Vibrant communities, engaging arts scenes, endless outdoor activities, and stunning landscapes define Central Maine. The cities and towns throughout the area offer excellent schools, annual festivals, award-winning restaurants, a variety of theater and musical performances, art galleries and museums, and historical attractions – not to mention, scenic lakes and mountains at your fingertips and ocean beaches a short drive away.
Colleges & Universities
- University of Maine System
- Bates College
- Bowdoin College
- Colby College
- Lewiston-Auburn College
- Central Maine Community College
Outdoor Recreation
- Androscoggin Land Trust
- Androscoggin River
- Apple Picking
- Lewiston/Auburn Downtown River Walk
- Maine Maple Sugar Season
- Maine Wildlife Park
- Mount Apatite Park
- Pineland Farms
- Range Pond State Park
- Taylor Pond
- Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary
Professional Sports
- Portland Pirates, hockey
- Maine Red Claws, basketball
- Sea Dogs, baseball
The Arts
- Androscoggin Chorale
- Auburn Community Concert Band
- Bates College Museum of Art
- Bates Dance Festival
- Community Little Theater
- Franco American Heritage Museum
- L/A Arts
- Maine State Music Society
- Theater at Monmouth
- The Midcoast Symphony
- The Public Theatre
Golf
- Apple Valley
- Fox Ridge
- Martindale Country Club
- Pine Acres
- Prospect Hill Springbrook
- Spring Meadows
- Turner Highlands
Skiing
- Sugarloaf
- Sunday River
- Saddleback Mountain
- Mt. Abram
- Shawnee Peak
- Lost Valley
- Black Mountain