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Think there’s nothing to do in Maine this summer? Wrong. From concerts to festivals to shopping trips, there are many ways to entertain people of all ages in the Pine Tree State.
If you like the outdoors, try climbing Mount Katahdin, or bike/camp/hike through Acadia National Park or Baxter State Park. There are hundreds of places to explore Maine’s beautiful wilderness. If you are less interested in the woods and more into the sun, you could try one of Maine’s many beaches such as Popham, Old Orchard or Reed State Park.
If you like being outside but hate the rugged outdoors, check out some of the festivals and fairs that take place each year. From Rockland’s Lobsterfest to Portland’s Old Port Festival to the Skowhegan and Bangor State Fairs, the state has much to offer. Also, there is always the immensely popular National Folk Festival, in its third and final year in Bangor. This free three-day event attracted more than 100,000 people to Banor’s waterfront in 2003.
Love the night life? Like to boogie? Check out some of Maine’s clubs and bars such as Bangor’s The Bounty, Sea Dog, Benjamin’s, Spectrum and Russell’s or Orono’s Ushuaia, Bear Brew Pub, Margarita’s and Pat’s.
If you are a music lover, you will be pleased with the variety of summer shows. The Augusta Civic Center will host A Perfect Circle at the beginning of the summer. Visit the Central Maine Civic Center in Lewiston for performances by John Hiatt, Taking Back Sunday, The Living End, David Byrne and Reel Big Fish over the course of the summer. Or check out a smaller show at Augusta’s The Edge for Piebald, Avoid One Thing, Lime Town Riot, Big D and the Kids Table, and two UMaine student bands, Softer and Skawabunga.
Many of Maine’s theaters have wonderful summer schedules including shows like “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” featured at Lakewood Theater in Skowhegan. If you’re a fan of Shakespeare, Monmouth Theater is putting on productions of “As You Like It” and “Antony and Cleopatra.”
Granted doing most of these things involves a mode of transportation and cash, so for those without one or both, you can always watch Saturday Night Live re-runs on Comedy Central or bake in the warm Maine sunshine. Enjoy.
