Food is a Way of Life in DownEast Acadia
Sit and talk about the day ahead over coffee roasted in small batches . Cafés and family-run diners serve up slabs of bacon , farm-fresh eggs , and wild blueberry muffins slathered with local butter . Experience a classic general store in towns like Brooklin , Machias , Sullivan , and Columbia Falls .
Take a drive and stop to sample the cheeses from a seventh-generation creamery . Be enticed by the scent of brick-oven pizza and freshly-baked boule all hot and crusty . In August , keep an eye out for the many roadside stands selling fresh-picked wild Maine blueberries to snack on or mix into pancakes next morning at camp .
FOOD AND DRINK
Grab a table on the water at a local seafood hot spot and savor freshly caught lobster with a side of steamers and corn , or in meaty chunks tossed with mayo and nestled in a toasted top-loader . Try oysters on the half-shell or go for a basket of freshly-fried local scallops plucked straight from the floor of Frenchman Bay .
End the afternoon with an ice cream cone in flavors like Maine Sea Salt Caramel or a old-fashion soft serve twist with jimmies . Savor a chocolate truffle flavored with wild blueberry wine , locally harvested sea salt , or chevre cheese from a nearby farm .
As the sun sets , raise a pint or glass with friends . DownEast craft breweries offer a wide range of lagers and ales made from local and exotic ingredients served in uniquely styled tasting rooms . Talented regional wine makers and distillers are turning grapes , fruit , barley , and hops grown right here into some of the best drinks around .
DownEast Acadia offers a broad selection of cuisine with award-winning restaurants on the Blue Hill Peninsula ; authentic Mexican in the Schoodic area ; and Indian , Thai , Jamaican , Japanese , and Korean in Ellsworth .
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Amherst |
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Edmunds |
Eastport |
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Bangor |
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Gardner Lake |
Whiting |
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Lubec |
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East Holden
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Branch Lake
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Surry
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Graham Lake
Ellsworth
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Franklin
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Sullivan
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Tunk Lake
Cherryfield
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Gouldsboro
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Columbia Falls
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Milbridge
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Machias
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Cutler |
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