1. THE SUNDAY REPUBLICAN JUNE 17, 2007
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Travel
maine
Beaches, rocky shores and a perfect summer day
Ken Zion, left, and Flyn Costello stroll the edge
of the surf during a recent late afternoon visit to
Popham Beach State Park, in Phippsburg, Maine.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
from Portland. From I-295 From Bath, take Route 209 to
BY BETH J. HARPAZ
north, take Route 1 to Bath,
ASSOCIATED PRESS Popham Beach State Park in
INSIDE:
where ships have been built on Phippsburg. In early summer,
GEORGETOWN, Maine
Whitewater
the Kennebec River since 1826. you might see a flock of piping
S
mell the wild roses, fly a
Today Bath Iron Works builds
rafting in
plovers here. Pack a picnic, and
kite, scramble on the
vessels for the U.S. Navy. It is a
rocks, and wade into the bring a kite! Even a $5 plastic
Maine, where
secure defense site with no
surf. All this and more one bought at a general store
the water is
public access, but you can see
makes for a long, perfect sum- will do. The wind currents here
the towering cranes at the ship-
mer day along the winding are perfect for kite-flying. And
plenty wild,
yard from the road.
roads and rugged shores of the surf always seems a little
even in
You can also visit the Maine
midcoast Maine. A series of warmer, and a little calmer,
Maritime Museum nearby to
peninsulas here juts into the
summer.
than at some of Maine’s other
learn more about the state’s sea-
ocean, and every byway offers
ocean beaches.
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its own treasures. faring heritage. The museum of-
The area is about 35 miles fers cruises on the Kennebec. See MIDCOAST, Page 7H