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Seacoast RV's, Inc. is at the center of Your Vacation Dreams |
Saco is situated between the modern conveniences of Portland and Boston. With long stretches of beautiful beaches, bustling fishing harbors, and a historic downtown shopping district, Saco is a wonderful place to visit. Saco and its sister city of Biddeford constitute the banking, service, and manufacturing centers of south coastal Maine. |
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The cities of Biddeford, Saco and Scarborough, offer a variety of services and shopping. The Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford provides quality medical care for the region. In nearby Prout's Neck is the Winslow Homer studio where the artist worked at the turn of the century. New England's largest salt marsh is off Route 9 in neighboring Scarborough with guided walks and canoe tours. |
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The low surf makes Old Orchard Beach a favorite spot for swimming, sunbathing, and making new friends. When the kids get hungry they can explore the boardwalk for pizza, french fries, hot dogs and cheeseburgers, or you can choose from the many family style restaurants around town. Try your luck on the video games, jump on a ride, treat yourself to an ice cream or a cold soda. Thrills, chills and frills-take your pick or do it all.
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| Catering to tourists and families is a way of life in Old Orchard Beach. The beach, the arcades and amusement rides, nightly entertainment, auto races and harness racing are favorite activities in the Old Orchard Beach area. Old Orchard's Pier is the center of the recreational activities. Extending nearly 500 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, the Pier features shops, fast food, and games of skill. During the summer many special events are planned to entertain and mesmerize everyone in the family festivals, fairs, free concerts, street dances, and fireworks most Thursday nights. Besides the Pier, the beachfront businesses offer gift and souvenir shops, restaurants, nightclubs, and arcades. |
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On the northeast end of sparkling Saco Bay is a quiet vacation spot called Pine Point. Located in the town of Scarborough, it forms one end of the seven mile beach that includes Old Orchard Beach. Pine Point offers a unique selection of gift shops, restaurants, lobster pounds, convenience stores, charter fishing and lodging establishments for those who choose this end of the beach. |
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South along Route 9 lies the quiet seaside area of Ocean Park, a historic cottage community noted for its religious, educational, and cultural programs. The Ocean Park Association sponsors numerous lectures, concerts and other events. At the southern end of Saco Bay lies Camp Ellis. Here the mouth of the Saco River meets the sea, and memorable sailboat, whale watching expeditions, or deep-sea fishing trips await. You will also find several interesting shops, a couple of restaurants, and a long breakwater to walk. |
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| A few miles north is Portland, Maine's largest city, with a full array of stores, shops, and dozens of galleries and restaurants. The Old Port is a showcase for artists, musicians, actors and craftsmen, and its waterfront has bloomed into a business and shopping center. The Native Americans who first inhabited it named it “Machigonne”, meaning Great Neck. In 1623, the first European to arrive was an English naval captain named Christopher Levett, who had been granted the land by the King to found a settlement in Casco Bay. |
Portland offers eclectic sights, soothing sounds and the great salt air. A combination of big city life blends nicely with its cozy appeal. Only 1-1/2 hours from Boston, Portland offers all the amenities of the big city: arts districts, waterfront, museums, parks, elegant hotels, diverse shopping opportunities; but within minutes, one can be strolling through the Maine woods, canoeing down a river, or skiing some of the most thrilling mountains in New England. |
The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House is open to the public. Built in 1785, it is the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula, and the only family residence to survive in the downtown business district. It was the boyhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the most famous men of his time. Original furnishings reflect the differences in style of the three generations who lived there. The House is preserved as a memorial to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his family. |
| Portland is home to many cultural sites of interest, including the Portland Museum of Art, Portland Stage Company, and SPACE Gallery, to name a few. |
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| North of Portland on I-95 is the bustling factory outlet town of Freeport, home of the famous L.L. Bean store. It is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Further north Maine's rocky coast beckons with such popular destinations as Boothbay Harbor, Camden, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. |
This page last revisedFriday, October 16, 2009 |
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