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Best Gift Shops in Camden
Source: The Smiling Cow FacebookThe Smiling Cow The quintessential coastal Maine community of Camden offers all of the most appealing resort-town aspects a well-heeled tourist could ever want: boutique hotels, upscale dining, art galleries…and shopping. If you can’t find what you’re looking for in Camden, you’re doing it wrong—because there is a shop [...]
Best Gift Shops in Kennebunkport
Source: farm + table FacebookFarm + Table With its upscale, rustic-coastal vibe, the resort town of Kennebunkport enjoys a seasonal boost in tourism every summer, when vacationers from across the country—and around the world—descend by the thousands. Posh accommodations and next-level dining options sit side-by-side with quaint bed-and-breakfasts and clam shacks…and of course, [...]
Best Restaurants in Wells
Featuring seven miles of beautiful coastline—four of which are beaches—the resort town of Wells is also known as the antique capital of Maine, with dozens of these dusty treasure troves lining U.S. Route One. The population of Wells explodes during the summer months with seasonal residents and transient vacationers and there are multitudes of restaurants [...]
Best Hotels in Wiscasset
Wiscasset, Maine, has come a long way from being “the worm capital of the world” (a nod to the town’s former primary industry of fishing bait) to “the prettiest village in Maine.” And whether you agree with the claim’s sweeping sentiment, it’s hard to argue with the fact that Wiscasset is indeed pretty. Two-and-a-half seasons [...]
Best Gift Shops in Kennebunk
Source: The Deep Blue FacebookThe Deep Blue Often confused—and referred to interchangeably—with her next-door neighbor, Kennebunkport, the coastal town of Kennebunk (“The only village in the world so named”) has plenty of boast-worthy merits of her own; its upscale, tourist-friendly Lower Village area, especially, is frequently thought to be part of “the Port.” [...]
Best Breakfast in Wells
Sandwiched between matronly, sedate Kennebunk and lively, diverse Ogunquit, Wells is oft-overlooked as a mere stretch along busy Route One (Post Road) lined with franchise fast food, gas stations, and hotels. But Wells is also home to beautiful beaches, peaceful preserves, and plenty of independently-owned shops and restaurants—which means there is an abundance of non-chain-style [...]
