- Southern Maine Coast
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 Graced with miles of white sandy beaches and
acres of farmland and pastoral countryside, the Southern Maine
Coast welcomes you. History and geography come together for an
unforgettable vacation. Outlet shops, antiques, boutiques,
resorts, and Maine's best seafood are all here to savor. Enjoy a
lobster boat cruise along the coast, canoeing on the Mousam River, a
trolley ride to the beach, or the thrill of an oceanside
amusement park. Open year 'round, the Southern Maine Coast has
it all.
The Southern Maine Coast region is a year 'round vacation
destination with miles of sandy beaches, a wide variety of
accommodations, excellent restaurants, and a host of activities
for every season. Visit the many boutique stores, outlets and
antique shops. Southern Maine from Kittery to
Freeport
is the perfect vacation getaway. Some of Southern Maine's more
popular towns include Old Orchard
Beach, Ogunquit,
Kennebunkport,
Wells and of course the largest city
in Maine... Portland!
During the summertime the Southern Maine Coast blossoms with
seaside lodgings, and bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, shops and
fine dining. Attractions such as the York Wild Animal Park, the
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunk, Funtown/Splashtown
Amusement Park in Saco, Palace Playland on the beach in Old
Orchard Beach, and Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm in Wells are all open to serve
you.
Kittery provides a taste of Maine with fresh lobsters caught
right off the coast. Route 1 is filled with outlet stores of
every kind imaginable. York's sandy beach, good surf and
fantastic scenes fill every summer with visitors from afar.
Historic York brings back history. Ogunquit attracts artists as
it has for years. Artists' renditions of the awesome Maine coast
leave to adorn living room walls every year. Enjoy a special
moment at Perkins Cove, take a coastal walk along Marginal Way,
or relax with an evening of summer stock theatre at the Ogunquit
Playhouse. Ogunquit Beach is a peninsula beach with water on
three sides and has been rated as one of the top ten beaches in
the United States. Wells is filled with antique shops, used and
antique book shops, the Wells National Estuarine Reserve at Laudholm Farm and the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge.
 The
Kennebunks attract the famous each summer including former
President George Bush. The "Port" (Kennebunkport) can only be
found in Maine; food and merchandise combine with nature to
treat you special. Saco and Biddeford add oceanside haunts and
typical Maine downtowns. Old Orchard Beach is filled with oceanside lodgings and attractions including the famous pier.
Southern Maine, a million miles from the daily grind, only a
short distance from you. Visit Maine Today!
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