Maine
Maine, with its craggy Atlantic coastline, inland lakes, and pristine forests has adventures for vacationers in all four seasons. It also provides easy access to Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada. Visitors to Maine enjoy llama trekking, hiking at all challenge levels, skiing, snowmobiling, fishing, boating, sailing, maple sugaring, and lobstering. Wildlife watching in Maine is exciting because visitors can observe whales in the Atlantic Ocean from the decks of a windjammer, puffins nesting along the coastline, and moose in forests--or standing in a pond just off an interstate highway. To learn more about the unique wildlife, flora, and fauna of Maine travelers must visit its beautiful state parks and Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. These parks provide scientific and educational experiences for all ages and interpretive hikes along with camping and other outdoor adventures. Throughout Maine, there are quaint bed and breakfasts and elegant restaurants that serve regional cuisine. Tourists can organize driving tours along Maine's unique art, antique, history, and architectural trails. Shoppers "shop 'til they drop" in the discount malls along the New Hampshire state line and in Freeport. Other shoppers, who like unique Maine decorations and crafts, find shops in the coastal communities luring. Historic Bath has interesting architecture and examples of the early American boat building culture. The airport at Portland serves airlines with national connections. Travelers, who prefer to drive to Maine, use I-95. To enter Maine through Canada, visitors can drive or take a boat from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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