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Take a Fall Vacation in Maine!

It’s showtime in Vacationland! Every autumn, Maine’s theater and festival
stages light up. Our award-winning restaurants celebrate the harvest.
Clear, blue skies invite golfers, bikers, hikers, paddlers and anglers to enjoy
a world-class outdoor adventure playground. And nature performs her
dazzling spectacle. Come join us, for a week or a weekend, and discover—
there’s more to Maine. Look inside for information on:
• Maine’s 8 travel regions
• Autumn event highlights
• Open Lighthouse Day

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1. Aroostook County 3
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With four million wooded acres and spectacular Fall Highlights
waterways, Aroostook County offers scenic
County Bluegrass Festiva
vistas of reddening maples and rolling potato l
Fort Fairfield, September
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fields from car, canoe or trail. Watch the fall Starring Rhonda Vincent:
keeping
bird migration at a wildlife refuge, uncover bluegrass alive on Labor Da
y Weekend
in Maine.
the area’s multicultural heritage at
Caribou Fall Arts & Crafts
historical museums, or explore the Festival
October 17-18
Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The County’s oldest and lar
gest arts
Photographers take note: this region is and crafts fair, displaying exq
uisite work
famous for its light. of professional Maine crafts
artists.
Haunted Woods Walk
Presque Isle, October 23
-24
Evening walks through Aro
ostook
VisitAroostook.com State Park with Halloween
ghosts,
888-216-2463 campfire stories and refres
hments.
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2. Downeast & Acadia

Fall is a magnificent time to Fall Highlights
visit Acadia National Park— Blue Hill Fair
to explore the carriage trails September 3-7
One of the state’s biggest
on bike or horseback, visit agricultural
fairs, with livestock demo
galleries in Bar Harbor or nstrations,
sheep dog trials, even rac
ing pigs.
enjoy area food and wine Salmon and Pirate Festiv
al
festivals. Be sure to catch Eastport, September 10
-13
the stunning views from A salmon dinner and nature
cruises
on the 13th cap a festival
the new Penobscot Narrows of family
fun highlighting the pirate
Bridge near Bucksport. s in the
area’s past.
You’ll find coastal fishing Bar Harbor Food & Wine
villages from Castine to Classic
September 11-18
Stonington, Machias to Excite your senses and sav
or the
Lubec, offering bold trails experience at one of New
England’s
premier food and wine fes
along seaside cliffs, and tivals.
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fascinating historic sites.

DownEastAcadia.com 888-665-3278

3. Greater Portland & Casco Bay

Autumn brings exceptionally fine
Fall Highlights weather to Greater Portland and
stival
Fall in the Village Art Fe the beautiful islands of Casco Bay.
Freeport, September 12 The city of Portland is a culinary
w off
More than 100 artists sho
hot spot, where you can celebrate
their work.
r the harvest with Maine’s award-
Cumberland County Fai
Cumberlan d, Se pt. 27 – Oct. 3 winning chefs. Be sure to check
Music, 4-H events, pumpkin out the “Call of the Coast” exhibit
ll riding,
contest, harness racing, bu at the Portland Museum of Art
midway and more! (through Oct. 12), shop the Old
Harvest on the Harbor Port boutiques and the outlets in
October 22-24
premier Freeport, or hop on your bike for
Experience one of Maine’s
nts , wit h cel ebr ated some spectacular coastal rides.
“foodie” eve
rs, vintne rs an d
chefs, brewe
specialty food makers.
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4. Kennebec & Moose River Valleys

Fall Highlights
Annual Harvest Fest
Waterville, October 18
Hay rides, scarecrow making, pumpkin
carving, pumpkin bowling and a chili
cook-off.
Annual Gadabout Gaddis Fly-In
Bingham, September 19-20
Plane and air-boat rides, aircraft displays,
food, flea market, crafts and more.
Augusta Harvest Craft Fair
October 17-18
Held at the Augusta Civic Center,
artisans showcase handmade crafts
and products of all kinds, from jewelry
to furniture to wrought iron work.
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Maple trees in abundance make this region
a must-see for foliage trips and outdoor
recreation. Don’t miss the chance to catch
that last wild trout before fishing season
ends. Pick some apples at a family orchard
or stop by a farm stand to sample
local produce. Make an
historic pilgrimage along
the Kennebec-Chaudiére
Heritage Corridor,
following an ancient
river-trading route used by
tribal peoples for centuries
before Europeans
arrived.

KennebecValley.org 800-393-8629

5. Maine’s Lakes & Mountains

Fall Highlights
The lakes and mountains of Western Maine offer
Greek Festival
vibrant fall color, stunning scenic byways, and Lewiston, September 10-12
plenty of opportunities for golfing, fishing and Traditional Greek food, music
hiking in beautiful natural settings. Stay at a and dancing, a bazaar, games
and more.
charming village inn or explore the many
antique shops and art galleries. Increasingly hip Bethel Harvest Fest and
Chowdah Cook-off
L/A (Lewiston/Auburn) offers art, culture and September 19
cuisine in historic 19th-century renovated mills. An old-fashioned fall festival with
The region also boasts numerous harvest fairs chowder and apple pie contests,
and festivals. hiking, canoeing and bike tours.
Fryeburg Fair
WesternMaine.org 888-688-0099 October 4-11
Maine’s largest agricultural fair
with harness racing, entertainment,
exhibitions, a midway, plus a
skillet throw, Whoopee Pie contest,
pig scrambles and more.
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6. Mid-Coast Fall Highligh

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Common Ground Fa
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Unity, September
25-27
From Brunswick to Searsport, the Mid-Coast region’s A celebration of rura
l life featuring
rocky coasts, snug harbors, marshes and island views organic food, crafts
, music, livestock,
exhibits, children’s ac
lure artists and writers in every season. This fall, tivities and
more.
sample the world-class seafood, tour historic
Maine Faire
districts, take a bird watching cruise or visit the Camden, Septembe
Robert Indiana exhibit at the Farnsworth (through r 11-13
Celebrate Maine’s cu
linary
Oct. 25). Be sure to check out the fall events at cornucopia with cook
ing
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. And experience a workshops, discussi
ons, food and
drink pairings, and an
vintage railway excursion from Brunswick to marketplace.
outdoor
Rockland on the Maine Eastern Railroad.
Country Road Artis
ts and
Artisans Tour
MainesMidCoast.com Six Mid-Coast com
munities,
207-338-5900 September 11-13
Visit studios of more
than 20 well-
known artists in Ho
pe, Lincolnville,
Camden, Rockport,
West Rockport
and Warren.
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7. The Maine Beaches
Fall Highlights
Arts
Capriccio — Festival of the
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Ogunquit, Septe
, music,
A town-wide festival of art
the ate r an d design,
poetry, ballet, live
ccio
including the annual Capri
on Sep tem ber 12th.
Festival of Kites
l
Punkinfiddle — Nationa
Estuaries Day Ce leb rat ion
Wells, September 26
music,
At Laudholm Farm Reserve,
an d fun for the
crafts, great food
whole family.
Harvest Fest
ach,
York Village and York Be
October 16-18
ion with
A colonial-themed celebrat
live music, an ox roa st, be an hole From Kittery to Old Orchard Beach, Maine’s expansive southern coast has 30
aro un d the miles of sandy beaches, award-winning inns and restaurants, elegant galleries,
beans, crafters from
antique car
country, plus a Pow-Wow, chic boutiques and genteel seaside walks—plus historic Old Orchard Beach Pier
show and more. and seaside amusement park. Biddeford Pool and Saco Heath draw birders from
VisitMaine.com/events MaineBeachesAssociation.org around the world to see the spectacle of migrating shorebirds. The pace slows,
207-363-4422 the weather remains warm and “beach vacation” takes on a whole new meaning.

8. The Maine Highlands

This is the region of moose and loon,
Fall Highligh
sporting camps, 200,000-acre Baxter State ts
International Seap
Park and towering Mt. Katahdin, northern la ne Fly-In
Greenville, Septem
ber 10-13
terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Cruise Land and float plan
es from around
Moosehead Lake on an historic steamship. th e globe fly to Greenv
ille, with
Go fishing, mountain biking or rock climbing exhibits, crafts, food and more.
in unspoiled territory. Visit Bangor on the Trail’s End Festival
Millinocket, Septem
banks of the Penobscot River, with its many Honoring the Appa
ber 12-13
museums, eateries, music and theater lac hian Trail, with
outdoor skills contes
ts and a Native
offerings. And learn about the region’s American trail blessin
g.
Native American heritage at the Wabanaki Tommyknockers an
d More:
Arts Center in nearby Old Town. Stephen King Lite
rary Tour
Bangor, October 25
Tour the spooky sp
ots that inspired
Bangor’s most famou
s resident.
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Maine Open 800-91-Moose
Lighthouse Day
September 12, 2009

See the Lights!

Open
Lighthouse
Day

M a i n e O pe n L i g htho u s e D a y
September 12, 2009 | 9 am - 3 pm
Enjoy unprecedented public access to 525)active Maine lighthouses including some
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of Maine’s remote offshore lights! This- first-of-its-kind event is the largest lighthouse
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“open house” in the nation. Come celebrate Maine’s maritime heritage and the rich
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