| For stunning views set amid mountainous,
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| | blanketing the rolling hills and
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| forested scenery, choose Sugarloaf USA in
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| | mountains. Take a scenic drive on
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| Maine for a weekend or weeklong getaway
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| | winding, local roads and stop to pick
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| this fall or winter.
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| | fresh apples or go for a hayride at a
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| A top resort destination in the
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| | working farm.
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| Northeast, many people think of Sugarloaf
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| | Although you will be in rural Maine,
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| only as a ski mountain. But with its
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| | surrounded by trees, hills, lakes and
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| top-of-the-line golf course, summit hotel
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| | rivers, there are some good dining
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| and numerous outdoor activity programs,
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| | opportunities on and around Sugarloaf.
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| the mountain has become a year-round
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| | You will be able to find some of Maine's
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| vacation spot.
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| | famous lobsters, of course, as well as
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| Sugarloaf's location in western Maine
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| | other fresh seafood. But there are a
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| makes it easy to reach by car whether you
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| | variety of restaurants, from sports bars
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| are traveling from the New England
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| | to steakhouses.
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| states, New York, Montreal or Canada's
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| | In Kingfield you can visit the Stanley
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| Maritime Provinces. The farther from the
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| | Museum, the birthplace of the Stanley
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| cities and the closer you get to
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| | family who invented the Stanley Steamer
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| Kingsfield, Maine, the more relaxed you
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| | automobile. In the museum are examples of
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| will feel. Once you enter Carrabassett
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| | steam engines as well as extensive
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| Valley, where the access road to
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| | photographs by and of family members, as
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| Sugarloaf begins, you are ready to start
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| | well as actual steam cars.
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| your Sugarloaf Maine vacation.
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| | When choosing lodging for your family you
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| In the winter your prime objective will
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| | will have plenty of options. For the
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| likely be skiing or snowboarding on
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| | hardcore skiing enthusiasts (or those who
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| Maine's second-highest peak. Sugarloaf
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| | just like to spend time at higher
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| accommodates ski families of all
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| | elevations), there are trailside condos
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| abilities by offering terrain that ranges
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| | providing easy access to the slopes,
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| from the steepest and toughest to the
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| | cross-country trails and snowshoe trails.
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| easiest on more than 100 trails.
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| | Other options on the mountain are the
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| Besides being a top winter destination,
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| | Grand Summit Resort Hotel and the
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| the summer and fall are excellent times
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| | Sugarloaf Inn.
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| to make Sugarloaf your base for hiking,
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| | For a little more space and privacy for
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| moose watching, river rafting, canoeing
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| | your family, you can also opt for
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| and fishing. Explore the Carrabassett
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| | Sugarloaf vacation rentals. While some of
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| River or mountain waterfalls. The
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| | these are located on the mountain, many
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| Appalachian Trail winds its way through
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| | of them can be found in the surrounding
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| the mountains around Sugarloaf to its
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| | towns. Sugarloaf vacation rentals
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| ultimate destination of Mt Katahdin,
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| | generally offer all the amenities of home
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| deeper north into Maine.
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| | and often come in a range of prices, from
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| Fall is time for foliage or leaf peeping,
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| | budget to luxury. Designed with families
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| as it's known in New England. Set among
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| | in mind, Sugarloaf rentals are an
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| the mountains of western Maine, Sugarloaf
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| | excellent way to accommodate your family
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| is a great vantage point for stellar
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| | on your Maine vacation.
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| views of the red and gold leaves
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