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Things To See and Do
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Pemaquid Peninsula
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- NEW HARBOR
- PEMAQUID POINT
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- Pemaquid Lighthouse and Fishermen's Museum, Rt. 130, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, 677-2726/2494. Located in former lighthouse keeper's house. Artifacts connected with Maine's fishing industry.
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- Pemaquid Art Gallery, Pemaquid Point, (207) 677-2752
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- Pemaquid Historical Society, 23 Old Harrington Rd, Damariscottta 04543-9766
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- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site (1600's), Fort William Henry (1692), Off Rt. 130. Historic artifacts and maps exhibited inside the fort. Panoramic view at top.
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- Pemaquid Beach Park, Bristol - Swimming beach, picnic tables, snack bars, bathhouse, and bathrooms.
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- Swimming at nearby Lakes
- ROUND POND
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- Dining at the Anchor Inn, Anchor Inn Rd, Round Pound, ME. 04564
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- Marina and Boatbuilder: Padebco Custom Boats and Boatyard, Anchor Inn Rd, Round Pound, ME. 04564. Phone: 207-529-5106
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- Antiquing at TIME AND AGAIN ANTIQUES, HC 61 Box 134 Round Pond, ME 04564. Quality antiques of all types - specializing in flow blue, Cranberry glass, and fine china such as white ironstone, mulberry, and Staffordshire. Open 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. seasonally and anytime by chance or appointment. Please call ahead. Everette & June E. Staples Dunton 207--677-2715
- BREMEN
- SOUTH BRISTOL
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- Harrington Meeting House & Museum (1772), Old Harrington Rd., Bristol.
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- Old Walpole Meeting House (1772), South Bristol Rd., Rt. 129, 563-5318.
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- Thompson Ice House (1826), Rt. 129, 12 miles So. of Damariscotta, 644-8551, winter - 729-1956. National Register of Historic Places.
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- Golfing at the Wawenock Country Club
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- Other Maine Golf Courses
- PEMAQUID PENINSULA and DAMARISCOTTA / NEWCASTLE AREA
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- Antiques, shops, churches, historic sites
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- Antiques at PATRICIA ANNE REED, Bristol Rd. Damariscotta. 207-563-5633. Americana, 18th early 19th c. furniture & accessories, paintings of all periods, architectural pieces, silver, export & other porcelains, toys, children's things. Open daily 9:30 - 5:30 Mid-May to Mid-October.
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- Antiques at DYER STRAITS ART, ANTIQUES, & BOOKS, 57 North Newcastle Rd. 207-586-5604, Newcastle, Maine 04553. 19th & 20th century paintings, prints, drawings. 1000's of out of print books, furniture, china, orientals. Usually open please call to be sure 207-586-6060
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- Canoe Rentals at Lake Pemaquid Camping, P.O. Box 967, Egypt Road, 563-5202. Damariscotta 04543. Open May 15-Columbus Day
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- Damariscotta Reversing Falls- Damariscotta/Newcastle- 2 locations: Rt 1 bridge & Rt 129/130 bridge. Reversing falls caused by tidal flow. Excellent practice for canoeists.
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- Visit St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church (1808), Academy Hill Rd., 563-3240. Oldest surviving Catholic church in New England. Revere bell.
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- Kaja Veilleux Art & Antique Gallery Newcastle Sq., New Castle 563-1002, 800-924-1032
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- Markert House Glidden St., New Castle 563-1309
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- Art Room Gallery - Jini Powell Studio Bristol Rd., Fire Lane #25, Damariscotta 563-5776
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- Seasoned Artisans Gallery, Damariscotta 563-3699
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- Victorian Stable Gallery 9 Water St., Damariscotta 563-1991
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- Chapman Hall House- Damariscotta- 1754, Period furnishings, herb garden and 18th century rose bushes.
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- Oyster Shell Heaps- Damariscotta- Centuries of feasts left by Indians who summered along the Damariscotta River.
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- Round Top Center for the Arts Rt. 1, Damariscotta 563-1507
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- Fall Foliage Tour
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- Visit MaineBirding.net
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- AmericanBirding.org
- LINKS TO OTHER MAINE SITES
- MAINE STATE GOVERNMENT SITES
- HISTORICAL INFORMATION
- NATURE and CONSERVATION INFORMATION
- HORTICULTURAL INFORMATION
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- Gardening to Conserve Maine's Natural Landscape - University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin
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- Maine Coast Botanical Gardens, Barter's Island Road in Boothbay, (207) 633-4333
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- The Garden Institute At Merry Gardens, (207)236-9064 (PO Box 595, Upper Mechanic St., Camden, ME 04843) Gardens open May 15th-Oct. 15th. A non-profit preserve, offering educational and horticultural opportunities for the mid-coast area. Established by Mary Ellen and Ervin Ross, visitors will find a large herb garden, perennial gardens, a children’s garden, test garden of annuals, abundant wildflowers, trees and shrubbery, and pond. Please call for schedule of workshops and programs.
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- Merryspring Horticultural Nature Park and Learning Center, Rockport (207) 236-2239. Email: mersprnge@mint.net (Conway Road, PO Box 893, Camden, ME 04843) Open year around during daylight hours, without charge. 66-acre park features numerous gardens & trails through undeveloped fields and woods, 10-acre arboretum of native species, woodland garden with vernal pool, and spectacular vistas of surrounding mountains. Developed area consists of a large gazebo surrounded by Herb, Rose and Perennial gardens, and handicapped accessible Raised Beds. The newly completed Ross Center houses library, classrooms, and visitor facilities. Call for schedule of lectures, classes, guided tours, events and plant sales. Pets permitted, on leash only. Directions: End of Conway Rd. off Rt.1, near Camden/Rockport line, behind IGA Shopping Plaza.
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- Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Freeport, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, ME 04032, Local: 207.865.4469. The former estate of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M.C. Smith now serves as a demonstration center for organic gardening. Visitors may view the Stone House during regular business hours, when not in use as a conference center. Flower beds and the Stone House gardens are maintained by the Wolfe’s Neck Botanical Society and can be viewed at any time. The farm offers a wide variety of programs for many age groups, including school field trips, week-long Farm School programs, Summer Day Camp, Pumpkin Hayrides, and workshops for adults.
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- Perennials Preferred, Waldoboro, (207)832-5282 (PO Box 17, 906 Feylers Corner Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572). Open Tues.-Sat., 10-4, mid-May-August or by appointment. Call first if coming from a distance. A vast collection of ultra-hardy perennials is growing in the ground and freshly dug for you. Plan time to stroll through the shade garden where native and exotic plants mingle to create a fairyland in June. Formal perennial borders, a maze of raised beds, a rose garden and a rock garden overflow with color and scent. There are large collections of hardy Geraniums, Pulmonarias, Primulas, Nepetas and Verbascums. Locally made baskets and birdhouses are also available. Directions: From Moody’s Diner on Rt. 1, take Rt. 220 North for 2 1/2 miles, then take first right (Feylers Corner Road) and drive 1 1/2 miles.
- WEATHER, TIDE, AND NAUTICAL INFORMATION
- AREA CHARTERS AND CRUISES
- OTHER PLACES TO STAY along the Maine Coast
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