The Midcoast is a

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of the U.S. state of

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that includes the coastal counties of Waldo, Knox,

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, and Sagadahoc; and the towns of Brunswick and Harpswell in

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. Some of the towns are: *

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* Arrowsic * Bath *

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Boothbay Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Back Narrows, Dover, East Boothbay, Linekin, Oak Hill, Ocean Point, Spruce Shores, and Trevett. The Boothbay reg ...

* Boothbay Harbor * Bowdoin * Bowdoinham * Bremen *

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* Brunswick * Camden * Cushing * Damariscotta *

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* Edgecomb *

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* Georgetown * Harpswell *

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* Lincolnville * Monhegan *

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* Nobleboro * Phippsburg *

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* Rockland * Rockport * Searsport *

Stockton Springs Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison. ...

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* Thomaston * Topsham *

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* Waldoboro *

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* Westport Island * West Bath * Whitefield * Wiscasset *

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The Midcoast is a popular tourist destination, and many people own summer homes in the region. The area includes much of Maine's rock-bound coast. The area is also home to

Mid Coast Hospital Mid Coast Hospital is located in Brunswick, Maine Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, B ...

in Brunswick.

References

External links

Maine's Midcoast

Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce

Damariscotta Region Chamber

Camden Rockland Area

Wiscasset Area Chamber
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