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Day Trips from the Bucksport Bay Area |
The Bangor Area |
| Bangor Opera House - 131 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401 |
| The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has been providing live music for the people of Bangor since 1896 and hasn't missed a season since. |
| The Cole Land Transportation Museum's mission is to collect, preserve, and display (before they disappear forever) a cross section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past. 405 Perry Road Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: 207-990-3600 |
| Hermon Meadow Golf Club - 281 Billings Road,
Hermon, ME 04401 - Phone: 207-848-3741 |
| Maine Discovery Museum is the largest children's museum north of Boston. |
| The University of Maine Museum of Art |
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| The Abbe Museum offers innovative exhibitions and programs on Maine’s Native American heritage. In recent years, the Abbe has grown from a small but lovely trailside museum, privately operated within Acadia National Park, to an exciting contemporary museum in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. |
| Acadia National Park: Comprising more than 35,000 acres of mountains, shoreline, forest and lakes this is among the 10 most-visited national parks. There’s more than 120-miles of hiking trails, more than 300 species of birds, a 20-mile loop drive, and loads of natural splendor. The Hulls Cove Visitor Center is open mid-April through October 31st, it’s located on Route 3, Phone: 207-288-3338 |
| S&S Enterprises LLC - Karate School- Main Street, 40 Meadow Dr., Bar Harbor, ME 04609 |
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| The Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce - Discover dynamic Blue Hill Village or hike blueberry covered slopes of Blue Hill Mountain. Experience the galleries, studios, and antique shops of Brooklin and Sedgwick. Watch lobster boats slip through the morning fog of Eggemoggin Reach off Brooksville. Visit the historic sites and unique shops of Castine. Enjoy leisurely fishing on Penobscot’s 18 miles of shoreline and interior marshes and ponds. 28 Water Street, PO Box 520, Blue Hill, ME 04614 Phone: 207-374-3242 |
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Tours of international school available and shopping at school store, June through August. South of Deer Isle village, Route 15, watch for signs Phone: 207-348-2306 |
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| The Ellsworth Area |
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New England Museum of Telephony: At The Telephone Museum, the history of the telephone network from Alexander Graham Bell's patent in 1876, through the era of switchboard operators and early dial telephones, to the more complex electro-mechanical switching systems that preceded digital technology, is represented in hands-on exhibits intended to show the ingenuity and craftsmanship of thousands of telephone workers, innovators and entrepreneurs over more than 100 years. Open July through September. Located off Route 1A north (166 Winkumpaugh Road), Phone: 207-667-9491 |
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| Stanwood Homestead Museum and Bird Sanctuary: The 160-acre sanctuary, open year-round, is a memorial to Cordelia Stanwood a pioneer ornithologist. The homestead, open June through mid-October contains period furnishings. Located on Route 3, Phone: 207-667-8460 |
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The Woodlawn Museum : This outstanding Georgian mansion was built, in 1862, as a wedding present by John Black. The fine period furniture and lovely garden are open June-October. Located on Route 172, 207-667-8460. |
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The Searsport Area |
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The principal exhibits at Penobscot Marine Museum focus on the industry of Penobscot Bay in the 19th century and illustrate what it was like to live and work on one of the great square-rigged ships in the last quarter of the 19th century, and to visit China when it truly was exotic.
The Penobscot Marine Museum is spread through a series of historic buildings on the Register of Historic Places. Most have been converted to exhibit galleries. One is set up as the home of a late 19th century sea captain. Located on Rt. 1 in Searsport. Eight buildings house art galleries, a library, museum exhibits, lectures, films, and workshops. Admission $5.00, for more information, call 207-548-2529 or visit their Website. |
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| Searsport Pines Golf Course is a beautiful and challenging 9-hole course located just 2 miles from Rte. 1, out of Searsport Center. VOTED THE #1 GOLF COURSE IN WALDO COUNTY FOR 2007! 240 Mt. Ephraim Road, Searsport, ME 04974 Phone: 207- 548-2854 |
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