Here is a sample of possible activities

Maine Vacation
Sept. 7, 2009 – Sept. 17, 2009


Mon. 9/7 – Lv. Dayton 6:45 am and ar. Baltimore 8:04 am
Lv. Baltimore 11:51 am and ar. Portland 1:13 pm; get rental car
Ar. St. Anthony Guesthouse in Kennebunk Beach @ 3:30 pm(?)

Possible activities:

>Tour St. Anthony Monastery grounds
>Walking tour of Kennebunk historical district – First Parish Church (Paul Revere’s bell)
>The Brick Store Museum – Kennebunk (fee - $5)
>Dock Square – Kennebunk Port
>Lighthouse on Goat Island
>Waterspout @ Cape Arundel and summer home of Geo. Bush #41

Wed. 9/9 – Lv. Kennebunk @ 8:30 am driving along US 1. Ar. Portland @9:30 am (?)
Check in @Howard Johnson in S. Portland

Possible Activities in Portland:

>Mail boat to Casco Bay ($13.50)
> Portland Museum of Art ($10)
> Wadsworth Longfellow House ($8)
>Walking Tours of Portland (Old Port) ($7)
> Lucky Catch Lobster Tour ($25)
> Victoria Mansion ($13.50)
> Eagle Island Tour ($29)
> Maine Narrow Gauge RR co. and museum ($2) Train rides ($10)
> Atlantic Adventures deep sea fishing – by reservation only/ rates not posted

Additional Possible Activities between Portland and Belfast
> Two Lights State Park; Two Lights lighthouse – Cape Elizabeth
> Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Center – Cape Elizabeth
> LL Bean @ Freeport
> Bowdoin College Museum of Art or
> Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum in Hubbard Hall in Brunswick
> Bath Iron Works in Bath
> Maine Maritime Museum in Bath ($12)
> Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay ($10)
> Port Clyde ferry to Monhegan Island ($30 round trip)
> Ft. William Henry and Portland Head Light– Pemaquid Point




Fri. Sept. 11 – Lv. S. Portland and drive to Belfast. Check in at Comfort Inn.

Possible Activities in Camden area:
> Camden Hills State Park – Mt. Battie
> Self guided tour of Camden
> Windjammer Cruise: A Morning in Maine Schooner - 2 hour cruise $30 per person/ limit 21 persons: Appledore Schooner cruising out of Camden Harbor – no rates posted)
> Merry Spring Nature Center
> Farnsworth Museum of Art and Wyeth Center in Rockland ($10)
> Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland ($5)
> Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport ($8)
> Ft. Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory in Stockton Springs($2.50)
> Fall in the Village Art Festival at LL Bean Discovery Park in Freeport on Sept. 12

Mon. Sept. 14 - Lv. Belfast and drive to Bar Harbor and check into Maples Inn B&B.

Possible Activities in Bar Harbor
>Hiking Trails in Acadia National Park
> Acadia National Park Tours of Bar Harbor and Acadia ($25)
> Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company cruise ($56)
> Atlantic Brewing Co. Estate Brewery tour and tasting room

Thurs. Sept. 17 – Lv Bar Harbor @ 7:30 am (?) and drive to Portland
Lv. Portland at 12:52 pm and ar.Baltimore @ 2:23 pm.
Lv. Baltimore @ 3:50 pm and ar. Dayton @ 5:17 pm