Maine Off the Beaten Path

Off the Beaten Path

by Wayne Curtis, Tom Seymour

Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Maine Off the Beaten Path show you the Pine Tree State you never knew existed. Visit a historic three-story jail maid from granite slabs; view thousands of North Woods artifacts and a reconstructed logger's cabin at the Lumbermen's Museum; or seek out the colorful planets of the largest scale-model solar system. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Genres: Nonfiction, Adventure

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 1992

About the author

New Orleans-based writer Wayne Curtis is a contributing editor at Garden & Gun, Imbibe, and The Daily Beast, and a former contributing editor to The Atlantic magazine. He's also written for American Scholar, Yankee, Smithsonian, Saveur, the New York Times, Architect, Wall Street Journal, Sunset, enRoute, and American Archeology. His newest book is The Last Great Walk, an account of a remarkable 4,000-mile journey taken in 1909, and why it’s relevant today. His previous book was a cultural history of a loathsome intoxicant: And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails.

Reviews

[Jennifer Fitzpatrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the 1992 edition of this book as I've had it for years and only referred to it occasionally. As a native MaineR, I found the info a good jumping off point for explorers. I'm sure the current edition would be interesting. I chuckled at the places and adventures that are no longer, like Perham's and the Lightship Nantucket. I still have some sites to explore!

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this travel book series for a place where you are going to be in the area for awhile--there are some great little finds that we have alot of fun finding and going to.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite travel series.