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50 things to do in Maine before you die, Nancy Griffin

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What 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. -- Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
151 pages
Contents
  • Eat an All-Maine Meal: Lobster, fiddleheads, Maine potatoes, whoopie pie for dessert --Whoopie pie lore
  • Catch a lobster
  • Lobster festival, lobster lore
  • Visit a real lighthouse --Small sidebar about Marshall Point being in Forrest Gump
  • Climb Katahdin --Drink Moxie (if you dare) --Sidebar on Moxie Festival
  • Shop at L.L. Bean
  • Story of ubiquitous Bean Boot, AKA the Maine Hunting Shoe
  • See a whale
  • Spot a moose
  • Get lost in the desert
  • Go whitewater rafting
  • Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers
  • Canoe the Allagash
  • Side bar about Old Town Canoe
  • Side bar about Kenduskeag Canoe Race
  • Learn about the Good Life at the Nearing's Goodlife Center
  • Tour the solar system
  • Side bar about Eartha at DeLorme, if it's still open to the public under Garmin ownership
  • Watch for puffins
  • See a whirlpool--Old Sow
  • Pan for Gold - Swift River
  • Trek Across Maine
  • Run the Beach to Beacon
  • Hike the 100-Mile Wilderness
  • Mine for gems: Maine Mineral Adventures--Mt Mica, Ryerson Hill, Bennett, and Orchard Pit mines
  • Rake blueberries, where, etc.
  • Sidebar on biggest blueberry
  • Visit Monhegan--no cars allowed
  • Sail on a windjammer
  • Make maple syrup
  • Discover America's first Fort Knox
  • Sidebar listing other Maine forts
  • Build a boat
  • Go on a dog-sled ride
  • Visit the Shakers
  • Kayak the Maine Island Trail
  • Ride in a hot air balloon
  • Drive Route 1 from Kittery to Fort Kent
  • Discover ancient Maine
  • Shell middens - Petroglyphs
  • Eat Bean-Hole Beans
  • Catch a movie of one the last drive-ins
  • Saco, elsewhere?
  • Dine at DeMillo's ---Stay at a sporting camp
  • Walk in the garden: Coastal ME Botanical Gardens, Asticou Azalea Gardens --Drink the "Champagne of Maine": Allen's Coffee Brandy
  • Visit the National Park
  • See the sunrise from Cadillac
  • Thunder Hole
  • Otter Cliffs
  • Ride in a Sea plane at the Greenville Fly-In
  • Learn about the mighty Stanley Steamer
  • Eat at Moody's Diner
  • Stand in the clouds: Penobscot Narrows Observatory
  • Explore Gulf Hagas
  • Go to an old-time country fair: Fryeburg, Bangor
  • Sidebar on Common Ground Fair
  • Listen to a loon
  • Maine's Arctic Connection: Peary-MacMillan Museum at Bowdoin
  • Peary's Eagle Island
  • Harvest ice from a frozen pond
  • Watch the ships coming sailing in at Portland Observatory
  • Sidebar about shopping in the Old Port???
  • See the Milky Way (clearer skies and less light pollution)
Isbn
9781608936304
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50 things to do in Maine before you die
Title
50 things to do in Maine before you die
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Nancy Griffin
Title variation
Fifty things to do in Maine before you die
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
What 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. -- Provided by publisher
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Griffin, Nancy
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
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  • Maine
  • Maine
  • Maine
  • Travel
  • Maine
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50 things to do in Maine before you die, Nancy Griffin
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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volume
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Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
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Contents
Eat an All-Maine Meal: Lobster, fiddleheads, Maine potatoes, whoopie pie for dessert --Whoopie pie lore -- Catch a lobster -- Lobster festival, lobster lore -- Visit a real lighthouse --Small sidebar about Marshall Point being in Forrest Gump -- Climb Katahdin --Drink Moxie (if you dare) --Sidebar on Moxie Festival -- Shop at L.L. Bean -- Story of ubiquitous Bean Boot, AKA the Maine Hunting Shoe -- See a whale -- Spot a moose -- Get lost in the desert -- Go whitewater rafting -- Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers -- Canoe the Allagash -- Side bar about Old Town Canoe -- Side bar about Kenduskeag Canoe Race -- Learn about the Good Life at the Nearing's Goodlife Center -- Tour the solar system -- Side bar about Eartha at DeLorme, if it's still open to the public under Garmin ownership -- Watch for puffins -- See a whirlpool--Old Sow -- Pan for Gold - Swift River -- Trek Across Maine -- Run the Beach to Beacon -- Hike the 100-Mile Wilderness -- Mine for gems: Maine Mineral Adventures--Mt Mica, Ryerson Hill, Bennett, and Orchard Pit mines -- Rake blueberries, where, etc. -- Sidebar on biggest blueberry -- Visit Monhegan--no cars allowed -- Sail on a windjammer -- Make maple syrup -- Discover America's first Fort Knox -- Sidebar listing other Maine forts -- Build a boat -- Go on a dog-sled ride -- Visit the Shakers -- Kayak the Maine Island Trail -- Ride in a hot air balloon -- Drive Route 1 from Kittery to Fort Kent -- Discover ancient Maine -- Shell middens - Petroglyphs -- Eat Bean-Hole Beans -- Catch a movie of one the last drive-ins -- Saco, elsewhere? -- Dine at DeMillo's ---Stay at a sporting camp -- Walk in the garden: Coastal ME Botanical Gardens, Asticou Azalea Gardens --Drink the "Champagne of Maine": Allen's Coffee Brandy -- Visit the National Park -- See the sunrise from Cadillac -- Thunder Hole -- Otter Cliffs -- Ride in a Sea plane at the Greenville Fly-In -- Learn about the mighty Stanley Steamer -- Eat at Moody's Diner -- Stand in the clouds: Penobscot Narrows Observatory -- Explore Gulf Hagas -- Go to an old-time country fair: Fryeburg, Bangor -- Sidebar on Common Ground Fair -- Listen to a loon -- Maine's Arctic Connection: Peary-MacMillan Museum at Bowdoin -- Peary's Eagle Island -- Harvest ice from a frozen pond -- Watch the ships coming sailing in at Portland Observatory -- Sidebar about shopping in the Old Port??? -- See the Milky Way (clearer skies and less light pollution)
Control code
957133845
Dimensions
19 cm
Extent
151 pages
Isbn
9781608936304
Lccn
2018287204
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 505, 520, 655
Other physical details
color illustrations
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)957133845
Label
50 things to do in Maine before you die, Nancy Griffin
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Eat an All-Maine Meal: Lobster, fiddleheads, Maine potatoes, whoopie pie for dessert --Whoopie pie lore -- Catch a lobster -- Lobster festival, lobster lore -- Visit a real lighthouse --Small sidebar about Marshall Point being in Forrest Gump -- Climb Katahdin --Drink Moxie (if you dare) --Sidebar on Moxie Festival -- Shop at L.L. Bean -- Story of ubiquitous Bean Boot, AKA the Maine Hunting Shoe -- See a whale -- Spot a moose -- Get lost in the desert -- Go whitewater rafting -- Kennebec, Dead, and Penobscot Rivers -- Canoe the Allagash -- Side bar about Old Town Canoe -- Side bar about Kenduskeag Canoe Race -- Learn about the Good Life at the Nearing's Goodlife Center -- Tour the solar system -- Side bar about Eartha at DeLorme, if it's still open to the public under Garmin ownership -- Watch for puffins -- See a whirlpool--Old Sow -- Pan for Gold - Swift River -- Trek Across Maine -- Run the Beach to Beacon -- Hike the 100-Mile Wilderness -- Mine for gems: Maine Mineral Adventures--Mt Mica, Ryerson Hill, Bennett, and Orchard Pit mines -- Rake blueberries, where, etc. -- Sidebar on biggest blueberry -- Visit Monhegan--no cars allowed -- Sail on a windjammer -- Make maple syrup -- Discover America's first Fort Knox -- Sidebar listing other Maine forts -- Build a boat -- Go on a dog-sled ride -- Visit the Shakers -- Kayak the Maine Island Trail -- Ride in a hot air balloon -- Drive Route 1 from Kittery to Fort Kent -- Discover ancient Maine -- Shell middens - Petroglyphs -- Eat Bean-Hole Beans -- Catch a movie of one the last drive-ins -- Saco, elsewhere? -- Dine at DeMillo's ---Stay at a sporting camp -- Walk in the garden: Coastal ME Botanical Gardens, Asticou Azalea Gardens --Drink the "Champagne of Maine": Allen's Coffee Brandy -- Visit the National Park -- See the sunrise from Cadillac -- Thunder Hole -- Otter Cliffs -- Ride in a Sea plane at the Greenville Fly-In -- Learn about the mighty Stanley Steamer -- Eat at Moody's Diner -- Stand in the clouds: Penobscot Narrows Observatory -- Explore Gulf Hagas -- Go to an old-time country fair: Fryeburg, Bangor -- Sidebar on Common Ground Fair -- Listen to a loon -- Maine's Arctic Connection: Peary-MacMillan Museum at Bowdoin -- Peary's Eagle Island -- Harvest ice from a frozen pond -- Watch the ships coming sailing in at Portland Observatory -- Sidebar about shopping in the Old Port??? -- See the Milky Way (clearer skies and less light pollution)
Control code
957133845
Dimensions
19 cm
Extent
151 pages
Isbn
9781608936304
Lccn
2018287204
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 505, 520, 655
Other physical details
color illustrations
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)957133845

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