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Scroll down to explore all Maine or select an interest.   Communities   Newspapers  Museums  Preservation &  Smart Growth       AttractionsTheater   Public Radio   The Arts  Outdoors     Travel     History     Just added:   Michelle Rose and Christopher K. Larochelle have combined their varied backgrounds, skills and interests in founding Gallery 27 in the community of Camp Ellis Beach, Maine.  Open, understandably during Maine's warmers seasons (Spring to the Fall); they offer an arrange of original paintings, jewelry, fashion accessories and a line of soap and soap products.  All are interestingly presented, sometimes stunning and always created in the style of "progressive".   Communities Official State of Maine page Maine office of Tourism Acton Albion Andover Anson Athens Kennebec Valley Council of Governments Atkinson part of The Three Rivers Community Alliance Auburn Augusta Bath   The Official Website of the Town of Bar Harbor is where the locals can go to find out what the Council is doing, the mill rate and how the town's government is doing.  With a colorful map of the town and a search program. Belfast  Chamber of Commerce-good events listing Belgrade Benton Bingham Boothbay Harbor Bowdoinham Brewer official with good economic development info Brownville part of  The Three Rivers Community Alliance Brunswick Bucksport Buxton Byron Canaan Cape Elizabeth Charlotte Chebeague  Island  Chelsea China Cliff Island Columbia Falls Cornish Cumberland  Dayton Deer Isle Dexter Dover-Foxcroft Dresden Durham East Boothbay Easton Eastport Edgecomb   Ellsworth.com is a hosted site with lots of links to the community. Embden Eustis Falmouth Farmingdale Fayette Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Freedom Frye Island Gardiner  Gorham Gray Greenville sent us a correction to their official site.  Nice town with an attractive site of an official nature and a great photograph of the countryside. Hallowell Hampden Historical info is short but interesting Hanover Harmony Harpswell Hartland Hermon Hollis Houlton Islesboro Jackman Kennebec Valley Council, good local links at bottom.  Kennebunk Kennebunkport Kittery Lake View part of The Three Rivers Community Alliance Lamoine Lewiston Limerick  Lincoln  Lincolnville Lisbon Litchfield Lubec Lyman Madawaska Madison Manchester Medford  part of The Three Rivers Community Alliance Mercer Kennebec Valley Council of Governments Milbridge Millinocket Milo  part of The Three Rivers Community Alliance Monhegan Monmouth Moose River Moosehead Lake Moscow Mt. Vernon New Portland Newport Norridgewock Oakland Ogunquit Old Orchard Beach Orono Owl's Head Palermo Palmyra Peru Pittsfield Pittston Poland Portage Portland  one of the best cities in the country and a very useful site for residents, tourists and businesses. Presque Isle Randolph Rangeley Raymond Readfield Ripley Rockland Rockport Rome Roxbury Rumford River Valley Chamber of Commerce Saco St. Agatha St. Albans Go Scarborough! is a guide to Scarborough, Maine and Greater Portland.  They offer up-to-date information on the area and is a good place to plan a visit.  The site has plenty of local links.  Searsmont Shapleigh Smithfield Solon South Portland Southport Standish Starks Stonington The Three Rivers Community Alliance is a not-for-profit organization run by volunteers group of towns in central Maine including Atkinson, Brownville, Bowerbank, LaGrange, Lake View, Medford, Milo, and Sebec, with a total population of about 5,000 people.  With local color, picture and frequently updated information on the region, the site offers visitors a chance to see what's going on and what is important to the people in the region. Thorndike Trescott Turner, Maine was incorporated in 1786 and while some things have changed in the community-like having an Internet site-they've maintained their connection to the past.  The site has good local links and information for visitors, businesses or just the curious.    Unity Vassalboro Vienna Vinalhaven Island Waterville Wells West Gardiner Whiting Winslow Winthrop Yarmouth York   Newspapers The Daily Me is an online newspaper from Dexter, Maine with a decidedly local slant.  Good local stories, an events listing and links in an attractive and easy to use format.  Augusta Kennebec Journal is Maine's oldest newspaper from Augusta and is owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers.  The site is part of MaineToday.com. Bangor Daily News is a truly independent newspaper serving the counties of Aroostook, Hancock, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo and Washington for more than a century.   Journal Tribune is a daily from Biddeford, in York County with good coverage of local news. Times Record  from Brunswick serves Maine's mid-coastal region. Sun Journal is another independent daily from Lewiston with a long history and tradition for excellence in journalism.  The photo gallery is worth a visit. Portland Press Herald & Maine Sunday Telegram is a daily with good local listings and information and is part of MaineToday.com. Morning Sentinel is from Waterville, part of MaineToday.com, that serves the northern Kennebec valley.  Published daily. Noting that it is the Gray-New Gloucester's Newspaper of Record, The Monument Newspaper is published every Thursday from Gray, Maine.  A refreshingly "independent" publication, the paper offers news, a local listing of Agendas, photographic collages of the region and an "active" opinion page that covers a broad range of issues. Boothbay Register is a weekly serving Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport, Edgecomb. Cape Courier is a small, on line monthly with local news from Cape Elizabeth. Damariscotta: Lincoln County News Ellsworth American, a weekly with an up-to-date events listing and local news. The Ellsworth Weekly serves, as they say, "Down East" Maine The Three Rivers News features local news for the communities in the the state's Three Rivers Community Alliance Gray: News  Greenville: Moosehead Messenger  The Harpswell Anchor  Kennebunk: York County Coast Star New Gloucester: News  Norway: Advertiser Democrat, local news and calendar Portland: Casco Bay Weekly   The Courier, Rockland with 9 newspapers Free Press (Rockland)  Wiscasset: Newspaper  Kennebunk: Town Crier  Southern Maine (Gorham): Free Press  Museums The Maine Arts Commission The New England Museum of Telephony, Ellsworth, Maine recounts the history of the telephone and its social significance from 1876 to 1983,  when the nation's "big" phone company became a number of smaller, big companies. The museum has displays of phones and equipment that show the ingenuity used to make the phone ring.  Open from July to September on Wednesdays and Sundays, they are holding the 5th Annual Telephone Fair on August 11.  Maine Discovery Museum is as they say "an amusement park for your brain." Maine Maritime Museum Maine Art Museum Trail Maine Art Museums Links to University of Maine, Portland Museum of Art, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Farnsworth Art Museum, Colby Museum of Art, Bowdoin College Museum of Art and Bates College Museum of Art Portland Museum of Art  Owls Head Transportation Museum Owls Head is just a fun place.  The have a full schedule of  events for the year.  Visit the site for Special Events 2001 The Davistown Museum Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland The John Hampden Society, Hampden The Pejepscot Historical Society  Brunswick with information on: The Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum, The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum Thames Science Center, Newport The Ruggles House, Columbia Falls   Preservation & Smart Growth Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Boothbay Region Land Trust The Maine Rural Water Association  The Maine Development Foundation Eastern Maine Development Corporation Down East Resource Conservation And Development The Natural Resources Council of Maine  CHEWONKI FOUNDATION, WISCASSET   Attractions Funtown/Splashtown USA Saco Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach  York's Wild Kingdom, York Beach  Covered Bridges of Maine   Theatre The Public Theatre, downtown Lewiston Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick Oak Street Theatre, Portland  The Theater At Monmouth Maine Shakespeare Festival  Sanford Maine Stage Company in Springvale has an ambitious, year-round season with a bent towards modern American musicals and drama.  The site includes the upcoming season, their Children's Theatre program, directions and ticketing information. Mad Horse Theatre, Portland The Portland Opera Repertory Theatre holds a summer festival that includes a Young Artists Program.    Public Radio Maine Public Broadcasting works out of sites in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor and covers the entire state with radio and TV broadcasting.  They are in the process of upgrading their online services with the introduction multimedia that should be available in 2001. works out of sites in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor and covers the entire state with radio and TV broadcasting.  They are in the process of upgrading their online services with the introduction multimedia that should be available in 2001. Listen onlin The Arts The Maine Arts Commission is the official agency supporting the arts in Maine and a good source for up-to-date information on the arts community. They also have granting information for artists. is the official agency supporting the arts in Maine and a good source for up-to-date information on the arts community. They also have granting information for artists. Noting that it is the Gray-New Gloucester's Newspaper of Record, The Monument Newspaper is published every Thursday from Gray, Maine.  A refreshingly "independent" publication, the paper offers news, a local listing of Agendas, photographic collages of the region and an "active" opinion page that covers a broad range of issues. Acadia Magic is a site by Greg Hartford of Maine.  It is a stunning visual and written celebration of the Acadia National Park-a genuine Wonder of the World-and the park's surrounding communities.  The site has hundreds of pages that can be easily navigated with a unique map to bring up information and photographs.  Well worth a visit, presentations may be downloaded for a modest fee.   Argosy Gallery, Bar Harbor Brunswich Area Cultural Directory-Everything on the Arts for the region. Maine Arts, Inc. from Portland and like it says, arts in Maine  West Island Gallery, in Bath., in Bath. School Street Gallery, of East Boothbay. Dancing Eyes Design Soll's Antiques  The Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta Peter Beerits Sculpture The Duxbury Art Association is one of the oldest arts organizations in the country. A non-profit, member-supported association, it is  committed to supporting the visual arts throughout the region, promoting public access to art and to art education for adults and children.  The Turtle Gallery, Deer Island, Deer Island Grandfather's Collection ,Ellsworth Charles Oakes: Maine Coast Poetic Visionary Artist  Nancy Cooper Funk Joy Biddle Gallery MaineArtists.com Windemere Studios, Kennebunkport , Kennebunkport  The Fore Street Gallery, Portland Greenhut Galleries, Portland Maine Art Photography by Cindy McIntyre Wiltjer Pottery Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasse Maine Art Gallery and Framing Harley A. Oakes, Fine Art Spruce Head Spruce Head Lady's Slipper Gallery, Bar Harbor Maine-Web Art Gallery Outdoors During the summer the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School works from Bar Harbor, Maine (the year-round headquarters is in Orono) offering all levels of instruction in rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering. Fully certified, since 1993, by the American Mountain Guides Association-the only service in the state with certified guides-much of their training is done at Mount Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park.  Their state-of-the-art instruction and guiding seeks to maximizes experience with an emphasis on safety for people and the and environment.  The site has information on guided climbs in Maine as well as challenging terrains in North and South America-with great pictures of the climbing pros in action.  Maine Wilderness Tours, from Belgrade offers vacation planning and booking services for large or small groups. They specialize in outdoor adventure planning, tailored to individual vacation needs. Maine Dept of Conservation Bureau of Parks and Lands  with a complete listing of all state parks North American Whitewater Expeditions, is a company from  West Forks, Maine with offices in Kent, CT, Charlemont, MA and Jamaica, VT.  In the 17th year as a licensed outfitter, they offer natural adventures all year long.  An attractive site with a photo of their healthy looking staff.  The Indoor Outdoor Center in West Forks offers training, equipment, clothing and tips on braving the elements, they have equipment rentals, guided tours and a B&B with very reasonable rates. Maine Birding Home Page The Caribou Parks and Recreation Dept Maine Campgrounds & RV Parks Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors  New England Outdoor Center   Travel The Wall Street Journal picked The Bermels' Guide to Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park as the top pick on the Internet to learn about the area.  Although the site's developers, Larry and Michele Bermel, live in Chappaqua, NY we think the Journal made a wise pick.  Included are great photographs, wonderful and varied "reviews" of things to do in the area and an unobtrusive but candid appeal for donations to support their work. Looking for a Maine Getaway?  Ogunquit Rentals specializes in renting well maintained cottages, houses, condos and apartments in the seaside village of Ogunquit, Maine. The site offers pictures, prices and rental information from a large inventory of vacation housing options.   All are close to the ocean and but none in Ogunquit are directly on the beach.   The Beal & Bunker Mail Boat and Ferry Service is a family run business that serves Great Cranberry, Little Cranberry, and on request, Sutton's Island in Maine.  They operate all year, as they have for over forty years, providing commuter, mail and freight service from Northeast Harbor.  Special, off-shore excursions and private charters are available-the great views are free-but leave your car on the mainland.  Bicycles are okay. Ogunquit, Maine has an online community, ogunquitnet with local information, a message board and tips for travelers.  Go Scarborough! is a guide to Scarborough, Maine and Greater Portland.  They offer up-to-date information on the area and is a good place to plan a visit.  The site has plenty of local links.  Maine Travel Vacation Directory, part of the Maine Travel Net, is a web site from Deblois that offers web cams, links to a map service and other links to seven travel districts in the state.  They also offer a Down East chat page. Maine Department of Transportation Maine State Ferry Service   History Maine in the Civil War from the Maine State Archives According to the Milo Historical Society local Folklore relates that Theophilus Sargent, one of the community's earliest settlers, was given the honor of choosing the town's name. His choice was in all probability based upon the following Greek legend: Milo (6th Century B.C.) Milo was a famous Greek athlete in the latter part of the 6th century B.C. It was claimed that he once carried a four-year-old cow through the stadium at Olympia. Afterwards, he ate the whole animal. The story goes that, as an old man, he tried to tear an oak tree in two, but the trunk closed on his hands and pinned him to the tree. While held there, he was attacked and devoured by wolves. Sebec Historical Society is a new site with good basic information of the history and people of the region. The Center for Maine History in Portland, is comprised of the Maine Historical Society Research Library, the Maine History Gallery, and the historic Wadsworth-Longfellow House.  A great place to explore also with things to buy. Also in Maine is the Harpswell Historical Society and the Kennebec Historical Society