Maine Office of Tourism Grant Awarded to PMHA

December 6, 2019

The Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association is pleased to be able to announce the it is the recipient of a $10,000 Maine Office of Tourism grant to help in the production of the 4 Port Loop celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial. Keith Bowden, PHMA’s Treasurer informed the Board of Directors of the grant on December 6, 2019. Dick Campbell, President of PMHA, the PMHA Board of Directors extends heartfelt thanks to The Maine Highlands, The City of Bangor Department of Parks and Recreation, The Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, The Castine Historical Society, Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism and the Town of Searsport for all support our application for this grant.

Travel + Leisure Magazine Rates Maine as a Top Destination

Travel + Leisure announced the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020, the annual list of the most anticipated places to visit in the year ahead, according to the editors of Travel + Leisure. Now available on Travel and Leisure.com, this year's global list includes seven destinations across the United States including Maine, Asheville, North Carolina, Big Island, Hawaii, Boston, California's Central Coast, Oklahoma City, and the Great Lakes.

Lonely Planet Ranks Maine as a Top 10 Place to Visit

October 23, 2019

Lonely Planet, one of the world's largest publishers of travel books and apps, this week announced its picks for the top 10 regions to visit in the world for 2020, naming Maine No. 4 — above regions in Australia, China and Spain.

Bested only by the Silk Road region of Central Asia, the La Marche region of Italy and the Tohoku region of Japan, Lonely Planet's recommendation focuses primarily on three areas in Maine: the midcoast, Acadia National Park and the North Woods, with a particular focus on the Katahdin region. Whitewater rafting on the west branch of the Penobscot River, bass fishing in Katahdin Woods and Waters, and hiking the 100-mile Wilderness stretch of the Appalachian Trail all made the cut in its feature on the best adventures in Maine's back woods.

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