Maine Lighthouses off I-295 / I-95 ?

Question

Tomorrow I'm driving to Bangor Maine, following 295-95 into Bangor. I'd like to see 'something' while I am in Maine but I'm at a loss as to what to catch that won't be too far off my path. Any attractions that you can recommend?

Answer 1

If you want to see the coast, while you are in Portland, take the exit that says "Coastal Route 1A". I live in Northern Maine and we spend tond of time traveling inbetween Portland and Bangor. All the lighthouses will be seen along route 1A. Once you get to a town called Ellsworth, you will be close to Bangor and will have to travel up west along route 1A in order to get into Bangor. It takes almost about the same amount of time traveling from Portland to Bangor this way this time of year asit will the highway, since many of the tourists have gone home. You will go right through the small towns and will get to drive right along the shore in some places. You can very easily stop and see lighthouses. I have a map that shows you where all the lighthouses are along the coast. There are a few places there in Portland where you can see a lighthouse, too. Look on the map and in Old Portland there is a place called Portland Headlight. This is a lighthouse you can walk out to. There is a lighthouse near Portland that is on most of any postcards of maine lighthouses, it is a major landmark. You will find that in the town of Cape Elizabeth. It is in between Scarboro and South Portland, to the east. If you choose to go to Ellsworh, you can follow the signs and drive an additional half hour onto an island known as Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor. This time of year, driving along the park will be free. There is a park loop road you can drive on and it loops all along Acadia. You will get to see mountains and lakes, while looking down cliffs and seeing the ocean and islands and towns as far as you can imagine. The roads are paved very nicely and maintained year around. The coast of Maine is the best I have ever seen! It is well worth your time!!!

Answer 2

Well, you could take a detour off the interstate and go into Cape Elizabeth to see Portland Head Light, which President Washington commissioned. It is one of the most recognizable lighthouses in the world.

In Freeport, you could get off the interstate and visit L.L. Bean. It's open 24 hours, seven days a week. (There are no locks on the doors.)

Augusta has the Maine State Museum near the capitol complex.

Here in Bangor (I live here), you can drive by Stephen King's house (47 West Broadway) and check out the Thomas Hill Standpipe (the big white tower you'll see). If you go a little farther north, you can go to the University of Maine and check out the Hudson Museum at the Maine Center for the Arts.

And if you have enough time, you might consider taking state Route 15 to Bucksport to see the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, a new cable-stay bridge that dwarfs the cable-stay bridge in Boston. It's the tallest occupied structure in Maine at almost 450 feet because it has an observatory. However, the bridge doesn't open until Dec. 30 and the observatory doesn't open until next spring.

Next to the bridge is the "original" Fort Knox, a fort on the Penobscot that was built in the 1840s to protect Bangor. The fort is closed, but you can see it from the Bucksport waterfront. You can drive by the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, which takes Route 1 from Prospect to Verona. If you decide to take the current bridge, be prepared for a possible delay, because a chunk of concrete fell off the deck and workers are fixing the deck. (Don't worry; the bridge is safe.) You might be interested to know that in fall 2003 the Waldo-Hancock Bridge became the first bridge in the world to have its weight transferred from its main cables, which were deteriorating faster than expected, to auxiliary cables that were added that fall. The bridge opened in 1931 and was not designed for the auxiliary cables.

If you really have some extra time, you can swing by Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, but it's about 50 miles from Bangor on U.S. Route 1A and Maine Route 3.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i think in your way you may get to see snow covered mountains scenic mountains etc.