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Maine on $25 a Day

Impossible you say? Not if you know where to stay. Here is a list of inexpensive ideas for accomodations. Image subjects: inside thge Viking Motor Inn

Big House Boutique

As earnest Down East shoppers know, the place for bargain furnishings and unique novelities is the Maine State Prison Showroom. Image subjects: artistic rendition of items sold at the Prison Store in Thomaston Location: Thomaston

Boats, Boats, and More Boats

At the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, you can learn to build 'em, sail 'em, or bail 'em - and you might lear a thing or two in the process.; Image subjects: Students working on boat female student at work planing lumber Student at work WoodenBoat's fleet of small boats Location: Brooklin

The Old Port Reinvents Itself - Again

Portland's livelist neighborhood marches into the next century with a new bounce in its step. Image subjects: Looking down at Exchange Street. Eric Cianchette at the Portland Regency hotel Peggy Golden's Greenhut Gallery Walter Loeman at Perfetto restaurant. Nancy Lawrence in her handbag and cloak emporium

Rangeley's Boundless Alure

One of Maine's loveliest state parks has the good fortune to be nestled amid thousands of acres of wilderness. Image subjects: aerial view of Raneley State Park. wooded path in Rangeley State Park shoreline at Rangeley State Park canoe and docks at Rangeley State Park Location: Rangeley State ParkRangeley

The Last Lumber Camp

At the Patten Lumberman's Museum, everything from the tools to the tin plates is authentic. Image subjects: Patten Lumberman's Museum -cookhouse Patten Lumberman's Museum - saw Patten Lumberman's Museum - photo display Patten Lumberman's Museum - bunk house Patten Lumberman's Museum - tool room Location:

Shark

If you think whale-watching is exciting, it's a walk in the park compared to shark baiting as I learned last summer on a trip out of Port Clyde. Location: Port Clyde

Nobel's Oversight

Correcting the names of those that were the officially awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize for discovering insulin.

The North Woods Look

An outfit way up in Oquossoc has all the stuff to create an authentic sporting-lodge feel. Image subjects: antiques at Mountain Interiors shop Birgitta Parker at antiques at Mountain Interiors shop birch bark cupboard at antiques at Mountain Interiors shop decorated chest at antiques at Mountain Interiors

Posh Digs

A tidy guest cottage offers Manhattan comforts on the site of a Maine quarry. Image subjects: contemporary home in quarry inside living room with fireplace and view out windows view out window bedroom kitchen

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