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Maine vacations: lighthouses, tide pools, moose-watching, and more.
Maine Vacations
About's guide for New England for Visitors covers all your Maine vacation needs: recreation, restaurants, accommodations, and more. 
Maine Vacations: Attractions and Sightseeing
Special section on Maine attractions, at About's New England for Visitors site: lighthouses, antique railways, lots more.
Maine Vacations: Great Outdoors
The terrific GORP website has lots of Maine vacation ideas; just enter "Maine" in the search box.
More Outdoors Maine Vacations: National Parks
The excellent National Parks site lists parks in Maine, with lots of details and planning help.
Maine: Acadia National Park
Maine's beautiful coastal Park has tidepools that youngsters love to explore. "47,633 acres of granite-domed mountains, woodlands, lakes and ponds, and ocean shoreline." Read more at the National Parks site.
Maine Vacations: Camping
About's excellent site on Camping covers Maine.
Maine Vacations: Cottages
Renting a cottage can make a great family holiday: here's Maine vacation listings at the National Cottages Registry site.
Portland, Maine
About's local guide for Portland has Tourism Info, Recreation, and lots more resources for family travelers.
MooseMainea
This annual festival is held mid-May to mid-June in the Moosehead Lake Region/Greenville, Maine: canoe races, Tour de Moose mountain bike race, and moose safaris at the best time of year for moose-viewing.
Roadside America: Maine
See the "Desert of Maine" and other eccentric roadside attractions, at this eccentric website for road-trippers.

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