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| Boothbay, Maine |
With the onset of gardening seasom here in Maine, I am looking back with great fondness on this
year's garden. I live in an
apartment with my wife and kids, so I am limited as to exactly what I
can do gardenwise, but I plow (pun intended) ahead by doing as much as I
can without pissing off the Property Manager. And those you that know
me know that I teeter right on the edge of "acceptable" and "don't you
dare". Such is life.
While time is short until first frost here in
Maine, we still have time to enjoy the bounty before us and I know just
the place to enjoy said bounty - the
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. From
mainegardens.org/ we
learn of the humble beginnings of CMBG, "This magnificent and ambitious
project began with a kernel of an idea generated by Rollins Hale of
Boothbay Harbor. He and other mid-coast Maine residents who shared the
belief that northern New England in general, and Maine in particular,
were in need of a botanical garden founded the grassroots organization
in 1991." Sixteen years later, on June 13, 2007, the Coastal Maine
Botanical Gardens became a dream come true. The Gardens now encompasses
248 acres, a 9500 square foot Visitors Center, a seasonal cafe and a
gift shop, as well as a bevy of blooming botanical beauties bound to
bewilder you.
The CMBG also serve as an educational experience, with
information about natural history, botany, horticulture and the ecology
of the area. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens can be reached
here. CMBG is privately funded (as far as I can tell) and that alone is reason enough to label it as 248 acres of awesome.
Coastal Maine Accomodations and Activities
While much of the country has enjoyed Spring for several weeks, we are just getting started with it in New England and a place like Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a perfect reminder of the bounty that awaits us.So getting to a wonderland like CMBG is a must for Northeast US residents.
Boothbay is a neat little town in a
great area for family fun and exploration. Given Boothbay's location, fishing and boating are the obvious activities at hand. But there is much more to the area than that. There is dinner theater, music arts and along with water sports, terrific opportunities to see the flora and fauna of Coastal Maine. This handy
Calendar of Events has an itenerary that has a variety of offerings surely to please everyone in your family.
As far as places to stay, you'll find everything from
campgrounds to fine hotels. Dining, including
bakeries and specialty food shops dot the seaside and believe you me, they are outstanding!
More Info
I realize that I haven't covered all you need to know to plan a trip to Boothbay, so click on the
Boothbay Region Information Center's web site and scroll down to the bottom for contact numbers and such.
Be sure to click on one of the ads on this page to look for the right hotel/motel for you.
Order your FREE Maine Travel Guide at visitmaine.com.
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to help preserve, protect and enhance the finest systems for the use
and enjoyment of current and future generations. Among them are the Two Hearted River and the Fox River, both located in the Upper Peninsula.
In the Lower Peninsula the Au Sable River provides excellent canoeing and kayaking, as well as wildlife viewing, not far from Interstate 75." 
