Maine Is Made for Outdoor Adventures
Curious about what you'll do when you live in Maine? If you like the idea of paddling rugged coasts, hiking Acadia, and antiquing in small towns, Maine is calling you home! This list of fun things to do will take you from crashing surf to piney peaks and give you a taste of Maine's coastal charm and wild beauty.
Greg, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Greg moved to Maine before it was trendy, stayed when it got crowded, and 28 years later still loves it. He grew up here, went to UMaine, tried Connecticut, and survived eight years in Virginia before eventually packing up and moving back home. He is a former newspaper copy editor, pizza lover (Portland Pie, OTTO, & Cargo regular), and family man. At Snappy Scout, Greg helps newcomers decode Maine, a place that plays by its own rules and usually keeps them to itself.
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What Will You Do in Maine?
From weekend adventures to iconic road trips, here's how locals spend their time off.
Go Outside & Hike
Summit Katahdin via Knife Edge in Baxter State Park
This is the scenic ride for you
Acadia's Park Loop Road is ocean overlooks and stone bridges
Spend Time on the Water cooling off
Kayak Portland Harbor to Fort Gorges
This is the Iconic Road Trip to take
What to drive? Route 1 lighthouses York to Lubec
Maybe you should go chasing waterfalls
Chase Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Notch State Park
This is what locals do on the weekends
Portland, browse farmers market then brewery hop Old Port waterfront, take in a minor-league baseball, basketball, hockey, or soccer game
It's Fall
Leaf peep Rangeley Lakes Byway at Height of Land overlook
During the short days of Winter
Ski Sugarloaf or Sunday River, warm up with chowder
Stargaze in desolate dark nights
Northern Maine is galaxies at Katahdin Woods and Waters
Pick your own farm to table fare
Down East is blueberry picking in August, Machias to Lubec
Hidden Gem Spotlight
Spending a summer day hiking the roads and trails of Monhegan Island, a longtime artist's colony that is barely one square mile around and ten miles off the coast. Catch the boat from Port Clyde, New Harbor, or Boothbay Harbor.
— Greg Reid
Maine Local Expert
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