2017 Fall Maine Tour Magazine by The Maine Tour Connection

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Touring New England and Eastern Canada 150th

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Made in Maine The Promise of Something Special

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Destination Northeast Scenic Byways

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Lake Lore Trivia 1. Which New England lake was the film site for "On Golden Pond," starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn? A. Lake Morey, VT B. Squam Lake, NH C. Belgrade Lakes, ME D. Lake Compounce, CT

2. Where will you hunt for "Champ," the mythical lake monster? A. Cape Cod B. Newfoundland C. Rhode Island D. Vermont

Along for the Ride

Made in Maine

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The Lobster Lady® • 4 Have We Got Ideas for You!

Made in Maine

The Promise of Something Special • 6

True or False

The Lobster Lady’s® Signature Tours • 14

3. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. T / F

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4. Rangeley Lake, Maine is located exactly halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. T / F

Destination • 22

5. Lake Winnipesaukee has an FAA-approved, plowed runway for planes. T / F 6. The Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton is an inland sea with salt and fresh water. T / F 7. The toll bridge across Moosehead Lake is free for motorcoaches. T / F Answers: see page 15

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The Bus Stops Here • 30 Maine Tour Magazine is published biannually for an audience of over 2,500 domestic and international tour operators and group travel planners, as well as others interested in New England and Eastern Canada tourism. Direct information and inquiries to: Maine Tour Magazine, 96 Ocean Street, Suite 3, South Portland, ME 04106 • Copyright 2017 by Maine Tour Magazine (207) 878-8400 • 800-554-6246 • Fax (207) 878-9300 • All rights reserved. • www.mainetour.com • e-mail: Loblady@mainetour.com. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Maine Tour Magazine cannot be held responsible for unsolicited material. Publisher: Jeanne M. McGurn, CTP; Editor: Mary Lyons; Managing Editor: Chris Rackmyre; Art Director: Christine Richards; Advertising Sales: Alice Mazurie; VP Sales & Marketing: Donna Hanson; Contributing Writers: Mary Lyons, Diana Burke. Cover: Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, ©Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH/Shutterstock

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The Lobster Lady® Jeanne M. McGurn

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ANOTHER SEASON IS IN FULL SWING and as we all know “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” This chubette hopefully will be singing the greatest Motown hits by the end of October! This year has been all over the map for us at The Maine Tour Connection. Weather was unusually cool until the beginning of summer and I still had my flannel pj’s on hand on the official first day of summer! Once we got through this unusual weather pattern it has been gorgeous here. Thank you for bearing with the state of Maine and its Department of Transportation (MDOT) during the Route 3 construction in Bar Harbor and the Route 1 project in Thomaston. I am buying orange safety jackets for Chris and Donna who are in constant contact with our vendors for routing in and around the island. Our vendors have been wonderful to work with in assisting us with routes and adjusting times. The Maine Lobster Festival celebrated its 70th year in 2017. This is always a popular summer tour in early August to experience the best of Maine. Arrive in the south coast for a night, venture up the coast to Boothbay Harbor, Rockland, or Bar Harbor for a night or two and then spend a day at the Maine Lobster Festival. For our neighbors to the South and West of us, Maine is a great escape from the heat and humidity. Nothing beats a summer or fall day on a harbor cruise to see puffins nesting, whale watching, or seals basking on the rocks in Linekin Bay. And is Canada a good deal now

or what? With the exchange rate in our favor a Two-Nation Vacation is an outstanding value. Be it the Tattoo Festival in Nova Scotia, St. John City Market in New Brunswick, or the lupine flowers in PEI, we can take you there for a memorable trip. Don’t forget your kilts! How about trying other popular events in Maine next summer? Since we are seeing that our younger travelers want more time on their own, why not hub and spoke in Portland? There are a variety of fairs and festivals, wineries, craft breweries, concerts that the boomer generation is flocking to. Portland has been ranked as one of the top craft beer cities in the US. There is also a festival that celebrates the totally unique beverage called MOXIE. Give us some dates and we will find you fun! Perhaps one of your customers wants to plan an employee getaway. Make it special for everyone, plan it for Maine. And fall in New England…is there any other place as gorgeous with our multi colored leaves? Yeah, I know other places are pretty too (don’t get upset my colleagues in other places) but the depth and range of foliage color here is beyond compare. Traditionally our “season” peaks on Columbus Day (the second Monday in October) but seems that the season is going longer into the third week of October. And one last note, our sales director for Maine Tour Magazine is retiring after this issue. We thank Alice Mazurie for all the work she has done growing this publication and the many laughs she has given us over the years. All the best to her! See you at ABA in January.

Jeanne M. McGurn, CTP President The Lobster Lady®

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THE WORDS “MADE IN MAINE” ARE SIMPLE ONES, but bywords for so much that is celebrated about the state and its craftspeople. From Bath-built ships to the Bean boot, and on to the hundreds of potters, jewelers, fiber artists, and other creators around the state, Maine’s makers are known for superb quality.

A walk through the craft tent at the Common Ground Country Fair, craft fairs statewide, or the Center for Maine Craft at the West Gardiner Travel Plaza—these experiences and visits to artisan shops and galleries are an education in just how numerous and how accomplished Maine makers are. Among the institutions famed for keeping Maine’s craft traditions alive are Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Rockport’s Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance with its annual festival and market in Bar Harbor, Portland’s Maine College of Art, and the Heartwood College of Art in Biddeford.

For motorcoach tours, there are an array of “Maine made” experiences. The state effort called Maine Made has been promoting crafts for over 30 years, and has over 2100 members. It is hard to travel far in Maine without enjoying the work of at least one of them. The organization says it “builds recognition for Maine products, their producers, and Maine industries.” The Maine Crafts Association says it “acts to strengthen individual artists, Maine communities, local economies, and the visitor experience by

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making Maine a national crafts destination.” One focus of such cultural tourism is the Maine Craft Weekend, held amidst October’s foliage, when the beauty of the state’s nature mirrors the beauty of its art. For motorcoach tours, there is an array of “Maine made” experiences to satisfy the traveler who seeks something special, something “Maine.” In York, Stonewall Kitchen is an example of how Maine made quality grew a farmer’s market stand into an internationally successful specialty food business. At the company’s appealing headquarters, store and café, visitors can buy jams, condiments, and kitchen accoutrements, as well as watch the careful preparation of the brand’s acclaimed products, or take a cooking class. In Maine’s Lake Region, the town of West Paris is known both for the lilacs and wildflowers at McLaughlin Garden and Maine Balsam Fir Products, where balsam pillows and other products are handmade. Visitors see the onsite balsam grove, watch the small-scale manufacturing process, and have the opportunity to craft their own balsam bags and take them home as a fragrant reminder of their Maine experience. Near the ski town of Bethel, Maine Line Products, “Home of the Weatherstick,” is the place to pick up the miracle stick that predicts the weather, as well as other useful Mainemade craft items. The Maine State Prison Store, in midcoast Thomaston, showcases a huge variety of wooden goods, from ship models to furniture, and welcomes bus Continued on Page 13

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tours to stop by and pick up a quality bargain. A stop to just browse is also enjoyable, given the wide assortment of Maine-made goods on hand. On the way south, New Gloucester’s 5,000-acre Pineland Farms has evolved into a community hub. Motorcoach groups can learn about the working farm, enjoy a horticulture tour, or work with Pineland to design a program customized to their particular interests. Smaller groups can take the Pineland Trolley; all groups can enjoy the New Market with locally sourced foods and the Café and gift shop. In nearby Yarmouth and in South Portland, Artascope offers tour participants the chance to create their own sea glass keychains or jewelry, as well as a palette of DIY artistic options. For tour members who have never seen a life-size chocolate moose, Len Libby Chocolatier is the place to go. Just south of

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Looking, participating, purchasing, or appreciating —however tours choose to relate to Maine’s crafts—their experience will be enhanced by the beautiful things that are “Made in Maine.” Portland, next to an extensive saltwater marsh, the confectioner displays the awe-inspiring chocolate moose as well as a video about its construction. Tours cannot partake of the moose, but they definitely can enjoy an ice cream cone or choose from an array of Mainecrafted candies. Further south, in Kennebunk, River Tree Arts has a “Make Your Own Maritime Souvenir Art Project,” a fun way to make something personal in Maine, and take it home as a souvenir. There is a choice of three projects—decorating a lobster buoy; making a driftwood sign; or painting two maritime ornaments. Looking, participating, purchasing, or appreciating—however tours choose to relate to Maine’s crafts—their experience will be enhanced by the beautiful things that are “Made in Maine.” n

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Maine Acadia National Park - Bar Harbor Highlights June - Oct. • 3 - 4 days

Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude Dec. 1-10, 2017 & Nov. 30-Dec. 9, 2018 • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Enjoy Acadia National Park with a guided tour, carriage ride, Maine lobster feast, and whale watch or nature cruise. Meet baby lobsters and listen to a lobsterman’s tales.

Holiday spirits will soar on this coastal Christmas tour. Shop boutiques and craft shows, ride an old-fashioned trolley through the woods, and warm your soul with wine and cheese by the crackling fireplace. Also see Ogunquit’s Christmas by the Sea celebration on second weekend.

* Optional Campobello Trip – full day guided tour to the famed New Brunswick Island on Maine’s border. Includes FDR cottage, box lunch with “Eleanor,” and blueberry pie!

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New! Beaches & Buoys

May - Oct . • 3 - 4 day options available

A special seacoast tour with evening DIY art program— make a souvenir decorated buoy, maritime ornaments, or beachy driftwood sign to take home. Visit coastal villages from York Harbor to Kennebunkport, sing along with a barbershop quartet, ride on a lobster boat, and collect seashells! Boothbay Rails and Sails June - Oct. • 4 days / 3 nights / 6 meals

A mid-coast favorite, staying three nights on the Boothbay waterfront. Includes train rides and behind the scenes tours, plus a narrated cruise past harbor seals and lighthouses. Summer tours include puffin viewing. New! Boothbay Scenery & Show

June 22 - Sept. 30, 2018 • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Salt air, spectacular sunsets, and salty breezes abound on the Boothbay Harbor waterfront. Includes boat and train rides, garden tour, and Carousel Music Theater performance.

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May, June, Sept., Oct. • 5 days / 4 nights / 8 meals

Visit majestic beacons and hear salty tales of Maine’s maritime history. Ride on a Maine lobster boat, hear fog horns, and see the Maine coast from atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. Explore Kennebunkport and Bar Harbor, return to Portland for a private lighthouse tour. Maine Lobster Festival August 1-5, 2018 • July 31 - August 4, 2019 • 5 days / 4 nights / 8 meals

Book the Maine Lobster Festival (70th Anniversary in 2017!) in Rockland early to have your choice of coastal accommodations. Seafood dinners, a lobster boat ride, souvenir Maine lobster hat, and spectacular coastal vistas are all in the mix. Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and a whale watch put the finishing touch on this Maine coastal tour. Maine Moose, Lakes and Loons June - Sept. • 3 - 4 nights

The historic Rangeley Inn is your destination for two nights. Hear the loons on a narrated lake cruise, pan for gold, and ride with your guide to the best moose-spotting locales. Overnight en route on New Hampshire’s largest lake, or the seacoast. Musical Maine Summer Tour June - August • 3 days / 2 nights / 5 meals

Two show-stopping Broadway musicals at Ogunquit Playhouse and the Maine State Music Theater, plus a sea shanty sing-along and special organ concert.

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All the sights from Hyannis to Provincetown, plus a day exploring Nantucket Island or Martha’s Vineyard. Choice of dune ride, whale watch, or special Pirate Party and the Wydah Shipwreck Museum on this fully guided tour. Leaves & Locomotives

Sept. - Oct. • 5 days / 4 nights / 8 meals

A spectacular New England foliage tour featuring New Hampshire gourmet dinner train, mountain rides, and two Maine coastal excursions. Two nights New Hampshire, two nights southern Maine. Book early for this popular color tour! Maine Coast and NH Mountains

June - Oct. • 6 days / 5 nights / 10 meals

Discover Maine’s southern coast, then travel north to Acadia National Park. Swing home through the spectacular White Mountains, dotted with summer wildflowers or autumn splendor. Three nights Maine, two nights New Hampshire with train ride, nature cruise, and step-on guides. New England Fall Foliage Fun

Sept. - Oct. • 6 days / 5 nights / 10 meals

A New England foliage tour featuring Acadia National Park, gourmet dinner train, scenic lake cruise, mountain rides, nature cruise, lighthouses, and lobster. Enjoy the beautiful vistas from the sea coast to the mountains of Maine. View the scenic panoramas of the White Mountain range along with New Hampshire’s pristine Lake Region. One night south coast ME, two nights Bar Harbor, ME, two nights in the White Mountains of NH. New England Rail & Sail

June - Oct . • 4 days / 3 nights / 6 meals

Put to sea on a Boston Harbor history cruise, then set sail on a pristine New Hampshire lake. Join Maine lobstermen as they haul their traps. Ride the rails in two breathtaking states! New! New Hampshire: Vintage Portsmouth Christmas Dec. 2-4, 2017 • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Celebrate the season in NH’s adorable, old-fashioned seaport. Enjoy a holiday theater performance, guided city tour, Holiday Stroll with carolers, and all the charm of colonial Strawbery Banke. One and two night options – including our favorite one-of-a-kind shops!

Mountains & Moosin’

June - Oct. • 5 days / 4 nights / 8 meals

Enjoy a night on the coast, then head to beautiful Bethel, Maine, for two nights. See moose, sluice gems, and tour a balsam fir factory. Circle home with a stay in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Pumpkins & Pilgrims

October • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Attend the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Providence, RI. Dine with a pilgrim in Plymouth, MA. Tour a cranberry farm and celebrate the fall harvest in coastal style. New! Rhode Island Fall Food & Fun

Oct. 10 - Nov. 5, 2017 • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Explore the Ocean State with guided tour of Newport, plus an opulent mansion, culinary museum, and harvest buffet dinner at Providence’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. Mouth-watering foodie tour option, too! Southern New England Shore Tour Late May - early October • 4 days / 3 nights / 6 meals

It’s a shore best-seller! Discover the nautical magic of Mystic Seaport, board a submarine, tour the Newport mansions, and visit Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun casinos. Complete with narrated cruise, sea shanty music, and yummy seafood. Taste of New England

May, June, Sept., Oct. • 5 - 8 days

Indulge in a traditional lobster dinner, visit quaint lighthouses, and cruise on an authentic lobster boat. A New Hampshire dinner train, maple sugar house, ice cream factory tour, Vermont cheese tasting, and colonial dinner will whet your appetite for this delicious sightseeing trip through four states. Top of New England

June - Oct. • 4 and 5 night options

Our “Best of Northern New England” tour with popular and hidden highlights of three states. Boat and train rides, step-on guided tours and unique attractions. Two nights Vermont, two nights NH. Add a Maine night—from the mountains to the sea! Vermont Vistas

October • 3 days / 2 nights / 4 meals

Get a taste of real Vermont from the maple sugarhouse to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, with scenic views and unique rural stops. Customized tours for foodies and foliage fans! Trivia from page 3: 1= B (The story was set in Belgrade Lakes, but filmed on Squam Lake), 2 = D (Lake Champlain), 3 = T, 4 = T, 5 = T, 6 = T, 7 = F (Trick question. There is no bridge.) Maine Tour Magazine / Fall 2017 n 15

Along for the Ride Military Reunion Tours

By Mary Lyons

“We loved going to the Shipyard.”

he character of the military experience often results in a lifetime bond, and military reunions are a fun opportunity for participants to renew their special connection. Two recent military reunions with itineraries planned by The Maine Tour Connection had that renewal opportunity amidst a swirl of activities. The USS PURDY (DD-734) Association reunion was planned for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and started off with something of a crisis—their reunion planner closed without notice in November, and “I’m looking at a reunion in April,” said Association President Bill Dow. Dow not only served on the Purdy, which was a destroyer in service for an exceptional three decades, but says “my dad worked on building it during the war.” Despite the unnerving interruption in plans for the trip, Dow said, “It turned out to be one of our better reunions.” He credits both The Maine Tour Connection, which pulled off some special access visits to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the John Paul Jones House, and the staff at the Holiday Inn Portsmouth.

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Of The Maine Tour Connection he says, “All in all they did a great job for us.” Of one tour highlight Dow says, “We loved going to the Shipyard. That was really special, especially because of us being in the navy. We had the tour guide get on the bus at the entrance, and we could get off and have a picture taken at the submarine monument. It was a good day, really good, we also got a closeup of the naval prison and were given the history of it.” Additionally, the 45-member tour visited the Kittery Historical & Naval Museum, the submarine museum USS Albacore, and the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, plus city historic districts and waterfront. For free time in town they received admissions to charming Strawbery Banke, a historic village recreation. “All in all,” sums up Dow, “everyone opened doors for us and helped us out. And the lady at The Maine Tour Connection did it all. Set it all up for us.” Another reunion involving The Maine Tour Connection was that of Sampson Air Force Base; it had three motorcoaches with over 100 participants, meaning routing and scheduling took some military precision.

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“All in all,” sums up Dow, “ everyone opened doors for us and helped us out.“ Walt Steesy, who has been planning all the base reunions—this is the 27th—says it takes “A lot more than most people believe. A lot more. This is the first year we used an inbound tour operator.” Based in Portland, his tour had a busy three-day schedule of activities. As editor of the Sampsonite newsletter and reunion organizer, Steesy says he has “probably communicated with 20,000 men over the years.” At this point, Sampson reunion tours have been to every state except West Virginia, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, and Steesy usually visits venues at least three times prior to committing to them as destinations. The tour’s Maine itinerary was packed, including visits to Maine Balsam Fir, Stonewall Kitchen, Len Libby, the Nubble Lighthouse, Kennebunkport, Portland Head Light, and the World War II Liberty Ship Memorial. “We had a grand time,” says Steesy, noting that tour favorites were the Maine Military Museum, a Songo River Queen lunch cruise, and a lobsterbake at Foster’s Downeast Clambake.

Of the Maine Military Museum, a private museum in South Portland, Steesy says founder, director, and curator Lee Humiston “has done a wonderful job on a shoestring and with a lot of volunteers—putting together something that is really, really nice. He’s got a phenomenal thing there. For any military group going to Portland, that should be a must-do.” The lunch cruise was a hit, too. “We had a beautiful day . . . That was a fun thing.” However, “the thing people talked about most,” according to Steesy, was Foster’s Downeast Clambake. “They do a nice job there. They had someone at every table helping you take the lobster apart. That was great.” And a talk by a lobsterman to the group about sustainability in the lobster industry was the personal favorite of Steesy and his wife, Mary, the reunion cohost. With all the effort, all the planning, all the activities, there is one thing at the heart of the Sampson reunion, as well as so many others. “The biggest thing,” Steesy observes, “is everyone getting together.”n

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OTHER MILITARY REUNION IDEAS MASSACHUSETTS • Boston’s National Historical Park features the USS Constitution Museum. Fondly known as “Old Ironsides,” the ship was named by George Washington. • Fall River’s Battleship Cove has the world’s largest collection of historic naval ships, as well as “The Pearl Harbor Experience.” • New Bedford has two forts, a military museum, and military reenactments.

RHODE ISLAND • Newport offers the Naval War College Museum, Naval Station Newport, Fort Adams, and the Artillery Company Museum, plus a proud naval tradition.

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New England has any number of military reunion sites, dating from the French and Indian War to the present day.

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he Northeast—New England and eastern Canada—is legendary for its wealth of travel attractions, bringing visitors from all over the world to enjoy gorgeous scenery, impressive history, and the kaleidoscope of changing seasons. Motorcoach travelers have particularly good views of all the northeast region offers, able to savor their surroundings with total attention. The National Scenic Byways program, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, adds a fillip of interest to travel in the United States by highlighting routes that are exceptional in ways such as culture, history, or remarkable landscapes. One of the byway program’s special routes is on Mount Desert Island. It’s the Acadia All-American Road, member of a rarefied category—the best of the best. An All-American Road must be great enough to be considered a destination in itself, and this one certainly is—it travels through the unparalleled views that bring millions to Acadia National Park each year.

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Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island Another especially notable piece of the byway program is the Connecticut River Byway, which wends its way through three states: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Forming the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, the Connecticut River has its own special distinction: It is one of just 13 American Heritage Rivers. Popular motorcoach attractions are scattered along the River in each state. In Massachusetts, Yankee Candle’s candle making workshops and array of candles

and kitchenware are just down the road from Old Deerfield, a historic settlement in the River valley. Also in the area are a number of convenient local eateries, including the Deerfield Inn’s colonial dining room. The covered bridges so emblematic of New England cross the river along its length in New Hampshire and Vermont. Beginning close to the Canadian border, the Connecticut River Byway Scenic Drive meanders along the varied river banks for many miles. In New Hampshire, it passes through long-

settled towns like West Chesterfield and Littleton, a good group lunch stop, and historic sites like the Fort at No. 4 and the Littleton Grist Mill. It passes the active covered bridge between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT, and leads to the nearby SaintGaudens National Historic Site. In Vermont, the Byway passes through St. Johnsbury with its Planetarium and Athenaeum, following the river to Brattleboro, an arts, crafts, and culinary center accented by the walkable Creamery Covered Bridge. Continued on Page 24

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In addition to the Connecticut River Byway, New Hampshire boasts the famed Kancamagus byway, the “Kanc,” and the White Mountain Trail, both in the Mount Washington Valley, and offering a variety of motorcoach draws, including North Conway’s outlets and shops, the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, Franconia Notch State Park with its Old Man of the Mountain Memorial, and Clark’s Trading Post in Lincoln. Overlooks and waterfalls are sprinkled throughout the area, and the adventurous have zip line options in Bartlett at Attitash Mountain Resort and at the Bretton Woods Adventure Center, Carriage Road, Acadia National Park

plus Cannon Mountain’s Aerial Tramway and the Flume Gorge. An additional way to see the Whites is on one of five unique train rides: the Conway Scenic Railroad’s Notch or Valley trains; the Cog mountain climbing railway; the Hobo Railroad’s picnic ride; and the gourmet Café Lafayette Dinner Train. In Maine, the Old Canada Road scenic byway has a storied history. Loggers, native Americans, military expeditions, all traveled from Maine

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: VINTAGE PORTSMOUTH CHRISTMAS December 2-4, 2017 & December 1-3, 2018 Celebrate the season in New Hampshire’s adorable old-fashioned seaport. Enjoy a holiday theater performance, guided city tour, Holiday Stroll with carolers, and all the charm of colonial Strawbery Banke. One or two night options—including our favorite one-of-a-kind shops!

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Craft brewing is flourishing in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Microbreweries, cideries, and mead makers are on the upswing, with summer shuttling by the Brew Hopper. On the art front, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, largest art gallery east of Montreal, has welcomed its Masterworks home from touring, and installed Salvador Dali’s massive Santiago el Grande in its new pavilion.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway, a National Historic Engineering Landmark, is already planning exciting celebrations for its 150th anniversary in 2019. The Cog climbs the highest mountain in the northeast, a breathtaking journey. Wolfeboro’s Wright Museum of World War II, a favorite military tour stop, received Yankee Magazine’s 2016 Editor’s Choice Award for Best 20th Century History Museum in New England.

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“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie,” you’re probably in Connecticut, with its intense pizza history, including the Julia Roberts movie, Mystic Pizza. Statewide, seven pizzerias recently made a national best list, including Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, founded in 1925 and still making the founder’s pie today under third-generation ownership.

2017 is Canada’s 150th anniversary, but Montreal’s 375th, and projections of images from centuries of history, the magnificent Cité Mémoire, constitutes an immense urban installation, screened from 80 rooftop projectors in Old Montreal and brought to life by an app. More history can be enjoyed via the Fresco Murals Tour in Sherbrooke, one of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, not far from fantastic Lake Memphremagog.

n Maine The Maine Indian Basketmakers have preserved one of Maine’s oldest crafts and produced winners of the nation’s highest arts honor, the National Heritage Fellowship. Their ash and sweet grass baskets are the centerpiece of summer’s annual Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market held at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, also home to the Abbe Museum, focusing on Maine’s Wabanaki nation.

n Massachusetts Walk the plank to West Yarmouth’s Whydah Pirate Museum, to find authenticated treasure from the sunken pirate ship Whydah, as well as a ship’s replica. The treasure, acquired after years of diving, includes 300-year-old silver coins. In Gloucester, Beauport Cruiselines sails a more congenial ship, offering brunches, lunches, dinners, and lobsterbakes on the two dining decks of the Beauport Princess. 30 n Touring New England and Eastern Canada

n Rhode Island The Port of Galilee, one of the east coast’s largest ports, with 38 docks and almost 250 commercial fishing vessels, boasts a Fisherman’s Tour, a rare opportunity to meet local fishermen, and take a closeup look at lobstering and fish processing. A Deep Sea Fishing Experience and/or a Whale Watch are add-ons. The Port is also home to year-round Block Island ferry service.

n Vermont An 85-acre “outdoor museum,” Hope Cemetery in Barre, Granite Capital of the World, is filled with masterpieces done by the local granite carvers. Among the traditional gravestones can be found a biplane, a race car, and a huge cube balanced on one corner. The 10,000 plus graves are all carved from Barre Gray Granite from the nearby Rock of Ages Quarry, which also offers tours.

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