You Must Visit These 8 Awesome Places In Maine This Winter
Whether you’re looking to squeeze in some Christmas fun or just want to enjoy the winter weather, these 8 Maine places are perfect destinations. Go dog sledding, hop on a toboggan and more!
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The Gardens Aglow event takes the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden from beautiful to magnificent! The event uses 500,000 energy efficient LED lights to decorate the central gardens and buildings. Visitors are invited to walk through the garden, exploring the various ways that lights have been used to transform the space.
You might not be heading off to each one today, but most towns in Maine have something a little extra on offer. From lights on the inside to the beautiul lights on the outside, check out these incredible towns that you can visit in a weekend!
Every year, towns across Maine put holiday smiles on the faces of Mainers. While they're all wonderful, Waterville transforms into its own unique village each year and it's one of the best!
This place believes that there's no better way to explore ANY last frontier than with a team of dogs guiding your way! The place is located in Millinocket and the owners, Angel & Don Hibbs, are absolute experts!
The Jack Williams Toboggan Chute at Camden Snow Bowl is the country's only remaining original, gravity-operated 400-foot-long wooden toboggan chute! The chute costs $5 per person, per hour (with your own toboggan) and is open Saturdays, Sundays and vacation weeks from 9am to 4pm, as long as the weather cooperates.
It night be cold in Maine, It's cold in Kennebunkport, but all that ice sure is pretty.At Christmastime, this little town becomes a real winter wonderland. And every building in the town looks warm and cozy.
This 2-mile, round trip hike is located in beautiful Blue Hill, Maine. It has only a minimal elevation gain and should only take about an hour and a half.
The Wonderland Trail is located in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island between Bass Harbor and Southwest Harbor. The trail is 1.6 miles out and back, and considered easy for most hikers. And, it lives up to its name, with some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Maine. Enjoy strolling down the trail, surrounded by trees and wildlife.
It’s no secret that Maine gets cold. It’s even LESS of a secret that when Maine gets cold, going outside gets hard. While the coldest days might means freezing faces, we like to remind our friends and family that it’s not all bad during the winter in Maine. Despite (and, even because of!) the colder temps, there’s still tons to be explored in Maine. Here are some of our favorites from the past few years!
We might think winter in Maine is pretty great, but that doesn’t mean we can forget some of the harder times. Specifically, this ice storm which we’re still talking about nearly twenty years later!
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Michelle has lived in many places, but counts Maine as one of the best. In addition to the smell of ocean water in the air on rainy days in Portland, she loves puppies, photography, funny people, the Maine Red Claws, traveling, fresh tomatoes, Cambodia and filling out forms. For questions, comments and inquiries please email: mstarin@onlyinyourstate.com.
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