Brunswick

Visitors can join Alice Bean Andrenyak, a Mere Point native and Master Maine Guide, on their own customized guided eco-tour during their visit to Brunswick. Another choice is a personalized private instruction on nature observation, navigation, snowshoeing, hiking, canoeing, or sea kayaking within the area of greater Brunswick and along the mid-coast region of the state. Alice's Awesome Adventures include visiting an island to have a picnic lunch, taking a lighthouse tour, searching for sea glass, visiting beaches, searching for wildlife like great blue herons and bald eagles, paddling along the coast in the beautiful Casco Bay and much more.

17 Webb Field Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-729-6333

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is the college’s cornerstone of culture and the arts. It is one of the country’s earliest collegiate collections of art, established at the request of James Bowdoin III in 1811 with a collection of 140 master drawings and 70 European paintings. The art collection has grown throughout the years and now totals over 20,000 works of art, including decorative arts, works on paper, sculpture, and paintings. There are also artifacts dating back to prehistory up through modern day from many civilizations throughout the world. The collection of antiquities consists of more than 1,8000 objects.

245 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-725-3275

The Bradbury Mountain State Park is open year-round, typically from nine in the morning until sunset, unless other times posted. The park offers a great way to spend a nice afternoon with a canopy of trees under which visitors can take part in a picnic lunch, the hiking trails, and amazing views from the summit. Bradbury Mountain State Park is one of the five original state parks and was acquired in 1939 by the Federal government. There are thirty-five campsites at the park of various sizes. The campground includes drinking water, dishwashing station, showers, restrooms, telephone, and a picnic area.

528 Hallowell Rd, Pownal, ME 04069, Phone: 207-688-4712

The Doubling Point Lighthouse near Brunswick, Maine was originally constructed back in the year 1898. The lighthouse is located along the Kennebec Rice on Arrowsic Island. Doubling Point was one of the four lighthouses constructed that year in order to provide ships with navigational aid on their journey to “the City of Ships,” which was the city of Bath in Maine. The Friends of the Doubling Point Light organization was founded in 1997 to try to preserve the lighthouse for future generations. The walkways for the lighthouse were rebuilt in 2000, and Doubling Point now looks good as new.

Doubling Point Rd, Arrowsic, ME 04530

Flight Deck Brewing first opened in the Brunswick community in the beginning of 2017. The goal was to provide the greater Brunswick area with a true destination brewery, a family-friendly venue, and a casual space for social gathering. The brewery features a tap list that is constantly evolving, regular live music performances, food trucks, and ample space for visitors to hang out with a beer and their dog, or kids and other people. During warmer weather, the large outdoor patio is open, along with a fire pit, picnic tables, cornhole, and more. Live music takes place every Friday.

11 Atlantic Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-504-5133

What to do if you are traveling with kids:

Gelato Fiasco serves delicious, real gelato at both its Brunswick flagship store and the historic area of Old Port in Portland, Maine. Every flavor of gelato is made daily from an ever increasing collection of over 1,500 house recipes. The doors of Gelato Fiasco first opened in 2007. The owners, Bruno and Josh, chose the name “as a hedge against trend-pursuers, treasure hunters, and impostors.” The believed that only a true lover of food would dare to enter a store with such a name. Gelato Fiasco aims to offer intense, bold flavors with an unmatched commitment to integrity and quality.

74 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-607-4002

The Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary is managed by the Maine Audubon as a natural area for the public to visit for the appreciation and enjoyment of nature, as well as for educational environmental programs. The sanctuary encompasses a little over ninety acres and is located in West Bath in the state of Maine on a peninsula that extends between the Back Cove and the New Meadows River. A 2.5-mile network of trails traverses across the Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, winding their way through the coastal forest of pine and spruce and the open meadow. Visitors may also see wildlife such as Great Blue Herons.

Fosters Point Rd, West Bath, ME 04530, Phone: 207-781-2330

Activities and Attractions for Couples and Singles:

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is situated on Federal Street and was formerly the home that Harriet Beecher Stowe, along with her family, rented in Brunswick from the year 1850 until the year 1852. Stowe wrote the classic Uncle Tom’s Cabin during the time she lived in Brunswick. She also sheltered a fugitive slave by the name of John Andrew Jackson from South Carolina during this time. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House, a National Historic Landmark, is now owned by the Bowdoin College and features a space that is dedicated to highlighting Stowe’s contributions to the history and literature of America.

63 Federal St, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-725-3000

The Maine Bass Fishing Guide Service provides visitors and locals alike with fully-guided Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass fishing experiences on the rivers and lakes of Maine near Brunswick. The fishing guide service operates out of Brunswick, near Freeport, which is one of the most popular vacation destinations during the summer season in the state. Within the area are several different bodies of water that are teaming with Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, as well as other fish. Maine Bass provides all of the equipment needed for a great day of fishing, including fishing rods, fishing reels, safety equipment, lures, and bait.

541 River Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-725-1336

The Parker Cleaveland House was originally built back in the year 1806. In 1992, the house became the residence of the President of Bowdoin College. The Parker Cleaveland House was constructed by Samuel Melcher III, the leading housewright in Brunswick at the time, for Parker Cleaveland, who was a young mathematician and scientist who moved to town to be a professor at Bowdoin College. The main part of the home was finished in 1806, with more work done a year later. As one of Brunswick’s best preserved examples of its time period, the house became a National Historic Landmark in 2000.

75 Federal St, Brunswick, ME 04011, Phone: 207-725-3000