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Freeport, Maine

The Desert of Maine

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

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Freeport, Maine

Freeport McDonald's

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

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Yarmouth, Maine

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world.

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4 miles from Freeport

Brunswick, Maine

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

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7 miles from Freeport

Harpswell, Maine

Bailey Island Bridge (Cribstone Bridge)

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

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9 miles from Freeport

Moxie Museum

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

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9 miles from Freeport

Portland, Maine

Battery Steele

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

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14 miles from Freeport

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Maine Under Sail: Coastal Towns of Penobscot Bay

Aug 7—Aug 11, 2019

Sail across the offshore townships of Maine, August 7–11, and discover the wonders and oddities that make up this beautiful, remote corner of the world.

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Maine Under Sail: Coastal Towns of Penobscot Bay

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