Our favorite summer family fun in Southern Maine!

We truly love living in Maine; its a magical place, and whether you live local or are visiting afar I hope you'll explore all the this great state has to offer.  Summer is amazing and so anticipated, but surely worth the wait.  There is so much to see and do, you couldn't possibly fit it all in in one summer.  Here are some of our favorite summer activities in Southern Maine, and things on our to-do list this summer:

• Living in Yarmouth, the Clam Festival is midsummer must
• Visiting the Botanical Gardens in Boothbay
• Day out with Thomas (multiple days in August) in Boothbay
• A morning with bagels from Scratch Bakery and playing on Willard Beach in South Portland
• A day with the animals at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray
• A hike up Bradbury Mountain and lunch at Edna & Lucy's
• Treats from the Cookie Jar and kite flying at Fort Williams
• A day at Deering Oaks exploring the fun playground and running in the splashpad
• A picnic, playground (with a cool pirate ship) and beach (at high tide) at Winslow Park in Freeport
• Fridays on the Farm at Pineland (when its not too hot)
• Boating in Casco Bay (if you don't have a boat take the mail-boat run on Casco Bay lines)
• Lots of island fun!  Exploring and biking on Peaks Island, and fun days on Long Island sea glassing on front beach, lunching at the Island Store, and beaching on the back side of the island
• Shopping locally for our meals- we love visiting all the awesome Farmer's Markets
• A relaxing day at Ferry Beach in Scarborough
• Exploring Mackworth Island in Falmouth
• Bug Light Summer Movie Series
• Concerts in the Park- in Yarmouth & Falmouth
• LL Bean Summer Concert Series
• Strawberry picking at Maxwells or Gilespies and making yummy treats
• Enjoying Circus Smirkus at Merriconeag Waldorf School
• A drive in movie (if you can stay up that late) in Saco
• Head to the ballpark and watch a Sea Dogs game and inhale a seadogs biscuit
• Get an ice cream at Red's Dairy Freeze
• Garden Club with Farm to Table Kids
• A day at Outlet Beach on Sabbath Day Lake and lunch or snacks from the amazing food from the snack shack
• A day trip to visit the Hope Elephants and lunch in Camden
• Lobstering with Dad (and if you don't have a lobsterman in the family, catch a ride with Captain Tom on Lucky Catch, it's a cool experience for the kids!)
• On rainy days, we love the Children's Museum, Tumble Tikes, Maine Academy of Gymnastics, Smitty's Movie Theatre (summer series for kids)
• On really hot days when you need to escape the heat, we love to get some skating in at Family Ice open skate in Falmouth!

If you're local I'd love to hear your favorites! Happy Summer!!

Thanks as always for stopping by!

Rebecca