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vances says:
A Mecca of a different sort is located just north of Yarmouth in Maine. Freeport is a massive shopping mall disguised as a quaint New England town. There are no rotund enclosures housing a bazillion stores, but every façade along the main drag is a retail shop of one sort or another. This was all...
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vances says:
One of the most readily accessible jewels of Maine lies in Cape Elizabeth, adjacent to Portland. The jewel is Portland Head - Maine’s oldest lighthouse, and perhaps it's most stunning. The lighthouse is open sunrise to sunset year round with no admission, because it sits in the splendid Fort Wil...
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Kramerdude says:
The one activity, I wanted to do while in Maine was go Sea Kayaking again. I had participated once before a couple of years ago and it was a great activity. A low key, but active adventure that offers a different way to explore the outdoors. Searched around before th...
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vances says:
A great stop as you head north from Portland along I-295 is to take exit 17 at Yarmouth and visit the DeLorme map store. If you haven’t heard, DeLorme is a long time purveyor of maps – for years they were known for their splendid Maine Atlas & Gazetteer, a booklet dividing the state into detail...
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vances says:
We got back up to Maine over Easter made a trip down memory lane, returning to Scarborough and driving past the old homestead. This left us very near the Len Libby retail outlet, one of the best hand made chocolate stores around. Part of our motivation was to see whether or not our daughter recall...
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jamartin39 says:
The Witches Boot in Bucksport is a sight to see if your into attractions of the beaten path. The story goes the tows founder Colonel Jonathan Buck sentenced an inncocent women to death and she cursed him to the affect of Ill be back to dance on your grave. The town who is proud of thier founder bu...
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soulshine81 says:
I originally ventured up to this cozy bar & grill is Vermont one snowy winter to join some friends of mine who were playing music there. (And what a fun music venue it is! The dance floor is great and there's a wonderful, cozy vibe. Although the position of the stage makes it rather awkward to watch...
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jamartin39 says:
Anglers seafood is a fun freindly family atmoshpere. The food is wicked awesome thier freid clams have won awards including and award from the Boston Globe for best fried clams on the east coast. They also have an excellent lemon pepper trout or if you dont like seafood try thier prime rib. Thier...
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djm0027 says:
This is a really great place. It's tucked away off some road where it dead ends. Had some really good food here, its right on the ocean. Order your food and grab it then you can either sit inside or outside on picnic tables. Very casual. The crab cakes are to die for, and of course the chowder. Fres...
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mellemel8 says:
ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS PLACE IS WOW!!!!!!!!! i feel like i was in a movie when i com in here. it is a mom and pop shop. i feel like i am in the 50's. few seats inside. i had the mcjanis egg mcmuffin. i came back for lunch to try the famous lobster roll.
The Variety, as it's called locally, is ...
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