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Mid-Maine Weekend -- Bath and Brunswick
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Chocolate Church Arts Center
This architectural gem -- a wooden Gothic Revival church with stately square tower, buttressing, arched windows, and board and batten exterior -- is now home to a vibrant arts center. Take in concerts, theater, and a fine arts gallery in this historically-renown venue. [DETAILS]
Bowdoin College
This McKim, Mead & White jewel box houses a treasure trove of some 14,000 art objects, ranging from Winslow Homer’s watercolor box to fabulous Assyrian bas-reliefs. [DETAILS]
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College
Bowdoin grads Robert E. Peary (class of 1877) and Donald MacMillan (class of 1898) were pioneering Arctic explorers; their namesake museum is filled with strange and wonderful artifacts, specimens, and other relics of their expeditions. [DETAILS]
Gulf of Maine Books
Small, serene, and nobody bugs you when you browse for hours. Specialties include literature, poetry, and politics. Don’t miss the magazines and cool postcards. [DETAILS]
Frontier cafe+cinema+gallery
Michael Gilroy (Gil) led travel expeditions to exotic places before transforming this vacant factory space into “a cultural crossroads.” The lively café is walled with windows overlooking the Androscoggin River, and is a venue for frequent events, from wine tastings to storytelling to films and lectures in its 75-seat cinema. [DETAILS]
Rosita's Mexican Food
An inexpensive Mexican restaurant near Bowdoin College campus, Rosita’s has all-natural tortillas, refried beans laced with subtle spices, and service as friendly as it gets. [DETAILS]
Galen C. Moses House
Built in 1874 for Galen Clapp Moses, this inn is reminiscent of the 19th-century grand Victorian style. Filled w/antiques, it has a warm, glowing fireplace in the library w/leather seats, a paneled dining room w/original appointments, bright formal parlors, a piano, and a TV. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Houses and is on the historic house tours. Complimentary afternoon tea and turndown service are available. The only accommodations in Bath, Maine with AAA Approval. A 3-diamond rating, the highest given to a Bed and Breakfast. [DETAILS]
The Inn at Bath
In a town known for its architecture, this mid-1800s Greek Revival home turned B&B is a standout. Located in the heart of Bath's historic district, the inn is a short walk to shops and restaurants. Innkeeper Elizabeth Knowlton's meals have been featured on the PBS show "Country Inn Cooking with Gail Greco" and magazines Gourmet and Bon Appetite. [DETAILS]
Reader Comments
Comment from William Newton on October 13, 2009
We just took a visitor from afar on this trip. A Haddock sandwich is a must for such a traveler. Who better to ask than one of the Maine Maritime volunteers, a local seaman, where to go. Maxwell's in Bath was suggested. We were not disappointed. Nor were we in the museum, the fall colors, historic homes...
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