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Maine Mini Adventure: Check out Topsham for breakfast, hiking and brews
Pedestrian bridge in TopshamStaff photo by Karen Beaudoin Full disclosure: Topsham is my home town. But Topsham didn’t look like this when I was a kid. Back in the days when I was spending most of my...
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Maine Mini Adventure: Swan Island for nature, Richmond for eats
According to the Swan Island website, the ferry ride across the Kennebec River takes 5 minutes. I don’t want to call that fake news, but it may be an inflated number. Standing at the Richmond...
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Maine Mini Adventure: In York, don’t miss the Nubble, the hike or the hot dogs
Staff photos by Karen Beaudoin Mount Agamenticus is the perfect mountain for people who don’t really like to hike. Each of the trails that connects to the summit from the outermost Ring Trail is short...
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Maine mini adventure: Beach time, shuffleboard and browsing in Ocean Park
Photos by Karen Beaudoin When you go to the beach in Maine in July or August you expect to be wedged tightly between people and blankets, chairs and coolers, beach umbrellas and those all-the-rage...
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Maine mini adventure: Pick a hike at Grafton Notch State Park then refuel at...
Fog lifts near the peak of Old Speck in Grafton Notch State Park. Photos by Karen Beaudoin Warning: If you’re planning on heading out from Greater Portland to take part in this adventure you better...
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Head up to Rangeley for mountains, lakes and moose sightings
The Height of Land is part of the 32-mile Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway. From the scenic lookout parking area along Route 17, you can see the enormity of Mooselookmeguntic Lake with plenty of...
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Maine Mini Adventure: Looking for a long walk on the beach? Pine Point is the...
Southern Maine just might have more than its fair share of gorgeous beaches. But when it comes to walking — really walking for miles across packed sand without needing to dodge chairs and umbrellas and...
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Maine mini adventure: You’d do well to do Wells
With tourist favorites like Kennebunkport and Ogunquit on either side, Wells can get treated a little like that sometimes overlooked middle child. Maybe it doesn’t have a lengthy list of pricey,...
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Maine Mini Adventure: See what all the fuss is about in Belfast
Belfast’s coastal charms, eclectic shops and hiking and strolling opportunties have made the village a tourist destination. Photo by Cheryl Senter /AP Images for Maine Office of Tourism When a good...
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After a Camden hike, taste some wine and visit the peacocks. ‘Cuz why not?
The trail map at the start of the Old Carriage Road trail in Camden. It’s an easy to moderate hike and you can get in about 6.5 miles if you do the loop around the lookout. Photos by Karen Beaudoin...
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