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Maine’s Southern Coast

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Photo: Ball & Albanese

This is Maine at its most alluring: a rich landscape where sunrise on a sandy beach can be followed by a hike through a mist-shrouded wildlife preserve, where a lobster-roll lunch can precede an afternoon of blueberry picking, where Skee-Ball by the boardwalk can segue into a candelit dinner at a country inn. Our list of favorites for a weekend away is as much about the land as the sea—pine forests and Colonial-era villages meet lighthouses, harbors, and the spray of the surf.

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Inspired by: 3 Northeastern Weekend Getaways — by Peter Jon Lindberg, Published Mar. 2009

Hotels (3)

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    Captain Lord Mansion

    At the 20-room Captain Lord Mansion, a pale yellow 1812 folly with Federal-era antiques and stately fireplaces, sip iced tea in the shade of the chest

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    Hidden Pond

    Spread across 60 acres of balsam and birch groves is Hidden Pond. The 14 cottages have screened-in porches, outdoor showers, and details like earth-to

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    Yachtsman Lodge & Marina

Restaurants (7)

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    Blue Sky

    This sleek and modern restaurant is a new entry from celebrated Boston chef Lydia Shire, whose menu includes her famous lobster pizza (way better than

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    Fore Street

    The secret to owner-chef Sam Hayward’s success is his honest, earthbound cooking. And his temple to simply prepared food is Fore Street—a cavernous wa

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    Joshua's

    Owned by native chef Joshua Mathers, his namesake eatery serves organic American cuisine in a Colonial house dating back to 1774. The interior blends

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    MC Perkins Cove

    Chefs/partners Mark (“M”) Gaier and Clark (“C”) Frasier of the esteemed Ogunquit restaurant Arrows opened this seaside bistro in quaint Perkins Cove i

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    Clam Shack

    The Clam Shack has been a summertime tradition since 1968. That’s when Richard Jacques debuted his seafood hut above the Kennebunk River. In 2000, Jac

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    Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier

    BYOB and join local families at this old-timey favorite, hidden away on a lovely tidal river a short ride from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. More
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    White Barn Inn Restaurant

    The centerpiece of Maine’s top-rated inn—its famed white barn with wide-plank floors and soaring exposed beams—is where Brit expat executive chef Jona

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Activities (5)

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    Ogunquit Playhouse

    Broadway veteran Walter Hartwig and wife Maude debuted their repertory theatre in 1937, and “America’s foremost summer theatre” continues to endure in

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    Congdon's

    This family-owned bakery and diner is beloved for its doughnuts, which come in unusual flavors like butter crunch, maple crème, and powdered chocolate

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    Fort Foster

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    Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

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    Nubble Lighthouse

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