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The #1 Guidebook to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Filled with detailed maps, insider tips, and on-the-spot information to help you make the most of your time in Acadia. From coastal hiking to sailing cruises, public gardens to restaurants, Acadia Revealed is the only guidebook you will ever need to Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.

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Official guidebook and maps to the Appalachian Trail in Maine—covering 281 miles from Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park to the New Hampshire line, packaged with 7 four-color topographical maps, with elevation profiles and trail descriptions. Published by the Maine Appalachian Trail Club.

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If you're taking the kids to the Pine Tree State, this is the book for you. From Marginal Way to Perry's Tropical Nut House to Sunday River Ski Area, you'll find something to satisfy every whim! The book divides the state into 6 geographic regions, each with accommodations and eateries listed by city/town. Written by a parent, for parents, this opinionated, personal and easy-to-use guide has the best things to see and do to keep the kids busy and happy for an hour, a day, or a weekend-a guaranteed antidote to vacation boredom!

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This three maps set is the perfect guide to the New England coast from Seabrook, NH to Calais, ME. Over 5,000 place names, including islands, bays, coves, lighthouses, beaches, parks, museums, historic sites, amuseuments and more! The three maps include original illustrations and historic notes. The reverse side is a town-by-town guide to each coastal community and includes brief histories of the town and listings of what to see and do. Specially priced three map set.

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No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this completely up-to-date guide our experts who live in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire give you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do ? from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Fodor's Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges ? from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice ? from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.

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Heading Down East to go blueberry picking, antiques shopping, or beachcombing? From the best lobster co-ops in the New Harbor and Boothbay areas to the Rachel Carson Salt Pond, from top snowboarding spots to gorgeous camping sites on Moosehead Lake, this book has the whole Pine Tree State covered. Author Kathleen M. Brandes knows the best places for just about everything, and she doesn't keep secrets. As a longtime Mainer and a contributing editor to Down East magazine for more than 20 years, she's a trustworthy tour guide and imparts historical facts throughout the 650-page book, helping to make a trip to Vacationland informative as well as darn fun. The book is full of photographs and dozens of clear area maps, as well as lists of festivals and special events. It's organized by county, so whether you're going snowmobiling in Presque Isle or bargain hunting in Freeport, you'll have all the information you need in one glorious book. Brandes also includes a "wicked useful" Yankee glossary and pronunciation guide so you can sound like a native! --Erica Jorgensen

This guide will lure you in with its extensive coverage of the 33,000 square miles of mountains, lakes, forests, and islands that make up this coastal state. And it will keep you hooked with updated information on restaurants and lodging, exciting activities like llama trekking and panning for gold, and cultural insight that helps you fit in with the locals.

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Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide -- but in a concise, pocket-sized format.

Our expert author, a longtime resident of Maine, has chosen all the best inns, lobster pounds, and outlet shopping centers. He'll show you how to enjoy the great outdoors along this gorgeous coast, from family-friendly beaches to solitary sea kayaking, and he'll help you explore the wonders of Acadia National Park. With detailed maps, candid reviews, and a few jaunts off the beaten track, Frommer's puts gives you the best of the Maine Coast at a glance!

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This exciting new addition to the Moon Handbooks series features insider advice from Kathleen Brandes, a longtime Maine resident and veteran traveler. She provides information on windjammer cruises out of Camden and Rockland, gives details on the Maine Island Trail, a 325-mile route linking dozens of uninhabited islands, suggests where to spot coastal wildlife, such as whales, puffins, and harbor seals, and points out where to hike, swim, sail, and sea kayak. Also included are recommendations for museums, historic sights, antique shops, farmers markets, and festivals, and tips for visiting many of the state's 64 lighthouses and finding the best places to dine on lobster and clams.

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The Maine "bible" celebrates its 10th edition as the most comprehensive guide to the state. Christina Tree and Elizabeth Roundy Richards have explored every corner of the state to provide discriminating, opinionated recommendations for travelers of all stripes. From rustic sporting lodges, rafting trips, and hiking trails, to artists' colonies, historic homes, and museums, they guide readers beyond the lobster pounds and tourist trails of the heavily traveled coast, into the far reaches of this vast and beautiful state. Features include:

• More than 1,000 dining and lodging reviews
• 34 up-to-date regional and downtown maps
• calendar guides to annual events and celebrations
• an alphabetical "what's where" subject guide for trip planning
• handy icons that point out places that offer best value, cater to families, welcome pets, and provide handicapped access

An independently researched guide; no paid listings. 80 black & white photographs, 34 maps, index.

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Whatever you do when you travel, get off the highway. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide helps you discover the hidden places in Maine that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon. (5 1/2 X 81/2, 208 pages, maps, illustrations)

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