Visit the Maine coast in real time with these live coastal web cameras. Most cameras offer a view of the ocean for current tide and weather information. Each listing offers the name of the web cam, where it is located, who maintains the web cam, and a description of the view.
The Maine Experience
2016 Maine Lobster Boat Race Schedule
Come watch something your whole family will enjoy and remember this summer- lobster boats races along the coast of Maine! Boats compete against each other in classes based on boat/engine size and are fun to watch from the water or from land. Scroll down to see the full 2016 race schedule. Watch past lobster boat races here: … Read more
Explore Maine’s Downeast Fisheries Trail
Discover Maine’s maritime heritage along The Downeast Fisheries Trail which ranges from Penobscot Bay to Cobscook Bay (Searsport to Eastport). Created in 2000, the trail explores 45 sites including working waterfronts, museums, fish hatcheries and natural places including state parks (see below for complete list). The trail highlights the fishery industry now and then, guiding visitors from active, working waterfronts to historical museums and scenic landmarks.
The trail explores the fishing industry in Hancock and Washington counties, which together employ the most commercial fishermen in the state, with Maine as a whole employing more than ten times the national percentage!
Following The Downeast Fisheries Trail you will discover how fishermen harvest lobster, clams, eels, alewives, smelt, crabs, herring, halibut, shrimp, scallops, urchins, worms, whelks and seaweed. The trail also explores sea farming including Atlantic salmon, mussels and oysters.
Click here to visit the Downeast Fisheries Trail Facebook page for up-to-date information and events!Here is a list of the 45 sites. Click any site for more information:
- Penobscot Marine Museum
- Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory & Fort Knox
- Bucksport Waterfront
- Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery
- Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society
- Penobscot East Resource Center
- Naskeag Point
- Green Lake National Fish Hatchery
- Mount Desert Oceanarium
- Bar Harbor Town Park at Hadley Point
- Bar Harbor Town Pier
- Abbe Museum
- Frenchman Bay Overlook
- Otter Cove
- Great Harbor Maritime Museum
- Isleford Historic Museum
- Somesville Mill Pond
- Taunton Bay Gateway
- Gordon’s Wharf
- Tidal Falls
- Frenchman Bay Scenic Turnout
- Long Cove
- Henry Cove
- Frazer Point
- Prospect Harbor
- Milbridge Historical Museum
- Milbridge Town Marina
- Cable Pool Park
- Wild Salmon Resource Center
- Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research & Education
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum
- Jonesport Historical Society
- Beals Heritage Center
- Bad Little Falls Park
- East Machias Aquatic Research Center
- Morong Cove
- McCurdy’s Smokehouse
- Quoddy Head State Park
- Cobscook Bay State Park
- Gleason Cove Park
- Waponahki Museum & Resource Center
- Carryingplace Cove
- Shackford Head State Park
- Cobscook Bay Resource Center
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Head out and explore The Maine Art Museum Trail
The Maine Art Museum Trail is a Maine Tourism Trail created in 1997 that spans 200 miles from Ogunquit to Bangor exploring 8 museums and over 73,000 works of art. The trail was established to highlight ancient and contemporary art from artists both local and around the world. Pieces from artists who lived and worked … Read more
Outdoor ice skating rinks and ponds in Maine
Bethel Inn Nordic Ski Center 21 Broad St, Bethel 207-824-6276 Ski and snowshoe 35km, ski school, rentals, concessions, ice skating, back country trails. Breakwater School Capisic Street, Portland Brunswick Parks and Recreation Ice Rink On the mall, Brunswick Conditions permitting, 9am – 10pm daily Chestnut Field Chestnut Street, Auburn Deering Oaks Park Pond State Street … Read more