Things To Do in Maine Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/category/vacations-in-maine/things-to-do-in-maine/ Maine Local Community Blog Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:31:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://meinmaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-moose-Maine-32x32.png Things To Do in Maine Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/category/vacations-in-maine/things-to-do-in-maine/ 32 32 Exploring My Area Of Maine On A Minibike Growing Up https://meinmaine.com/2025/10/28/exploring-my-area-of-maine-on-a-minibike-growing-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-my-area-of-maine-on-a-minibike-growing-up Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:30:43 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18483 Growing up in Maine, did you have a minibike? My first minibike was a 3.5 horsepower Briggs and Stratton model. Just a simple, low-cost minibike that was dark green with knobby tires. It has a thick long cushion seat to make up for a serious lack of suspension. No gears, the minibike equipped with a […]

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]]> Maine Boy With A Leaking Boot https://meinmaine.com/2025/05/19/maine-boy-with-a-leaking-boot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-boy-with-a-leaking-boot Mon, 19 May 2025 14:26:29 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18310 The boy was in rough shape, problems way beyond just a leaky boot. It took two men and another small boy to heft him up and onto an ambulance stretcher. 600 pounds was the legal limit for the gurney. The boy’s over 600 pounds maxed out the stretcher’s legal weight limit warning tag. What happened […]

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]]> Everything You Need To Know About Ice Fishing In Maine https://meinmaine.com/2025/02/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ice-fishing-in-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everything-you-need-to-know-about-ice-fishing-in-maine Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:18:45 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18255 Everything You Need to Know About Ice Fishing in Maine Winter in Maine, like the other three seasons in Vacationland, locals spend it outdoors. Natural, clean, crisp and sugar coated new white. Have you ever lived where the snow glistens? And looked up in a Maine winter night sky to see all the brilliant points […]

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]]> Maine Canoe Kayak River Races https://meinmaine.com/2025/01/12/maine-canoe-kayak-river-races/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-canoe-kayak-river-races Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:48:50 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18247 Maine offers a variety of canoe and kayak races throughout the year, with several notable events scheduled for 2025. Paddling in a spring Maine river race is as much about the journey as the competition. It’s a chance to challenge yourself. To embrace the raw beauty of nature, and connect with the Maine river in […]

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]]> Mt Katahdin Baxter State Park https://meinmaine.com/2024/11/24/mt-katahdin-baxter-state-park-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mt-katahdin-baxter-state-park-2 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:31:52 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18204 Mt Katahdin Baxter State Park in Maine is a key location on the Appalachian Trail (AT). Baxter State Park is home to Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the 2,190+ mile trail. Thru-hikers either begin or conclude their Appalachian Trail journey at Baxter Peak, the summit of Mount Katahdin. My four kids and I along […]

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]]> Lighthouses In Maine, Do You Collect Them? https://meinmaine.com/2024/11/13/lighthouses-in-maine-do-you-collect-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lighthouses-in-maine-do-you-collect-them Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:21:13 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18201 Lighthouses In Maine, Do you collect them? There are 65 Maine lighthouses. Some are low hanging easy fruit, rich eye candy to simple drive to, snap a photo. You’re done. Or to hang around and dream about what it was like being the lighthouse tender. But some lighthouses in Maine are not so easy to […]

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]]> Mid Coast Maine Mini Vacation https://meinmaine.com/2024/07/22/mid-coast-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mid-coast-maine Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:56:48 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18127 Mid Coast Maine mini vacation. Living in Maine, it’s easy to explore different areas of Vacationland. This blog post about a trip to Mid Coast Maine, for a wedding bridal shower in Lincolnville Beach area. Spending the night in Lincolnville. Going on to Camden Maine harbor sights and more dining on seafood. Waking up Sunday […]

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]]> Maine State Soap Box Derby Race 2024 https://meinmaine.com/2024/06/26/maine-state-soap-box-derby-race-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-state-soap-box-derby-race-2024 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:23:15 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18088 Maine State Soap Box Derby Race 2024. Since 1996, every June the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race runs in the town of Houlton ME. This blog post is about this past weekend’s June 22nd 2024 race and with a little Maine soap box derby rich history mixed in for good measure. The Houlton Maine […]

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]]> Maine Soap Box Derby Race Is June 22nd This Year. https://meinmaine.com/2024/05/09/maine-soap-box-derby-race-is-june-22nd-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-soap-box-derby-race-is-june-22nd-this-year Thu, 09 May 2024 13:25:54 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18063 Maine Soap Box Derby Is June 22nd this year. Have a ride, signed up to race down Derby Hill in Houlton Maine? The “Thrill of the Hill” happens again June 22nd, 2024 on Derby Hill in Community Park in Houlton Maine. It’s year number 29 for the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby. Tech Day for […]

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]]> Houlton Maine Total Solar Eclipse https://meinmaine.com/2024/04/09/houlton-maine-total-solar-eclipse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houlton-maine-total-solar-eclipse Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:47:22 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18033 Houlton Maine Total Solar Eclipse. The Great North American Total Solar Eclipse, did you witness Totality? April 8th, 2024 was a pretty big deal in my small hometown of Houlton Maine. Perfect weather, years of planning, lots of food, fun and family spreading blankets, putting on eclipse glasses. Loads of people young and old from […]

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