Visitor's Guide 2015

Photo: Chris Lawrence, Spring Point Ledge

Fabulous Family OUTINGS This is the way to create lastingmemories for your kids—fromsimply enjoying a beautiful park together to action packed adventures, here are some ways to enjoyMaine as a family.

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TAKE THE TRAIN to Old Orchard Beach and hop on one of the thrilling rides at Palace Playland that overlook the ocean. Soak up the sun on the seven mile stretch of sandy beach, and watch professional fireworks light up the sky every Thursday night. DON SKATES to engage in a Portland tradition since the 1900s—gliding on the pond at Deering Oaks Park, an ele- gant oasis of nature on the edge of the Portland peninsula. VISIT EARTHA and marvel at the sheer size and fantastic engineering of the world’s largest revolving and rotating globe, located at Maine’s cartographic company, DeLorme in Yarmouth.

WALK OUT the 900-foot granite breakwater at Spring Point Ledge in South Portland to tour a real working lighthouse, and watch sailboats, ferries, cruise ships, and oil tankers ply the waters of busy Portland harbor. GET A CLOSE UP VIEW of flora and fauna at the Maine Wildlife Park with over 30 species of Maine wildlife, trails, and a full season of special events on tap. FLY A KITE at Bug Light Park in South Portland where kids can run around on 4 acres of plush, sea-level grass surrounded by magnificent views of Casco Bay and Portland’s waterfront. HAUL TRAPS with Captain Tom aboard the Lucky Catch as he guides you through the daily routines of a

Maine lobsterman, and enjoy close-up views of lighthouses, forts, and seals. EXPERIENCETHETHRILLINGRIDES at northern New England’s largest fam- ily-themed amusement and water park, Funtown/Splashtown USA, home of many circuitous rides, slides, pools, and Maine’s only wooden roller coaster. GET ACTIVE at Pineland Farms where you can tour a working farm and creamery, and enjoy a world of outdoor activities, from cross-country skiing to mountain biking, upon 5,000 acres of beautiful woodlands and fields in New Gloucester. CATCHTHE EXCITEMENT at a home game of one our professional sports teams—the Portland Sea Dogs (base

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