 square miles , the largest total area of any municipality.It was formed on March 13, 1844, from portions of Gloucester County. The county was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a British judge, civil libertarian, and defender of the American cause.The county is part of the Camden, NJ Metropolitan Divisio...
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8. Roque Bluffs State Park Roque Bluffs
Roque Bluffs State Park is a public recreation area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Roque Bluffs, Washington County, Maine. The 274-acre state park overlooks Englishman Bay from Schoppee Point and includes 60-acre Simpson Pond and six miles of walking trails. Visitors can inspect glacial striations attesting to the Ice Age history of the Maine coast. The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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MAINE ROAD TRIP | Lobster + Fall Foliage

Reliving my recent Maine road trip from Portland to Freeport to Bar Harbor. A lot of fall foliage scenery and lobster eating ;)

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Meet Schoodic Woods: The Newest Addition to Acadia National Park

When most park visitors think of Acadia National Park, images of exploring Mount Desert Island come to mind. While the vast majority of the park’s lands are located on this scenic island, the Schoodic Woods section of the park, with its newly renovated campgrounds, stunning 10k carriage road loop, and 13k of bike paths, offers a peaceful, quiet, and less touristy experience then mainland Acadia. The park’s many islands, home to much of Maine’s unique and diverse wildlife, are able to be seen from Schoodic Point, one of the most scenic spots on the peninsula. Easily accessed via Area Cove Road, watching a sunset from Schoodic point is an experience you do not want to miss.

Thanks, in-part to a donation of 1,400 acres to the National Park Service in Acadia last year, this wondrous addition has allowed the park to grow in a time where visitation is at an all-time low; and not slowing down.

There are an abundance of ways to explore the Schoodic Woods section of the park. Whether on foot, bike, car, or even kayak, this area is accessible to every type of explorer. Keep in mind that the greater portion of the Loop Road is one way to vehicles and the maximum speed limit throughout Acadia National Park is 35 miles per hour, so remember to be careful and respectful of other park visitors. Bicyclists are also subject to the one-way road signs, but worry not if you find yourself out of steam and stranded, in need of a lift back. The park’s many explorer busses are equipped with bike racks and will be happy to give you a free lift to wherever you’re looking to go.

The Schoodic campground is located just over a mile south of winter harbor and is no more than an hour from Bar Harbor, so don’t worry about missing out on all your favorite shops and restaurants; they’re not going anywhere! Feel free to enjoy the Schoodic Peninsula’s impossible to overstate views of forested islands, historic lighthouses, and native seabirds. The Schoodic area also offers a selection of easy and moderate trails, perfect for the casual explorer. Sorry thrill seekers, the Schoodic trails are unlikely to push you to your limit. And as always, the park is pet friendly, so don’t forget to bring your four-legged member of the family along for the trip!

Explore the quieter sides of Acadia with the Acadia National Park app by Chimani, available for free in the Apple Appstore and Google Play!

The Daley's visit - Katie's on the Cove in Robbinston, Maine

The Daley's visit - Katies on the Cove and enjoy a tasty and local DownEast Maine coastal Road Trip. Dan, Shannon, and Jordan satisfy their sweet tooths while Lea Sullivan was the wonderful proprietor.

Go to and it will give you all these yummy details: Far up the eastern Maine seacoast, nestled beside the deep cold waters of Passamaquoddy Bay, lies a little bit of precious treasure .

Katie's on the Cove/Handmade Confections is a tiny family founded and owned artisan confectionery business, crafting the best truffles and chocolates this side of the Atlantic since 1982.

Lea and Joseph Sullivan lovingly combine only the finest ingredients in small batches to re-create traditional favorites from Down East candymakers of the past, or to develop new taste sensations for the future.

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The chocolate shop will be open for the summer season June 15th thru September 30. Open 6 days a week, 10 am to 5 pm, closed Sundays.

Acadia Channel -Bar Harbor a Place for all Seasons

A ten minute video highlighting what the coastal town of Bar Harbor has to offer through the seasons.

Maine America's Coast - Dobbs Productions- Bar Harbor, Maine

Maine: America's Coast
The Maine Coast -- so distant from most of America -- is in fact where America began. Rugged and raw, it has inspired a nation's creative genius -- poets, painters and ponderers. And still today it is the coast to which millions of Americans turn for recreation or re-creation. It borders the state of Maine but this is America's coast.
In this exquisite video, explore its length (3500 miles), see its sights (beautifully simple). Through seasons and centuries, exult on America's coast.
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The Villages of the Town of Mount Desert

The same magnificent splendor of Mount Desert Island, which attracted its earliest settlers to Somesville in the 1700's, awaits every traveler visiting our villages today. The Town of Mount Desert is comprised of the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry and Pretty Marsh.

The New Freshies In Ellsworth, Maine

Maine Travel Guide (USA) - The Nubble Lighthouse in York

Take a tour of Nubble Lighthouse in Maine, United States -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.

Sitting atop an islet on lush green grass and lovely landscape is The Nubble Lighthouse.

Officially known by many as Cape Neddick Lighthouse, this beautiful yet simple structure is considered by many to be exemplary lighthouse.

The tower, made of cast-iron and lined with red-brick, is approximately 41 feet in height.

In 1874 Congress approved the 15,000 dollars it would take to build this lighthouse.

A photograph of this lighthouse was even put in the Voyager Spacecraft, whose mission is to provide information about our world to any possible extra-terrestrials.

Set amid the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean on a small yet enchanting island with a pleasant coastline, this charming lighthouse is surely picture-perfect.

Acadia National Park - Bear Island

Bear Island, near the town of Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, is one of a group of islands that make up the Cranberry Isles.(c) DownEast & Acadia

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