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V O L . X X I I N O. X V 10 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E Maine's notable tourist attractions 1 Ranked by 2015 attendance C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R Maine's notable tourist attractions 1 Ranked by 2015 attendance 1 Acadia National Park P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor 04609 288-3338, www.nps.gov/acad 2 Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay 04537 633-8000, mainegardens.org 3 Maine State Museum 230 State St., Augusta 04333 287-2301, mainestatemuseum.org 4 Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington St., Bath 04530 443-1316, MaineMaritimeMuseum.org 5 The Strand Theatre 345 Main St., Rockland 04841 594-0070, rocklandstrand.com 6 Woodland Valley Disc Golf Inc. 106 Burnham Road, Limerick 04048 229-9825, woodlandvalleydiscgolf.com 7 Camden International Film Festival Route 1, Camden 04843 593-6593, camdenlmfest.org 8 Longfellow Days Festival 85 Maine St., Brunswick 04011 729-4439, http://brunswickdowntown.org/ events/longfellow-days-2016/ 9 Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum 2699 Route 2 and Annis Road, Hermon 04402 848-1010, ecotat.org 2015 Attendance 2,810,000 146,000 3 46,000 5 45,000 30,000 20,000 8,500 1,000 500 No. Employees No. Volunteers 80 3,500 2 99 320 25 40 17 7 250 N/A 2 3 4 8 150 20 9 6 1 10 20 Description 50,000 acres of the Acadia archipelago and Schoodic peninsula with historic carriage roads, hiking trails and motor roads along diverse natural habitats and glacially-sculpted mountains; Cadillac Mountain, at 1,530 feet, is the highest point on the East Coast of the U.S. 270 acres of tidal shore connects people, plants and nature through horticulture, education and research; cultivated gardens, woodland trails, education programs, docent-led tours, electric-boat excursions; open daily April 15-October 31 Best of Maine in four oors of world-class exhibits from the Ice Age to the 1960s including natural history, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage Independent, nonprot on a 20-acre campus along the Kennebec River that promotes Maine's maritime heritage through gallery exhibits, children's activities, educational programs, research library, trolley tours, and narrated lighthouse and nature cruises; includes the nation's only surviving shipyard where large, wooden sailing-vessels were built Multi-use venue, on the National Register of Historic Places, renovated in 2005; independent and world cinema, live musical performances & concerts, comedy, conferences, live broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre of London, and more Three 18-hole disc-golf courses over 80 acres of family farmland open year-round, weekly leagues and tournaments, fundraisers to benet food pantries, Alzheimer's disease and muscular dystrophy research International documentary lm festival recognized globally and nationally Annual festival held in February to honor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow includes lectures, concerts, lm screenings, theatrical presentations, visits to historic sites, writing workshops and poetry readings 91 acres with 55 gardens containing 280 varieties of trees, 1500+ varieties of perennials, animals, birds and insects; garden tours throughout the growing season, summer concerts, hikes through fall foliage and cross-country skiing; library open three days a week in- season, gardens open daily dawn to dusk, free-of-charge Top executive Kevin Schneider Bill Cullina Bernard Fishman Amy Lent Jessie Davis Linda Burnham Ben Fowlie Maryli Tiemann Amy Waterman John Snyer Year founded 1916 1992 4 1836 6 1962 1923 2005 2005 2004 1995 1 Attractions were chosen for their iconic status or as representatives of the breadth offered statewide. A more comprehensive version will be available in December with a new and updated Book of Lists. 2 3,500 volunteers donated 45,600 hours to the park. 3 Includes 36,000 guests at Gardens Aglow. 4 Opened to the public in 2007. 5 An additional 8,300 people took guided-tours of the State House in 2015. Learn more about tours at http://www.mainestatemuseum.org/learn/schedule_a_tour_or_program/ blaine_house_and_state_house_tours/. 6 Originally founded as part of the State House, the museum, as known today, moved into the new Cultural Building in 1971. 7 Additional six part-time employees and 15 seasonal, part-timers. 8 Additional 15 seasonal employees. 9 Poets, performers and lecturers are paid, but the festival is volunteer-run. 10 Part-time, seasonal employee. NA: Not available. S O U R C E : Each attraction via survey, visitmaine.com and Maine Ofce of Tourism.

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