Enjoy all the shopping outlets and bargains to be found at the Maine Mall, Kittery and Freeport Outlets and the Bangor Mall. Winter Festivals occur throughout the season, from Freeport's Sparkle Weekend to Portland's Victorian Holiday and Kennebunk's Christmas Prelude. Come in spring for whitewater rafting and kayaking on Maine's big rivers, the Dead, the Penobscot and the Kennebec. Take to the trails at Baxter State Park or Acadia, or any one of hundreds of other great hikes, as the bright new leaves mingle with the deep greens of Maine's pine and spruce. Portland comes alive with the Maine Flower Show, Golf Show, Boat Show and Concerts.
Summer means sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and hiking.
It's the time for beaches, islands, lakes, loons, puffins, whales, windjammers, blueberries, lobsters-with festivals to celebrate almost all of them. Visit the Old Port of Portland and the working waterfront. The Portland Head Light, commissioned by George Washington in 1790, offers breathtaking views of Casco Bay and the many islands. And then it's autumn. Crisp air, crunchy apples, fresh-pressed cider, and spectacular foliage.