Insights & opinion about Maine travel from those who know

Getting about
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Downeast
> Bar Harbor
> Blue Hill
> Castine
> Deer Isle
> Eggemoggin Reach
> Southwest Harbor
> Mt. Desert Island

Midcoast
> Camden
> Cushing
> Damariscotta
> Friendship
> Port Clyde
> Rockland
> Rockport
> Tenants Harbor
> Wiscasset

Islands
> Islesboro
> Matinicus
> Monhegan
> North Haven
> Swan's Island
> Vinalhaven

Southcoast
> Bath
> Boothbay Harbor
> Wiscasset

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Getting about in Maine demands patience
Locals say Maine has two seasons: Winter and Road Repair. They’re not kidding, and this makes travel on Maine's roads problematic. Full story

High 2008 gas rices slow tourism, or not
From Alabama to Wisconsin, tourism officials and observers predict a mixed bag for the 2008 summer tourism season due to sky-rocketing gasoline prices. While the consensus seems to be a slowing of long-distance tourism, most interviewed believe nearby travel will be up. Full story

Frommer's dozen
Portland, Maine, squeaked into the top 12 in last year's [2007's] Top Travel Destinations. "Fantastic mix of culture and education" with several Gourmet hit restaurants." "Extreme weather," though,can make Maine travel challenging. Full story

Marking time
New York’s Times Square has nothing on Maine! The town of Eastport, nearly in Canada, rings in each new year by dropping a ceremonial 22-foot long sardine. The nation's easternmost town formerly was a fish canning center.

First light, highest tide
Maine is the northern most and eastern most state in America. As such, it receives the nation's first -- and some say its best light. Through he years, artists seem to have concurred.

This "pine tree sate," its motto, also experiences some of the country's most significant tidal changes, averaging from nine to 11 feet, depending on the phases of the moon.

Speedy Jaunt

The CAT is a high speed passenger and car ferry operating on two Maine travel routes: Portland - Yarmouth, NS, and Bar Harbor - Yarmouth. Carrying up to 775 passengers and 240 cars across the Gulf of Maine, the ship operates from May to October. In our opinion, The CAT is the best way to travel between Maine and Nova Scotia, and the most fun.