Destination Spotlight - Maine, USA continued...
A selection of summer Festivals in Maine
Here is a selection of events from 2006 to give you an idea of the many happenings each year in Maine
| 10th May – 17th June |
Maine’s Moose Mainea
a month long festival, dedicated to
Maine’s favourite four-legged resident. |
| 8th July – 2nd Sept |
LLBean Summer Concert Series
Enjoy a musical interlude every Saturday evening outside the
LLBean flagship store in Freeport. |
| 2nd – 6th August |
Maine Lobster Festival 2006
This celebration of Maine’s most famous export is in its 59th
year and takes place in the scenic location of Harbor Park,
overlooking Penobscot Bay in Rockland. |
| 10 – 13th August |
United Maine Craftsmen Cumberland Craft Show
Maine’s largest craft show will be held at the Cumberland
Fairgrounds, Cumberland. |
| 12 – 13th August |
Celebrate Maine Festival
(Formerly Made in Maine Product &
Seafood festival) Raitt Farm, Route 103, Elliot. |
| 18 – 20th August |
Great Falls Balloon Festival 2006
New England’s largest Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held in
Lewiston and Auburn. There will be entertainment for all the
family including carnival rides, balloon rides, parachute displays
and fireworks. |
| 18 – 20th August |
MS Regatta Harborfest, Portland and Casco Bay
Maine’s largest sailing race boasts activities all weekend
including waterfront displays and exhibitions, a Tugboat Muster,
a Powerboat Run and shore-side festival at Maine State Pier in Portland. |
| 19th August |
Highland Games Festival 2006
The 28th celebration of all things Scottish takes place at Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick. |
Reading to get you in the mood
The Maine Mutiny (Murder She Wrote) by Jessica Fletcher
The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island by Linda Greenlaw
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire (Gold Guides) by Fodor's
Fodor's Maine Coast by Fodor's
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
The AA Best Drives New England (AA Best Drives Series)
A Warmth in Winter (Heavenly Daze) by Lori Copeland
Mohawk by Richard Russo
The Risk Pool by Richard Russo
Needful Things by Stephen King
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Backroads by Pascale Le Draoulec
Lobster Rolls & Blueberry Pie: Three Generations of Recipes and Stories from Summers on the Coast of Maine by Calvin Trillin
|
