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> "Celebrating Maine's Native American Heritage"; features > programs on Maine archaeology and local Native American history. > (207) 288-3338 > Maine's only national park. > 207-784-0586 > This facility contains a library and a museum with documents and artifacts of Androscoggin County history. > (207) 532-2519 > (207) 768-8341 > (207) 435-6039 > (800) 247-3794 > (207) 775-5152 > (207) 723-9616 > (207) 564-8618 > (207) 287-2121 > Official residence of the governor of Maine. > (207) 633-4727 > 117 Main Street > Kennebunk ME > (207) 985-4802 > (207) 236-7595 > (207) 498-3095 > (207) 492-4941 > The Historical Society consists of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, the Maine > Historical Society Research Library, and the Maine Historical Society Museum. > (207) 622-2209 > Hands-on activities for children through fifth grade. > (207) 564-8122 > Displays of handmade crafts from around the world. > (207) 828-1234 > (207) 874-0371 > (207) 872-3000 > (207) 990-3600 > (207) 288-5015 > (207) 677-2423 > (207) 236-2257 > An 18th-century Maine house, with barn, blacksmith shop, > and maple sugar house. > (207) 865-6962 > Narrated tram tour, nature trails, Sand Shop, Museum and > Gem Stone Search. Open May through October. > (207) 596-6457 > American Art collection with emphasis on Maine. > (207) 882-7777 > (207) 834-5121 > (207) 469-7719 > (207) 389-1335 > (207) 677-2423 > (207) 621-3209 > Community arts organization. Open October through May. > (207) 488-5451 > (207) 354-8062 > (207) 657-4977 > This is not a place to visit (yet). This group hopes to build an aquarium in Portland by the year 2000. In the meantime, check out their on-line information about aquatic life. > (207) 633-4900 > Orono ME 04469-5746 > (207) 581-1901 > Fax: (207) 581-1950 > (207)967-4195 > (207) 439-1092 > (207) 782-7228 or (800) 639-2919 > Puppets, music, theater; Saturday Series for Kids. > Open October through April. > (207) 797-3338 > (207) 728-4518 > or (207) 728-4272 > (207) 284-4512 > Exhibits of various marine creatures, including sharks, penguins and seals. > (207) 772-9012 > (207) 781-2330 > Fax: (207) 781-0974 > Augusta Maine 04333 > (207) 287-3821 > Maintains historic sites, state parks, and public reserved lands throughout Maine. > > (207) 443-1316 > Exhibits on Maine's maritime heritage. > (207) 856-1662 > (207) 287-3151 > (207) 287-2301 > The museum offers exhibits of Maine natural environment, social history and manufacturing heritage. Twenty-eight education programs are available. Admission and education programs are free for all organized groups of children including public and private schools, home schools, scout and church groups and recreation departments. > (207) 725-8769 > (800) 923-0444 > or (207) 354-0444 > (207) 633-9559 > (207)372-6450 > (207) 581-1341 > Fax: (207) 581-1314 > E-mail: Aland@Maine.Maine.edu > (207) 695-2716 > Open Memorial Day weekend through September. > (207) 244-7330 > (207) 647-3699 > (207) 897-4366 > Tour four historic buildings; special seasonal activities. > (800) 696-0550 > (207)646-4909 > (207) 626-2385 > E-mail: oldfort@oldfortwestern.org > New England's oldest surviving wooden fort building. Costumed staff > introduce visitors to 18th century military, community and family life. > The Fort offers 17 curriculum-based history programs for home schools > either at the Fort, in their learning gallery in Augusta's city hall, or > where home school groups meet. A school program brochure is available by > request. Fort Western is open Memorial Day through Columbus Day. > (207) 934-1440 > Open June through Labor Day. > (207) 363-4974 > (207) 594-4418 > (207) 725-3416 > (207) 729-6606 > Maintains three museums in the Brunswick area, including the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum. > (207) 548-2529 > (207)827-4153 > (207) 621-0031 > (207) 772-9671 > (800) 639-2707 > (207) 799-2661 > (207) 775-6148 > 774-5561 > (207) 774-0465 > (800) 639-2309 > (207) 773-8191 > (207)893-0131 > (207) 646-9226 > One mile self-guided walking trail. > (207) 773-2562 > (207) 883-5100 > (207) 967-2800 > Trolley rides; collection of 255 trolleys from around the world; > restoration shop. Open May through November. > (207) 926-4597 > (207) 594-0311 > (207) 775-4818 > Working dairy farm, petting zoo, wildlife, hay- and pony-rides. > (207) 780-4249 > (207) 827-6138 > (207) 933-9999 > Special summer productions for children. > (207) 581-3256 > (207) 873-5381 > (207) 646-9064 > Exhibits of antique cars. Open Memorial Day though October. > (207) 324-7927 > On-site and outreach education programs on ecology. > (207) 244-7555 > (207) 864-3443 > E-mail: wreich@rangeley.org > Historic site and nature preserve. > (207) 793-2784 > Re-created 19th century Maine village. > (207)282-3031 > (207) 729-8584 > Additional Maine Information 
 * [|The Robert Abbe Museum of Stone Age Antiquities] Sieur de Monts Spring, PO Box 286, Bar Harbor ME 04609
 * [|Acadia National Park] PO Box 177, Bar Harbor ME 04609
 * Androscoggin Historical Society, County Building, 2 Turner Street, Auburn, ME 04210
 * Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum 109 Main Street, Houlton ME
 * Aroostook County Historical Center UMPI Library, 181 Main St., Presque Isle ME (207) 764-0311, ext. 290
 * [|Aroostook State Park] 87 State Park Road, Presque Isle ME 04769
 * Ashland Logging Museum Garfield Rd., Ashland ME
 * Bar Harbor Whale Museum 52 West Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609
 * The Baxter Gallery 619 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
 * [|Baxter State Park] 69 Balsam Drive, Millinocket ME 04462
 * Blacksmith Shop Museum Chandler Road, Dover-Foxcroft ME
 * Blaine House 192 State St., Augusta ME 04330
 * [|Boothbay Railway Village] Route 27, Boothbay ME
 * The Brick Store Museum
 * Camden Civic Theatre/Opera House Elm Street, Camden ME
 * Caribou Historical Center US Route 1, Caribou ME
 * Caribou Performing Arts Center Sweden Street, Caribou ME
 * [|The Maine Historical Society] 489 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101
 * Children's Discovery Museum 265 Water Street, Augusta ME
 * Children's Museum at the Playmill Stagecoach Road, Atkinson Mills, Dover-Foxcroft ME
 * Children's Museum of Maine 142 Free Street, Portland ME
 * Children's Theatre of Maine PO Box 1011, Portland ME
 * [|Colby College Museum of Art] Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville ME
 * [|Cole Land Transportation Museum] 405 Perry Road, Bangor ME
 * [|The College of the Atlantic's Natural History Museum] 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609
 * Colonial Pemaquid Off Route 130, Pemaquid ME 04568
 * The Conway Homestead US Route 1, PO Box 747, Rockport, ME 04856
 * Desert of Maine 95 Desert Road, Freeport ME
 * [|Farnsworth Art Museum] Elm, Main and Museum Street, Rockland ME
 * Fort Edgecomb Old Fort Rd., Davis Island, North Edgecomb ME 04556
 * Fort Fairfield Railroad Museum PO Box 269, Fort Fairfield ME 04742
 * Fort Kent Historical Society Museum Main & Market Streets, Fort Kent ME
 * [|Fort Knox] RR #1, Box 1316, Stockton Springs ME 04981
 * Fort Popham Route 209, Phippsburg ME 04562
 * Fort William Henry Off Route 130, Pemaquid ME 04568
 * Forum-A/Arts in Augusta Jewett Hall, UMA, Augusta ME
 * Francis Malcolm Science Center PO Box 186, Easton ME 04740
 * [|General Henry Knox Museum] PO Box 326, Thomaston ME 04861
 * Gray Game Farm & Visitors Center 308 Shaker Rd., Gray ME 04104-3553
 * [|Gulf of Maine Aquarium] PO Box 7549, Portland ME 04112
 * Harbor Aquarium Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor ME
 * [|The Hudson Museum of Anthropology] The University of Maine, 5746 Maine Center for the Arts
 * Kennebunkport Maritime Museum Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport ME
 * Kittery Historical and Naval Museum Rogers Road, Kittery ME
 * Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival Blue Hill ME, (207) 374-2811
 * L/A Arts 234 Lisbon Street, Lewiston ME
 * Mad Horse Theatre Company 955F Forest Avenue, Portland ME
 * Madouesk Historic Center & Acadian Cross Historic Shrine US Route 1, Madawaska ME
 * [|Maine Aquarium] U.S. Route 1, Saco ME
 * [|Maine Arts] 582 Congress Street, Portland ME
 * [|Maine Audobon Society] 118 US Route 1, PO Box 6009, Falmouth ME 04105-6009
 * [|Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation] Department of Conservation, State House Station #22,
 * [|Maine Information] Resources for Maine Travel & Living
 * [|Maine Lumberman's Museum] PO Box 300, Patten ME, (207) 528-2650
 * [|Maine Maritime Museum] 243 Washington Street, Bath ME
 * Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum 58 Fore Street, Portland, ME, (207)828-0814
 * [|Maine State Ballet] Route 1, Falmouth ME
 * Maine State House State St., Augusta ME 04330
 * [|Maine State Museum] Augusta, ME 04333
 * [|Maine State Music Theatre] Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME
 * [|Maine Watercraft Museum] 4 Knox Street, Thomaston ME 04861
 * [|Marine Resources Aquarium] McKown Point Road, West Boothbay ME 04575
 * Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum Marshall Point Road, Tenants Harbor ME 04860
 * [|Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and Observatory] University of Maine, 5781 Wingate Hall, Orono ME 04469-5781
 * [|Moosehead Marine Museum] East Cove Moosehead Lake, Greenville ME
 * Mount Desert Oceanarium Clark Point Boulevard, Southwest Harbor ME
 * Narramissic Historic Farm Museum Bridgton Historical Society, PO Box 44, Bridgton ME
 * [|Norlands Living History Center] Norlands Road, Livermore Falls ME
 * Ocean Adventure Aquarium & Ocean Museum Route 1, Damariscotta ME
 * Ogunquit Museum of American Art Shore Road, Ogunquit ME
 * [|Old Fort Western] 16 Cony Street, Augusta ME
 * Old Orchard Beach Aquarium OOB Pier, Old Orchard Beach ME
 * [|Museums of Old York] PO Box 312, York ME 03909
 * [|Owls Head Transportation Museum] Route 73, Owls Head ME
 * [|Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum] Bowdoin College, Hubbard Hall, Brunswick ME
 * [|Pejepscot Historical Society] 159 Park Row, Brunswick ME
 * [|Penobscot Marine Museum] PO Box 498, Searsport ME 04974-0498
 * Penobscot Nation Museum 5 Center St., Old Town, ME 04468-1135
 * Pine Tree State Arboretum PO Box 344, Augusta ME 04332-0344
 * Portland Ballet 25A Forest Avenue, Portland ME
 * Portland Concert Association 100 Fore Street, Portland ME
 * [|Portland Head Light] 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME
 * [|Portland Museum of Art] 7 Congress Square, Portland ME
 * Portland Observatory 138 Congress St., Portland ME 04101
 * Portland Stage Company 25A Forest Avenue, Portland ME
 * [|Portland Symphony Orchestra] 100 Fore Street, PO Box 3573, Portland ME 04104
 * The Questarium Route 115, Windham ME
 * [|Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge] US Fish & Wildlife Service, RR 2, Box 751, Wells ME 04090
 * Ram Island Dance Company 25A Forest Avenue, Portland ME
 * Scarborough Marsh Nature Center Pine Point Rd. (Rt. 9), Scarborough ME 04074
 * [|Seashore Trolley Museum] Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport ME
 * Shaker Society Museum Pland Spring Rd, New Gloucester ME 04260
 * [|Shore Village Museum] 104 Limerock Street, Rockland ME 04841
 * "Maine's Lighthouse Museum"
 * Smiling Hill Farm Barnyard Route 22 at the Scarborough/Westbrook line, Westbrook ME
 * [|Southworth Planetarium] 96 Falmouth Street, Portland ME
 * [|Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge] 1033 South Main Street, Old Town ME 04468
 * [|The Theater at Monmouth] Cumston Hall, Main Street, Monmouth ME
 * [|University of Maine Museum of Art] 5712 Carnegie Hall, Orono ME 04469
 * [|Waterville Opera House] City Hall, Common Street, Waterville ME
 * [|Wells Auto Museum] Route 1, Wells ME
 * Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve PO Box 806, Wells ME 04090
 * [|Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving] PO Box 254, Southwest Harbor ME 04679
 * [|The Wilhelm Reich Museum] Dodge Pond Road, PO Box 687, Rangeley ME 04970
 * Willowbrook at Newfield Elm Street, Newfield ME
 * York Institute Museum Main Street, Saco ME
 * Young People's Theater P.O. Box 608, Brunswick ME 04011
 * [|Maine Schools on the World Wide Web]
 * [|Maine Libraries on the World Wide Web]
 * [|Maine's Environment, A Reference Guide]
 * [|The Nature Conservancy- Maine Chapter]- website includes list of protected lands in Maine
 * [|Maine Art Galleries]
 * [|City.Net Interactive Map of Maine]
 * [|Katahdin]- information on the state's highest mountain
 * [|Maine Fish Hatcheries]
 * [|Maine Geology- Mineral Collection] - information on mineral displays throughout the state, as well as tips for the amateur mineral collector.
 * [|Maine Agricultural Fairs]
 * [|Maine Wildlife Management Areas]
 * [|Maine's Covered Bridges]
 * [|Color Landform Atlas: Maine]- shaded relief map, county map, satellite image, etc.
 * [|Abenaki History] (See also: [|Passamaquoddy], [|Penobscot], [|Mikmaq] Indian fact sheets)
 * [|The Hiking Trail: Information for Hiking in Maine's Outdoors]
 * [|Maine's Lighthouses]
 * [|Maine Natural Areas Fact Sheets]
 * [|Children's Resource Handbook]- from the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick ME
 * [|Maine Geology- Curricular Resources for Earth Science Teachers]
 * [|Maine Cities and Towns]
 * [|Maine Environmental Education Directory] - gopher menu which lists state agencies, private and public organizations dedicated to environmental education; includes information on Maine's Cooperative Extension offices.
 * [|Archaeology in Maine]
 * [|Abenaki History]- information on the native peoples of northern New England and the Maritime Provinces
 * [|The History of Maine]- from the Waterboro Public Library
 * [|Maine Firsts Throughout History]- an overview of Maine history
 * [|Maine's Conservation Camps]
 * [|Quest]- resources to accompany the Maine Public Broadcasting program about Maine
 * [|Terrestrial Mammals of Maine]
 * [|Amphibians of Maine]
 * [|Reptiles of Maine]
 * [|Birds of Inland Maine]
 * [|The Maine Birding Homepage]
 * [|Maine Lighthouses]
 * [|Maine Statistical Almanac]
 * [|The Maine Event Scheduler]
 * [|Maine Town Calendars]
 * [|Index to Cemeteries in Maine]
 * [|Maine USGenWeb Project]- information on Maine genealogical resources