50 Things to Do in Maine Before You Die [Hardcover]

The ultimate to-do list for Mainers and visitors alikeWhat better way to celebrate 50 years of book publishing than to celebrate the greatest things Maine has to offer. Following the popular trend in bucket list books, this experiential guide will help visitors and residents alike discover everything there is to do here. Taken all together, these experiences are enough to fill a life time.50 Things to Do in Maine Before You Die1.Eat an All-Maine Meal: Lobster, fiddleheads, Maine potatoes, whoopie pie for desserta.Whoopie pie lore2.Catch a lobstera.Lobster festival, lobster lore3.Visit a real lighthousea.Small sidebar about Marshall Point being in Forrest Gump4.Climb Katahdin5.Drink Moxie (if you dare)a.Sidebar on Moxie Festival6.Shop at L.L. Beana.Story of ubiquitous Bean Boot, AKA the Maine Hunting Shoe7.See a whale8.Spot a moose9.Get lost in the desert10.Go whitewater raftinga.Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers11.Canoe the Allagasha.Side bar about Old Town Canoeb.Side bar about Kenduskeag Canoe Race12.Learn about the Good Life at the Nearings Goodlife Center13.Tour the solar systema.Side bar about Eartha at DeLorme, if its still open to the public under Garmin ownership14.Watch for puffins15.See a whirlpoolOld Sow16.Pan for GoldSwift River17.Trek Across Maine18.Run the Beach to Beacon19.Hike the 100-Mile Wilderness20.Mine for gems: Maine Mineral AdventuresMt Mica, Ryerson Hill, Bennett, and Orchard Pit mines21.Rake blueberries, where, etc.a.Sidebar on biggest blueberry22.Visit Monheganno cars allowed23.Sail on a windjammer24.Make maple syrup25.Discover Americas first Fort Knoxa.Sidebar listing other Maine forts26.Build a boat27.Go on a dog-sled ride28.Visit the Shakers29.Kayak the Maine Island Trail30.Ride in a hot air balloon31.Drive Route 1 from Kittery to Fort Kent32.Discover ancient Mainea.Shell middensb.Petroglyphs33.Eat Bean-Hole Beans34.Catch a movie of one the last drive-insa.Saco, elsewhere?35.Dine at DeMillos36.Stay at a sporting camp37.Walk lƒE