Randolph

Ghost Sightings @ Randolph Forest - Old Narrow Gauge Trail - From the forest, witnesses have reported voices calling out to them, or screaming at them, and have seen orbs, flashes, and dark shadows. They have heard footsteps and felt a feeling of dread. Some say there is a spirit named Bicycle Eddie who may be trying to impart a message 

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Rangley

Choose And Cut Christmas Tree  Farm

Balsam Ridge Christmas Tree Farm

140 Egypt Road

207-655-4474

lloy@fairpoint.net

Open: for the Season Friday after Thanksgiving Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4pm.

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Hiking Trail(s)

Bald Mountain

Views of Rangeley Lake, newer fire tower which offers fantastic view of Mooselookmeguntic Lake & in the background Upper Richardson Lake.  The hike up offers some incredible views as well.

To get to Bald Mountain travel west on Rt 4 through Rangeley to Oquossoc. Keep going until Rt 4 ends at Haines Landing and then take a left on to Mountain Road. A little less than a mile on Mountain Road is the parking lot and trail head on the left. The trail is well marked and well worn.

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Bemis Mountain 

Not easy to find and not an easy climb.  Spectacular views from the summit.

Directions:  
To get to Bemis Mountain, travel to Rangeley on Rt 4. Pick up Rt 16 in Rangeley and continue west towards Oquossoc. Rt 17 will go left and South. Travel down Rt 17 for approximately 2-3 miles and take the Bemis Road to the right. It is the first road to the right off Rt 17. This is very well marked in the Maine Atlas. It is a dirt road and eventually goes along one end of Mooselookmeguntic lake.   If you come to a bridge over Bemis Stream, you have gone too far, turn around and the sign is much easier to read from this angle, go back about 2 miles and sign is on your left.

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Skiing & Terrain Park(s)

Saddleback Mountain 

Skiing, Terrain Parks, Banquets, Conferences, Events, and Weddings

976 Saddleback Mountain Rd

(207)864-5671

(866)918-2225 (toll free)

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Waterfalls

Angel Falls

Directions: Take West 17 towards Rangeley; The turn off is located about 16 miles down that road on the left; it is about 4 miles past Coos Canyon (just to give you a landmark); the road takes you over a bridge (swift river) and is called Houghton Road but there is no sign; Take a right on Bemis Road and you will see signs for Angel Falls; parking is located about 4 miles down the dirt road. Follow the red markers clearly indicated on the trail. And, expect to get a little wet because you have to cross the water a couple times. Wear good shoes and keep following the red markers until you get to a huge set of falls

Raymond

Menu & Reviews are Five Star

The Good Life Market

1297 Roosevelt Trail

655-1196

Hours:  S - S  / 7am - 7pm

Corner of Route 302 & Route 85

Freshly made, innovative deli sandwiches, featuring Boar’s Head meats and cheeses served on local breads from Borealis and Big Sky bakeries.

• Fresh produce, including organic and locally grown, when in season

• The best wine selection in the Lakes Region

• A full array of Maine-made foods

• Organic, healthy and natural products

• Imported and specialty cheeses and groceries

• Fresh Borealis and Big Sky breads

• Swift River Roasters coffee

• Fine liquor and spirits

• Dinner to go and take-out catering 

• A nice selection of fresh cigars

• Books about Maine, gift books and cookbooks

• Monthly wine tastings, free and open to the public

• And our New Swift River Café– A coffee and smoothie bar!

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Readfield

Blueberry Picking

R & L Berry Farm
22 Berry Road
(207) 685-4709
Highbush blueberries – easy to pick. Owner Leane Reed says the blueberries are awesome.

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Ghost Sightings @ Readfield Historical Society and Museum - This building is haunted by a young schoolgirl and a hostile presence, believed to be a male. Whispering noises, moans and screams have been heard in the building, along with disembodied footsteps. A visitor was attacked by an unseen entity. Electrical appliances go on and off.

Rock Harbor

Brewery

Rock Harbor Brewing Company - 416 Main St - With the brewery up and running for more than a year, Rock Harbor has between 5 and 10 of our own beers on tap at all times (if we can keep up).  

see more at:  http://www.rockharbor.me/

Rockland aka Rock City

Breakwater Lighthouse

Buildings which are open to the public - Light Tower & keeper's house

The lighthouse is an active Coast Guard aid to navigation and contains a beautiful fourth order Fresnel lens.  The light station's historic buildings are owned by the City of Rockland and cared for by the Friends of Rockland Harbor Lights, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation.

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Farnsworth Art Museum

From June thru October the museum offers free admission to all on the First Fridays from 5-8 p.m.

July thru September: free admission on Wednesdays 5-8 p.m.

the museum is closed: New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and closes early on X-mas eve, and New Year's Eve at 2 p.m.

The museum offers a comprehensive collection of American art related to Maine.

Andrew Wyeth, George Bellows, William Zorach, George Inness, Winslow Homer, Joseph DeCamp, Frank Duveneck, and John La Farge to name a few.

FMI & contributed by:

http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/collections

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Restaurants:

In Good Company

415 Main Street

207-593-9110

Offers an Old World atmosphere of unhurried dining, coupled with a compelling wine selection and full bar. The ever-changing menu of light tapas to full entrees utilizes locally produced cheeses, sausages, patés and wild-harvested seafood, mushrooms and greens. The daily dessert offerings are decadent yet sublime.

Open 7 days a week - Opens at 4:30p.m.

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Rock Harbor Brewing Company 

416 Main Street

207-593-7488

The menu is full of fresh, local and delicious options.  Menu changes seasonally to keep it as local as possible.

Dining room overlooking Main St, or watch game at bar while eating, catch trivia, open mic, cribbage tournaments and Live Music can be found here.

contributed by: http://www.rockharbor.me/

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Suzuki's Sushi Bar 

419 Main Street

207-596-7447

Suzuki’s Sushi Bar in Rockland is not like other sushi restaurants. First of all, the sushi chefs are women.

Second, there is no fried food and no grilled food. In fact, there are no stoves, no ovens, and no deep fryers. The cooks steam dumplings and simmer soups on electric induction burners using standard pots and an innovative homemade system of wooden and glass boxes.

Third, the fish are more likely to come from the Gulf of Maine than from Tokyo Bay, and the meat and vegetables come from local farms instead of big distributors. The omakase (chef’s selection) is often made up entirely of local fish.

FMI & Contributed by: https://www.themainemag.com/eat/features/1162-suzukis-sushi-bar-maine.html

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Strand Theatre

345 Main Street

207-594-0070

http://www.rocklandstrand.com

The Historic Strand Theatre, located in downtown Rockland on the coast of Maine, has been entertaining audiences since 1923. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the theater underwent an extensive renovation in 2005, which included new sound and projection equipment, a fully restored interior and exterior, and a bright new marquee.

In 2014, the theater became a non-profit organization, and is now owned and operated by the Friends of the Strand Theatre.

Today, the Strand Theatre is a multi-use venue offering the best of current independent and world cinema, live musical performances & concerts, comedy, conferences, The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre of London Live In HD broadcasts, and other special events on our stage and screen.

Rockport

Archives & Museums

Center for Maine Contemporary Art

21 Winter Street

207-701-5005

Opening in late 2016 - 11,550 sq ft with 5,500 sq ft of exhibition space, designed by internationally recognized architect Toshiko Mori.  

Located across from the Farnsworth Art Museum and adjacent to the historic Strand Cinema.

FMI:  cmcanow.org

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Farnsworth Art Museum

American Art - the Wyeth Center at Farnsworth is one of two centers in the Country dedicated to three generations:  N. C. Wyeth - the grandfather, Andrew Wyeth - the father, and James Wyeth the grandson.

From June to October on the 1st Friday of every month from 5-8 pm the museum is free.

From July to September Free Admission every Wednesday

Fall hours - 11/01 - 12/31 - Tues - Sun - Closed Mondays

Winter hours - 01/01 - 03/31 - Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm - Closed Monday & Tuesday

Spring hours - 04/01 - 05/31 - Tues - Sunday - Closed Mondays except for Memorial Day

Summer hours - 06/01 - 10/31 - Open Daily - 10am - 5pm

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Blueberry Picking

Pleasant Mountain Blueberries
25 Tolman Lane
(207) 236-6596

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Fun Fact

Birthplace of the inventor of the Donut With a Hole!

A sea captain, named Hanson Gregory loved fried dough, he use to eat his fried dough while at the helm, he would stab his dough onto the helm wheel so he could access his snack when needed,  and then in 1847 he had the cook make them with a hole, so they could hang from helm, and the doughnut began!

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Ghost Sightings @ Goose River Bridge is haunted by a man aka "the pitcher man" who offers a passerby a pitcher of beer before he disappears.  The man was killed there according to legend in 1783.   Looking for some pictures to add to my sidebar, I discovered a wonderful web site with the complete story on the "pitcher man", aka William Richardson - everyone should read very well done - http://www.prairieghosts.com/gooser.html

http://www.paranormalinvestigators.com/Goose%20River/goose_river_bridge_investigation.htm  ( a personal account of his investigative finding -  a worth read )

Rumford

Hiking 

Rumford Whitecap 

From Rumford Center take a right onto the East Andover Road for approx. five miles. Here the road forks to the right and the parking area is just a short distance ahead on the left. 

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Skiing & Terrain Park(s)

Black Mountain

39 Glover Road

(207) 364-8944

www.skiblackmountain.com