Hallowell

Brewery 

The Liberal Cup Public House & Brewery - 7 Coon Mountain Lane

Harpswell

Ghost Sightings at Harpswell Harbor - A famous phantom ship was said to appear just before dark. It was depicted in the John Greenleaf Whittier's 1866 poem "The Dead Ship of Harpswell." The ship changed size and shape, but always appeared sailing straight ahead at full sail, no matter what the weather was like. 

Hancock

Harrison

Brewer(ies)

Pennesseewassee Brewing Co

458 Plains Rd

(207)743-9808

Choose And Cut Christmas Tree  Farm & Sleigh Rides Too!

High View Farm

48 Leander Harmon Road

belgian1@verizon.net

207-595-1601

Call for your sleigh ride like no other through 140+ acres of meadows and woods in Harrison Maine.  Call for sleigh ride appointment at the number above.

Hebron

Choose And Cut Christmas Tree  Farm

Longmeadow Farm

121 Station Road

207-966-2213

Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4

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Hermon

 Jackson Beach Park, Hermon

Open 9:00 a.m. - Sunset

Boat ramp, Picnic & Grilling Area, Fishing, and unguarded swimming ( no lifeguard )

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Skiing

Hermon Mountain - Skiing & Tubing

441 Newburg Road

(207)848-5192

email : info@skihermonmountain.com

http://www.skihermonmountain.com/

Hinkley

Archives & Museums

L C Bates Museum

14 Easler Rd ( Rt 201)

207-238-4250

Exhibits include 32 Maine habitat dioramas, galleries of birds, mammals, marine life, insects, reptiles and minerals.

The backgrounds of the dioramas were painted in the 1920s by Charles Daniel Hubbard (1876 - 1951 ).

The museum is said to be a museum in itself! 

Winter Hours by Chance

but usually between:  Wed - Sat - 10 am to 4:30 pm and most Sundays 1 - 4:30pm

Not open if roads are snowy

Dress warmly, they are CHILLY!

Admission: Adults $3.00 & Children 17 and under $1.00

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Hodgdon

Choose And Cut Christmas Tree  Farm

Pleasant View Tree Farm

1190 Calais Road

207-532-4769

http://www.pleasantviewtreefarm.com/

daily 8 am to 6 pm

Houghton

(North/West) - Township D - Angel Falls

90 ft / 2nd if not tied for 1st longest fall in Maine

Trailhead

From North: From the intersection of ME Routes 4 and 17 in Oquossoc Village, follow ME-17 south for about 18 miles and turn right on to Houghton Road (adjacent to a large field on the right side of the road). Immediately cross a bridge over the Swift River, then turn right on to Bemis Road and drive 3.4 miles. Park on the left side of Bemis Road in a small parking area just before a sign marking the trailhead.

From South: From the intersection of ME Routes 17 and US Route 2 in Mexico, follow ME-17 north for about 17.5 miles and turn left on to Houghton Road (about 4 miles beyond Coos Canyon in Byron, and just after a large field on the left side of the road). Immediately cross a bridge over the Swift River, then turn right on to Bemis Road and drive 3.4 miles. Park on the left side of Bemis Road in a small parking area just before a sign marking the trailhead.

Safety Note on Roads: Houghton and Bemis Roads are logging roads. Logging roads may require four-wheel drive and may not be appropriate for small cars or cars with low clearances. Be sure to park on the side of the road where you will not block traffic. Logging vehicles always have the right of way.

courtesy of : http://www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail/angel-falls ( visit site for more info )

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Houlton

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Ghost Sightings at Paddy Holler - Foxcroft Cemetary - stories passed down over the years say that some of the older folks hooked on canned heat died in this small town after drinking poisonous canned heat, also on Hemore Rd there is an old green house that sits kitty cornered and has been abandoned since 66, when a young woman with 9 children passed away from a misdiagnosed brain aneurysm.

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Maine Solar System Model

The largest complete three dimensional scale model of the Solar System in the World    Covers a 40 mile area!

Built by the University of Maine - Presque Isle and space enthusiasts, a community project.

1:93,000,000 scale, the models are sculpted and painted planets on tall poles to map out our solar system.

The sun a giant yellow ring cutting right thru Northern Maine Museum of Science, Mercury rests above a public garden, Venus sits just outside a motor inn, Earth is located on the grounds of a car dealership, Mars greets people as they enter Presque Isle University, Jupiter is in a roadside field surrounded by its many moons, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are scattered further downt the road, and pluto is mounted inside an information center off of interstate 95.

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Offbeat Attractions

7 Wonders of Gods Creatures

He doesn't let people onto the property - but the "visionary art" can be viewed from the street - he claims to have been abducted from aliens from his alien like ship that is mounted to the roof of his house, and he also claims to have died briefly and met God, which has inspired his artwork.  The Town is trying to shut down! Visit before it's gone!

Address:

314 Military St., Houlton, ME

Directions:

I-95 exit 304 (the last one in the U.S.) onto Airport Drive. Drive south, then take the first right onto US 2/Military St. Drive a little over one mile. The 7 Wonders will be on the right; park across the street on the left.

- See more at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/22889#sthash.MNO1HyOC.dpuf

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Boy and the Boot Fountain / Pierce Park

One of 29 Fountains in the World depicting the "Boy and the Boot".  According to Wikipedia this boy could be one of 3 different stories, but the truth be told no one really knows for sure. 1916 added to park.

Address:

Military St., Houlton, ME

Directions:

Pierce Park. East edge of town, on the north side of US Hwy 2/Military St. at the corner of Burleigh St.

Phone:  207-532-4216

Admission:  Free.

- See more at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/7825#sthash.Xdz07jDC.dpuf

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Watering Holes

Nickerson Lake - 12 Kelleran Street

In addition to the beach, there are two hiking trails on the South Side of Nickerson Lake, one takes you to the top of the "mountain" - its about 1 1/2 miles long and the other loops around and starts about 300 ft straight back from shore line and is about 1.7 miles.  Courtesy maps can be found 200 ft from the shore attached to a tree in a box, please return when your done!

Photo contributed by Phil DuBois
text contribution in part by http://www.nickersonlake.com/gallery/trails & https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nickerson-Lake/110515955669136

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Skiing

Spruce Mountain Ski Slope

Ski Slope Road

(207) 897-4090

info@sprucemountain.org

Ski rentals are not available at Spruce Mountain.  

Leather or work gloves are highly recommended for newcomers - tow ropes will tear up regular ski gloves!

Jefferson - X Country & Snowshoeing

Hidden Valley Nature Center

131 Egypt Road

www.hvnc.org

email: hvnc@gmail.com

800 acres many trails, many ponds and vernal ponds.

Jonesport

Maine Coast Sardine History Museum 

34 Mason Bay Road

Route 187

Open the 3rd Sunday in June - September 30th, Tuesday - Friday & Sunday too from 12 - 4 pm

Jonesport was once the home to 15 Sardine canneries, Maine has had 400 different Sardine cannery businesses over the years, but in 2010 the last one closed.  Sardines small herring, were unregulated which led to over fishing and has now has serious limitations which makes it not profitable.