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The fresh Atlantic air. The Gorgeous views. The natural, mountainous landscape. It’s easy to get lost in all the beauty that is Maine. But for those who may actually get lost, there are Mainers like registered guide Steven Vose, who says there are a hundred place he could go to in Maine and be happy. Those fantastic places that are truly Maine include climbing majestic Mt. Katahdin, hiking beautiful Baxter State Park and fishing on picturesque Rangeley Lake. No matter where you go, a life-changing experience awaits. Be inspired. Be adventurous. Be your self. Discover your Maine Thing. To learn more, go to VisitMaine.Com.

Make it Maine-From the maritime to the mountainous, from forested trails to loon-haunted lakes, Maine is the kind of place where you can shed the predictable and embrace the spontaneous. Come journey down scenic backroads and wilderness tributaries, and be rewarded with pleasures large and small.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island

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Watery Wilderness Take a half million acres of state and national park land, add 3,500 miles of dramatic coastline, and you have the perfect playground for lovers of all things wild and beautiful. Maine’s rugged shore offers the best sailing in the East, or you can explore in more details by paddling the many ocean bays, harbours, and tidal rivers.

With 6,000 lakes and ponds, kayaking and canoeing adventures are endless. In Maine, you can explore 348 miles of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail-a 740-mile paddling route that traces a fascinating history of the waterways of the Northeast. Within the trail, discover the Allagash Wilderness Waterway-a 92-miles-long corridor of navigable bodies of water, featuring intriguing ice caves and fossils. And there are many other rivers ideal for rafting and fishing trips, with water varying from flat to white: The Kennebec journeys from Moosehead Lake down to Bath; the Dead flows through quiet western Maine; and the Penobscot, Maine’s longest, has remote branches originating along the Canadian border that converge and flow through populated areas such as Bangor before emptying into the Atlantic.

On Foot in Acadia

Imagine a rocky coast, an old lighthouse rising upon a promontory, a foghorn breaking through the morning mist. Picture yourself waking in a quaint inn near Acadia National Park and taking a trail on an inlet cliff to watch seabirds nesting on offshore islands, the salt air invigorating you along the way. Seals haul out on rocks in the middle distance, and, far beyond, a whale breaches. In the afternoon you explore the park’s mountains, stopping to admire wildflowers or pick a handful of blueberries.

For more adventures afoot, travel inland and hike a section of the Appalchian Trail, which ends on Mount Katahdin, Maine’s highest point. On any outing, you can hire a Registered Maine Guide and profit from a long tradition of wilderness expertise.

Whether you’re into day tripping or camping, cold weather or warm, Maine’s backcountry delivers what you need for your own private getaway.

To plan the nature vacation of a lifetime, go to VisitMaine.Com