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Foliage, History & Culture in Bangor and Beyond Explore: Museums BANGOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY bangormuseum.org COLE LAND TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM colemuseum.org MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM mainediscoverymuseum.org Bangor is a great home base for scenic drives through the fall foliage, with plenty of good food and entertainment along the way. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MUSEUM OF ART umma.umaine.edu BREWER HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S CLEWLEY MUSEUM brewermaine.gov DAY 1 Fly or drive into Bangor and check in to one of many comfortable and affordable hotels or motels close to downtown. Stretch your legs with a Bangor Historical Society walking tour through downtown Bangor or Mount Hope Cemetery, then grab dinner at one of the many local restaurants downtown before you catch an evening performance at the Bangor Opera House, Cross Insurance Center, Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, or the Collins Center for the Arts in nearby Orono. DEXTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS dextermaine.info/historical-society/ PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION MUSEUM penobscotculture.com DAY 2 Over breakfast, plan your day's drive. Head west toward Greenville and Moosehead Lake for a foliage cruse on the historic steamship Katahdin, docked right in downtown at the Moosehead Marine Museum. Or go north to the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway for amazing views of Mount Katahdin, especially on Ash Hill. Stop along the way in Brownville Junction to inspect the old blast furnace and kiln at the remains of Katahdin Iron Works. MILLINOCKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY millinockethistoricalsociety.org THE PATTEN LUMBERMAN’S MUSEUM lumbermensmuseum.org HUDSON MUSEUM umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum DAY 3 Start your day at the University of Maine Museum of Art, which shows modern and contemporary works by artists from Maine and away. Or step into the past at the Maine Forest & Logging Museum's Living History Days, when reenactors demonstrate steam powered vehicles, sawmills, and old-fashioned cider presses. An afternoon on the Growler Bus is a great way to sample the Bangor area’s many breweries and learn about the art of crafting beer. Follow your brewery tour with a walk in the Bangor City Forest and Orono Bog Boardwalk, where you’ll feel relaxed and a million miles away from the bustle of the city as you observe migratory birds and delicate bog plants. THE STEAMBOAT KATAHDIN ("Kate" as the locals know her) is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only remaining steamship on Moosehead Lake, where once these vessels were the only mode of transport to remote camps and resorts. Three-hour sightseeing cruises depart at 12:30 most days. MAINE FOREST & LOGGING MUSEUM maineforestandloggingmuseum.org PAGE FARM & HOME MUSEUM umaine.edu/pagefarm DOVER-FOXCROFT HISTORICAL SOCIETY OBSERVER BUILDING dover-foxcrofthistoricalsociety.org S/S KATAHDIN & MOOSEHEAD MARINE MUSEUM katahdincruises.com HARRIGAN LEARNING CENTER & MUSEUM threerivers-kiwanis.org ONSON MUSEUM > M monsonmaine.org THE MAINE HIGHLANDS.COM | 25

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