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Where Granite Meets the Atlantic

Seven days from Portland's working waterfront to Acadia's granite coast

Portland, Midcoast Maine, and Acadia National Park · 7 days · 304 mi

Maine's coast is more rewarding when it is allowed to change character. Portland brings food, art, ferries, and a working harbor; Bath and Rockland explain how ships and artists have shaped the coast; Camden supplies...

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Bass Harbor Head Light stands above a rust-colored granite cliff edged with evergreen trees and blue ocean.
Photo: Mick Haupt · Unsplash License

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Day 1 · Portland, Properly Introduced

  1. Old Port and the Working Waterfront
  2. Portland Museum of Art
  3. Eastern Promenade and Munjoy Hill

Day 2 · Choose Your Casco Bay

  1. Peaks Island or the Mailboat Run
  2. Portland Head Light and Fort Williams Park

Day 3 · A Coast Built for Work

  1. Maine Maritime Museum
  2. Farnsworth Art Museum
  3. Rockland Breakwater

Day 4 · Above Camden, Then Down East

  1. Camden Harbor and Village
  2. Mount Battie in Camden Hills
  3. Bar Harbor Shore Path

Day 5 · Acadia's Bold Coast

  1. Sieur de Monts
  2. Sand Beach to Otter Point on Ocean Path
  3. Jordan Pond

Day 6 · Roads without Cars, Then Cadillac

  1. Choose a Carriage Road Walk or Ride
  2. Cadillac Mountain Summit

Day 7 · One Coast, Chosen Well

  1. First-Timer Pick: Wonderland and Bass Harbor Head Light
  2. Alternative Only: Schoodic Peninsula