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The Best Attractions In Maine's Lakes & Mountains

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Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively. Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially ...
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The Best Attractions In Maine's Lakes & Mountains

  • 2. Sugarloaf Mountain Carrabassett Valley
    Sugarloaf Mountain is a mountain located in Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County, Maine. It is the third highest peak in the state, after Mount Katahdin's Baxter and Hamlin peaks. Sugarloaf is flanked to the south by Spaulding Mountain. The northeast and west sides of Sugarloaf drain into the South Branch of the Carrabassett River, which flows into the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Sugarloaf drains into Rapid Stream, then into the West Branch of the Carrabassett River. The Appalachian Trail , a 2,170 mi National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, passes within a mile of the summit, skirting the peak to the west, and the summit is reached by a 0.6 mi side trail. This side trail, and a trail down the east side of Sugarloaf, were originally part of the AT,...
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  • 4. Sunday River Ski Resort Bethel Maine
    The Silver Bullet Express, also known as the Sunday River Ski Train, was a privately owned and operated ski train that ran from Portland, Maine to Sunday River Ski Resort near Bethel, Maine. The ski train was owned by Sunday River and sponsored by Coors Light. The train left Portland at 6:45 am, arriving in Bethel at 8:45 am where passengers transferred to Buses which would take them to the mountain. The return trip would depart Bethel at 5:15 pm. Amenities included a dining car, parlor car, and a retrofitted boxcar for carrying skis and snowboards. It operated from 1993 until 1996.
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  • 5. Shawnee Peak Bridgton
    A number of places and things have been named after the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans:
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  • 6. Museum L-A Lewiston Maine
    The Museum L-A, with the full name of Museum L-A: The Story of Work and Community in Lewiston-Auburn, is located in the Bates Mill Historic District, in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.The museum focuses on the local history of the Industrial Revolution, and the contributions and cultural heritage of its workers in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine.
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  • 7. Titcomb Mountain Farmington Maine
    Titcomb Mountain is a ski hill located in Farmington, Maine, in the United States. It was established in 1939 and is run by the Farmington Ski Club. The mountain features a 350' vertical drop, 3 lifts , 16 trails, snowmaking and night skiing. Titcomb is a popular local family mountain with an active children's ski school, racing and other activities. Titcomb Mountain maintains 16 km of cross-country ski trails groomed for skate and classic skiing.
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  • 8. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Bethel Maine
    Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of West Bethel and South Bethel. The town is home to Gould Academy, a private preparatory school, and is near the Sunday River ski resort.
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  • 9. Lost Valley Auburn Maine
    Lost Valley is a ski area in the northeastern United States, in Auburn, Maine. Its east-facing slopes feature 18 trails across one hill, and is served by four lifts two chairlifts, one ground lift carpet & one tow lift in their snowtubing park. Lost Valley is home to the Maine Family Snow Tube Park.
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  • 10. Black Mountain of Maine Rumford
    Black Mountain of Maine is a ski resort in Rumford, Maine which is most famous for its Nordic skiing facilities, and has hosted several national cross-country skiing championships on its 17 km of trails. The downhill skiing area was expanded in 2005, and has 35 trails serviced by two chairlifts, a T-bar, and a rope tow. It also has a terrain park with a half-pipe, and a separate snow tubing area.
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  • 11. Sugarloaf Golf Club Carrabassett Valley
    Sugarloaf is a ski area and resort located on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, western Maine. It is the second largest ski resort east of the Mississippi in terms of skiable area and snowmaking percentage ; its continuous vertical drop of 2,820 feet is the second longest in New England . Sugarloaf recorded a total of 352,000 skier visits in the 2005–2006 season, ranking it second among Maine resorts and 11th in New England, according to Ski Area Management magazine.At 4,237 feet Sugarloaf Mountain is second in elevation to Maine's highest peak, Mount Katahdin. The summit of Sugarloaf offers the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in the Northeast. The Appalachian Trail crosses within 0.6 miles of Sugarloaf's peak and the summit offers 360 degree views of Maine's western mo...
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  • 14. Songo River Naples Maine
    The Crooked River is a 58.0-mile-long tributary of the Songo River in Maine. It is the longest of the tributaries of Sebago Lake, the outlet of which is the Presumpscot River, flowing to Casco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. The Crooked River rises at the outlet of Songo Pond in the unorganized territory of South Oxford in Oxford County, near the eastern end of the White Mountain National Forest. It flows southeast through the towns of Waterford, Norway, Otisfield, Harrison in Cumberland County, Naples, and Casco, reaching the Songo River 1.0 mile south of that river's source at the outlet of Brandy Pond and 2.1 miles upstream from the mouth of the Songo in Sebago Lake.
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  • 15. Stanley Museum Kingfield
    Freelan Oscar Stanley was an American inventor, entrepreneur, hotelier and architect. He made his fortune in the manufacture of photographic plates but he is best remembered as the co-founder, along with his twin brother Francis Edgar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built steam-powered automobiles until 1920. He also established the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.
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