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Favorite winter subjects:

Sleighrides
Skiers
Snowshoeing
Christmas lights
Ice carnivals
Dogsledding and skijoring
Maple sugaring
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Winter Day Trips:

Harbor Lights Festival
Lighted Boat Parade
Boothbay Harbor, December 1, 2007. FMI 633-2353.
Sparkle Weekend
December annually, Freeport, ME
Maine Winterfest
January annually, Freeport, ME
"Winter Birds of Plum Island"
with Tin Mountain Conservation Center
February annually
"Winter Photography"
with Tin Mountain Conservation Center
February annually
Maine Maple Sunday
4th Sunday in March annually. 2009: March 22

Favorite spring subjects:

Baby animals
Apple blossoms
Wildflowers
Lilacs
Tulips & daffodils
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Spring Day Trips:

Vermont Maple Festival
Late April annually, St. Albans. FMI 802-933-8932
Warblers and Wildflowers Festival
May, annually, Bar Harbor, ME. FMI 888-540-9996.
Lilac Festival
May, annually, McLaughlin Garden, South Paris, ME
Vermont Dairy Festival
Very late May annually, Enosburg Falls, VT. FMI 802-933-2513
"Spring Photography Workshop"
with Tin Mountain Conservation Center
June annually
Old Port Festival
Early June, annually, Portland, ME
Moose Mainea
June, annually, Greenville, ME
Lupine Festival
June, annually, Deer Isle, ME
Boothbay in Bloom
Early June, annually, Boothbay, ME

Favorite summer subjects:

Balloon festivals
Baseball games
Hikes
Beach roses
Waterfalls
Lupines
Baby moose
Fireworks
Open Farm Day
Blueberry fields
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Summer weeknights:

Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary
Lewiston, ME; hike a little or a lot!
Pineland hiking trails
New Gloucester, ME; hike a little or a lot!
Singepole Mtn.
South Paris, ME. A short hike. Unusual meat-eating sundew plants at the summit, and blueberries in-season.
Antique cars (and great french fries with vinegar)
Roy's Steakburgers, Center St., Auburn, ME
Portland Sea Dogs game
Portland, ME. FMI 874-9300.

Summer Day Trips:

Fields of Lupine Festival
Where? Franconia, NH.
When? June annually. 2009: June 5-21.
FMI: 603-823-8000.
Antique car show
Where? Pleasant Mtn., Bridgton, ME
When? June annually. 2009: June 7.
Lupine Festival
Where? Deer Isle, ME
When? June annually. 2009: June 19-21.
Windjammer Days Festival
Where? Boothbay Harbor, ME.
When? June, annually. 2009: June 23-24.
La Kermesse Festival
Where? Biddeford, ME.
When? June, annually. 2009: June 24-28.
Parade & Sandcastle Contest
Where? Ocean Park, OOB, ME
When? Early July, annually.
Fabulous 50s, 60s, 70s & Antique Airplane Show
Where? Rockland, ME.
When? Early July, annually.
Moxie Festival
Where? Lisbon, ME.
When? Mid-July, annually. 2009: tbd
Fireworks; Saturday a car show, a parade, a fireman's muster. All promising photo possibilities!
The Art of Gardens
Where? Blue Hill, ME
When? July 14, 2009
Maine Windjammer Parade
Where? Rockland, ME.
When? Mid-July, annually. 2009: July 14-18.
FMI: 800-807-9463.
Open Farm Day
Where? All over western Maine.
When? Mid-July, annually. 2009: July 26.
Windjammer Weekend
Where? Camden, ME.
When? August annually. 2009: tbd
Wilton Blueberry Festival
Where? Wilton, ME
When? August annually. 2009: August 7-8.
80 events. Free Debbie Myers concert, parades, vendors, crafters and firework.
FMI: 778-4726.
Umbagog Wildlife Festival
Where? Errol, NH.
When? Mid-August annually. 2009: August 8-10.
Nature presentations; nature boat-rides on the lake; photo contest
FMI: 603-482-3415
Annual Wild Blueberry Festival
Where? Machias, ME.
When? Mid-August annually. 2009: August 14-16.
Features baking and pie eating contests, over 200 craft booths, foot races, a blueberry musical comedy and a variety of musical entertainment.
FMI: 255-6665
Blueberry Festival
Where? Boothbay Harbor, ME
When? Mid-August annually. 2009: August 15.
Blueberry pancake breakfast, boutique, storytelling, bake sale.
Bluegrass Festival
Where? Waterville Valley, NH.
When? Summer annually. 2009: August 21-23.
FMI: 603-236-8175.
Great Falls Balloon Festival
Where? Lewiston-Auburn, ME.
When? Mid-August annually. 2009: August 21-23.
Color, color, color!

Favorite fall subjects:

Farm stands
Fall festivals
Fairs
Orchards
Moose in season
Foliage
Pumpkins
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Fall Day Trips:

Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival
Saturday & Sunday, early September annually
Essex Junction, VT. FMI 802-446-3325
Tamworth Harvest Festival
Saturday, mid-September annually
Tamworth, NH. FMI 800-686-6117
Tunbridge World's Fair
Thursday - Sunday, mid-September annually
Tunbridge, VT. FMI 800-889-5555
"Wool Day", Canterbury Shaker Village
(AAA) Sheep, goats, alpacas, angora rabbits; shearing, spinning, and weaving!
Saturday, mid-September annually
Canterbury, NH. FMI: 603-783-9511
Fall Foliage Festival
Crafts, good food, hot cider, entertainment and steam train rides. Gates open 10-4.
Saturday and Sunday, early October annually (2007: October 6-7)
Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay Harbor. FMI 633-4727.
Norlands Fall Festival, Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
Apple cider, hayrides, a farmer's log scoot, scarecrow contest, apple pie contest, bean dinner and MORE! Open to the public.
Saturday, mid-October annually
Livermore, ME. FMI: 897-4366
Bethel Harvest Festival
Saturday, mid-October annually
Bethel, ME
"Oktoberfest", Inn at East Hill Farm
(AAA) More German food and 'oompah' music!
Sunday, late Oktober annually
Troy, NH. FMI: 603-242-6495

Favorite destinations:

Natural places
Museums
Historic sites
Tours
Whale watches

Museums:

Maine State Museum
Augusta, ME; general Maine history
Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center
Rockland, ME; art with an emphasis on the Wyeths
Portland Museum of Art
Portland, ME; art; occasional photography exhibitions. Friday evenings free admission!
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Owls Head, ME; cars, planes, and other transportation.
Seashore Trolley Museum
Kennebunk, ME
Abbe Museum
Bar Harbor, ME; Native American prehistory
Maine Lighthouse Museum
Rockland, ME
Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, ME
Penobscot Marine Museum
Searsport, ME
Stanley Museum
Kingfield, ME; the stanley brothers of Stanley Steamer fame.
Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum
Thomaston, ME; General Washington's right-hand man.
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Day trips (destinations):

(not season-related)

Bridge of Flowers at Webhannet Falls Park
Wells, ME
Brownfield Bog
Brownfield, ME
Cannon Mtn. aerial tramway
Nice ride to the top; wonderful views of Franconia Notch from above. A little walking.
Canterbury Shaker Village
Canterbury, NH
Deering Oaks, Baxter Woods, Royal River Park combination trip
Three small parks in Portland area. Flowers, streams, waterfalls.
Desert of Maine
Freeport, ME
The Flume Gorge
Lincoln, NH. FMI 603-745-8391
Fort Knox & new Penobscot Narrows Bridge, Prospect, ME
Fantastic view from the only bridge in the western hemisphere with an observation deck on its tower!
Fort Preble/Portland Harbor Museum and Spring Point Light
South Portland, ME
Harrisville, NH
Wonderfully restored old red brick buildings and a granite mill reflected in the millpond. Do this during foliage season!!
Land & Sea Tour ("The Duck")
Portland, ME
Mast Landing Sanctuary
Freeport, ME
Mid-coast trip - Camden, Mt. Battie
Great view of Camden harbor - sailboats galore!
Montpelier (General Henry Knox Mansion)
Thomaston, ME. FMI 354-8062.
Moose, Deer, Bear and More
Discover the wildlife of Northern New Hampshire with outdoor enthusiast Nigel Manley. Nigel has worked for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests last 20 years and has spent hours observing animals and birds in his backyard. Come discover secrets of the natural world with hands on exhibits including antlers, pelts and skulls while enjoying intriguing educational facts about the animals in New Hampshire.
The Rocks Estate, Bethlehem, NH; FMI 603-444-6228.
Morse Mtn. - Seawall Beach
Phippsburg, ME
Old Fort Western
Protecting, preserving and interpreting the 1754 National Historic Landmark fort, store and house on the Kennebec River
Augusta, ME
Olson House, an historic site at the Farnsworth Art Museum
Cushing, ME
Polar Caves Park
Plymouth, NH
Portland Observatory
Portland, ME
Sabbaday Lake Shaker Village
New Gloucester, ME
Vaughan Woods
Hallowell, ME
Whale watch
Newburyport Whale Watch, Newburyport, MA. FMI 978-499-0832
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., Bar Harbor, ME. FMI 288-2386
First/Second Chance, Inc., Kennebunk, ME. FMI 967-5507
Old Port Mariner Fleet, Portland, ME. FMI 775-0727
Atlantic Whale Watch, Rye Harbor, NH. FMI 603-964-5220
Wilhelm Reich Museum
Rangeley, ME
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Freeport, ME
In Yankee Magazine's Most Beautiful Places in New England issue:
Chickering Bog, Calais, VT. Carnivorous plants; combination of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
West Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Island Pond, VT. Only boreal forest in Vermont; unusual flora and fauna.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport, MA. Birding; famous for raptors in November.

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Longer trips:

"Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival", President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
(AAA) Celebrate the harvest, listen to old-tyme fiddle music, and sample Vermont cheese!
Plymouth Notch, VT, Sunday, mid-September annually. FMI: 802-672-3773
Fall Festival & Art Photography Show, Beaver Brook Maple Hill Farm
Late September annually (2007: September 23 - October 1)
Hollis, NH. FMI: (603) 465-7787
Fifth annual "Schnitzelfest"
(AAA) German food and 'oompah' music!
Saturday, late September annually
Butler Park, Hillsborough, NH. FMI: 603-464-5858
Mainely Photos
Millinocket, ME. Can you say moose?
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, VT
Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain
What else can we say?
America's Stonehenge
Salem, NH
Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT. FMI 888-9730-2767
Heritage Museums & Gardens
Sandwich, MA. FMI 508-888-3300
Ausable Chasm
near Plattsburgh, NY. FMI (518) 834-7454
Vermont "flower tour"
Bennington area; in July 2007 we saw more beautiful gardens than we've ever seen!
Northern Maine woods "rambles"
Golden Road; Baxter State Park; Allagash and others!
Gulf Hagas - "Maine's Grand Canyon."
At least one night in Greenville area and a lot of hiking.
Last updated 04/27/09.