Known for its majestic hills, rustic mills, sandy lakefronts, and quaint downtowns, there's no place in all of Vacationland that can captivate the imagination quite like Central Maine.
While the coast may possess the image of New England, with its maritime culture and craggy shorelines, Central Maine captures its essence, at a fraction of the price. Ranging from small tourist-friendly lakeside villages like Belgrades Lakes to family friendly towns like Gardiner to shopping and cultural destinations like Augusta, there's no other place in the state that can rival the diversity of Central Maine. Only an hour to the beach or to the ski slopes, the rolling hills surrounding the Kennebec Valley provide some of the best hiking around, with fall foliage unrivaled anywhere in the state.
For museums and culture, look no further than Waterville, home to the Maine International Film Festival, the largest museum in Maine - the Colby Museum of Art- and the most free studios per capita of any other city in the state.
Maine is all about laying roots and connecting to the community, so why not lay yours down in the heart of the state and discover the essence that makes Maine so uniquely special?