The Excalibur Coaster at Funtown Maine
MaineTips
When Particles Collide-the best thing to come out of Maine since the Lobstah. These days on endless tour.
Bangor, ME
Kabang-annual music festival
Record Store
Bull Moose Music, 665 Hogan Rd., Bangor, ME 04401
Biddeford, ME
Candy Store
Goldenrod-2 Railroad Ave., Biddeford, Maine 04005, (207) 363-2621 Vintage Candy shop with cool old sign
Brunswick, ME
Record Store
Bull Moose Music, 151 Maine St., Brunswick, ME 04011
Eats-
Cameron’s Lobster House – 18 Bath Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011: (207) 725-2886-Seafood DRIVE IN restaurant with dining room with Epic onion rings, lobster rolls, Haddock sandwiches and all the good fried things. They also have breakfast with items like grilled blueberry muffins.
Fat Boy Drive In-111 Bath Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011, Closed Tuesday Daily 11AM–8PM
Monday 11AM–8PM (207) 729-9431, Royal burger, whopper burger, great fried green beans, BLT with canadian bacon. Lights on for service. Krinkle cut fries.
Richard’s Restaurant -German Restaurant with house mustard and complementary brandy candies at the end, pretzel and fresh rolls at the start. Burgers on pretzel buns 115 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011 Closed between lunch and dinner
(207) 729-9673
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Eats-The Lobster Shack -225 Two Lights Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (207) 799-1677. Seasonal Late march to October. Not cheap. Good prices on burgers though. Great looking slaw and baked goods. Instead of mixing in they mayo, they put it on as a large blob on one side on the lobster roll.
Flo’s Hot Dogs-Closed Wednesdays?- the “special,” is a steamed dog topped with mayo, celery seed, and hot and sweet tamarind-molasses-onion relish. Its a tiny, one person stand, and its only open from 9 to 3 pm.
Flo’s Hot Dogs: 1359 Route 1, Cape Neddick ME
Bar-Finn’s Irish Pub-156 Main St, Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 667-2808-Trolley Car Bar.
Lewiston, ME
Record Store
Bull Moose Music, Lewiston Mall, East Avenue,
Eats-
Simone’s Hot Dog Stand-99 Chestnut Street, Lewiston ME 04240 207-782-8431-steamed hot dogs of the bright red variety
Val’s Drive-In-925 Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 784-5592-Since 1959. Great onion rings, curb service frosted mug root beer joint, this one of course has lobster rolls too and Poutine.
Old Orchard Beach, ME
Amusement Pier
Palace Playland , 1 Old Orchard Street, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 -classic honky tonk beachside amusement park
(207) 934-2001
Portland, ME
The local alternative paper for Portland is the Casco Bay Weekly. Bars in Portland are open til 1 am. Check outFood in Portland for more club info.
Live Music-
The Aphadonian Theater-107 Hanover St,
Portland, Maine 04101
Sun Tiki Studios-375 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine 04101 (207) 329-5621
Space 538-538 Congress Street, Portland
Geno’s Rock Club -625 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 221-2382 open til 1 am.
Flask Lounge 207.772.3122- 117 Spring Street, Portland Maine
Bayside Bowl -(207) 791-2695 – 58 Alder Street, Portland, Maine 04101-Bowling alley with Live music
Port City Music Hall-504 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 956-6000
Record Stores
Bull Moose Music, 219 Waterman Dr, South Portland, ME 04106
Newbury Comics, 220 Maine Mall Rd., South Portland, ME
Eats-
Becky’s Diner-390 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 773-7070 Til 4 am most nights.
Brunswick Diner-Iconic vintage dining-car interior since 1946 -101 Pleasant St,, Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 721-1134
Moody’s Diner, motel and gifts-whoopie pies , blueberry muffins and diner food-1885 Atlantic Hwy, Waldoboro, ME 04572 (207) 832-7785
Saco, ME
Amusement Park
Funtown USA– 774 Portland Road, Saco, ME (800) 878-2900-this smallish park has a great big wooden coaster.
Sanford, ME
Record Store-
Bull Moose Music, Route 109, Center for Shopping, Sanford
South Freeport, Maine
Eats-
Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster -36 Main St, South Freeport, ME 04078 (207) 865-4888, good burgers, and lots of homemade desserts.
Waterville, ME
Record store
Bull Moose Music, Elm Plaza 13 Elm Street, Waterville, ME
Windham, ME
Record Store
Bull Moose Music, Windham Mall, Route 302, Windham, ME
Wells, ME
Eats-
Formerly part of a chain of cheese wedge shaped buildings, you can buy some wine and cheese at the Cheese House in a shadow of its former glory. Now called Wine & Cheese Shop, Ltd, 259 Post Rd
Wells, Maine
Phone: (207)646-9959
Wiscasset, ME
Eats-
Reds Eats-41 Water St, Wiscasset, ME 04578, (207) 882-6128, A great joint window only joint. Daily 11:30 am to 11 pm. Not sure the seasonal hours. Amazing onion rings, great burgers (the boss burger has a blue cheese sauce), and of course your clams and lobster rolls. Also Crab Burger and Wild Blueberry cake. Don’t be put off by the inexpensive crab cake price. Its all peekytoe crab. Reds serves their lobster rolls with a cup of drawn butter instead of mayo.
Vintage Postcard of Old Orchard Beach