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Midcoast Maine History and Festivals

Midcoast Maine possesses a wonderful history. The peninsula of Phippsburg has twelve villages centered around fishing and lobstering, boat building, and ice-gathering. A small museum recounts these local industries with photos and artifacts. There are also many cemeteries with ancient tombstones.

Nearby, the little shore village of Popham boasts two forts: one from the Civil War era at the edge of the Kennebec River, and one from World War I, consisting of submarine-viewing bunkers up on a hill. Also in Popham is the site of Fort St. George, briefly settled in 1607. This summer (2007), there will be a four-day celebration of the 400th anniversary of the building of Maine's (and the nation's) first ship, The Virginia: August 23, 24, 25, and 26. (Then everyone headed south to Florida for the winter -- our own little snowbird joke.)

In July, you can attend Bath's Fourth of July Heritage Days and the Brunswick Naval Air Station's Air Show. Later in August, there are the Highland Games and a Blue Grass Festival. All summer long, the Maine State Music Theatre offers Broadway-quality entertainment. Bowdoin College hosts a summer-long world-class music festival, and Bates College hosts a dance festival in late July. The Theatre at Monmouth features classic, modern and Shakespeare plays. The Boothbay Opera House hosts all kinds of musical events

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