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Western Lakes & Mountains
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phony. And Museum L/A celebrates the
industrial history of the area.
Naturally, no Maine region would be
complete without a good old- fashioned
country fair and Maine's Lakes
and Mountains features three of the
oldest and best-the Oxford County
Fair in early September, the Farmington
Fair in late September, and the
Fryeburg Fair, Maine's largest agricultural
fair, in early October.
While many
visitors arrive in the
Maine's Lakes and Mountains with the
idea of spending most of their time in,
on or near water, they soon discover
there is much more to do.
Some of the region's most popular activities
and attractions include:
* Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage
Museum, modeled after a 1900's taxidermy
shop, is where Maine's rich outdoor
sporting history, traditions and
personalities come alive in Oquossoc,
the heart of Maine's fishing and hunting
since the mid 1800's.
* Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is home
to over thirty species of native wildlife.
You're guaranteed to see a moose!
Walk along nature trails and tour expansive
gardens.
* Maine Mineral & Gem Museum celebrates
the geologic and mineralogical
history of Maine, and explores the
origin of Earth and beyond through
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immersive exhibits, educational experiences,
and scientific research.
* The Stanley Museum in Kingfield
celebrates F.E. and F.O. Stanley, the
manufacturers of the Stanley Steamer
automobiles, with displays of steam
cars from 1905, 1910 and 1916. It also
features the work of their sister Chansonetta,
a well-known photographer
of rural Maine.
* The Oxford Plains Speedway is ideal
for those who enjoy NASCAR racing
and is home each July to the " Oxford
250. "
* Oxford Casino - table games and slot
machines.
* The McLaughlin Foundation Paris is
one of the most beloved gardens and
arboretums in Maine. It was started
in 1936 and is full of wildflowers, perennials
and 98 varieties of lilac.
* A wildlife viewing blind at the southern
end of the White Mountain National
Forest near Bethel now offers
visitors an opportunity to observe a 25acre
wetland complete with wildlife.
* Maine's history is on display at the
Washburn-Norlands Living History
Center in Livermore. The 430-acre
farm presents rural life during postCivil
War days from the perspective of
those who actually lived at the time.
* The 1870 Sunday River Bridge
near Newry is one of Maine's most
photographed and painted covered
bridges.
* Wilton Farm and Home Museum
houses a collection of shoemaking and
farm tools, an extensive bottle collection,
an exhibit featuring Sylvia Hardy,
Maine's Giantess and memorabilia of
G.H. Bass, the originator of Bass Shoe.
* The Cascades in Rangeley is an impressive
natural gorge and waterfall
and nearby Small Falls has a stairway
built along the Sandy River for exceptional
views.
* Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum
in Livermore Falls teaches the history
of the paper industry along the Androscoggin
River and its surrounding
communities, offering educational
programs and events to the public.
We invite you in to learn how paper is
made.
* The Nordica Homestead Museum in
Farmington is the 1857 homestead of
19th-century opera singer Lillian Nordica
and features spectacular gowns,
stage jewelry, opera scores and personal
items.
* The Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in
Lewiston is a 372-acre preserve considered
one of New England's largest
bird and small-animal sanctuaries.
* Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
in New Gloucester is home to the only
active Shaker Community in the world
today. Shaker furniture, inventions,
early American tools, tin and woodenware,
textiles and fancy goods are
displayed.
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