27 days in Mid Coast Maine Itinerary

New Harbor is a small coastal village in the town of Bristol, in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. Eschew the tourist crowds and head to Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum and Fort Popham State Historic Site. Your itinerary includes some good beach time at Reid State Park and Popham Beach State Park. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New Harbor: Boothbay Harbor (Food Tours, Boothbay Region Historical Society Museum, &more), Swan Island Wildlife Management Area (in Richmond) and Brunswick (Thomas Point Beach, Bowdoin College, &more). Next up on the itinerary: get engrossed in the history at Boothbay Railway Village, enjoy the sea views from Seguin Island and Lighthouse, see the interesting displays at Fawcetts Art/Antiques Toy Museum, and view the masterpieces at Georgetown Pottery.

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Durham to New Harbor is an approximately 5.5-hour combination of flight and car. You can also drive. Expect a bit cooler temperatures when traveling from Durham in June; daily highs in New Harbor reach 73°F and lows reach 52°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 13th (Sat) to allow enough time to drive to Lincolnville.

Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. Get a sense of the local culture at Maine Lighthouse Museum and Penobscot Marine Museum. You'll explore and learn at Sail Power and Steam Museum and Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). Change things up with these side-trips from Lincolnville: Fort Point Lighthouse (in Stockton Springs), Owls Head (Birch Point Beach State Park, Owls Head Lighthouse, &more) and Rockland (Snow Marine Park & Rockland Breakwater Light). There's still lots to do: take an in-depth tour of General Henry Knox Museum / Montpelier, admire the majestic nature at Moose Point State Park, walk around Rockport Marine Park, and browse the collection at Camden Public Library.

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Traveling by car from New Harbor to Lincolnville takes 1.5 hours. Traveling from New Harbor in July, expect nights in Lincolnville to be about the same, around 58°F, while days are a bit cooler, around 74°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Fri) so you can travel back home.