Maine Ghost Tours and Ghost Stories

Maine - Add some spook to fall activities with one of these fun and informative tours. Take a stroll with Wicked Walking Tours in Portland to learn about the resident once cursed by witches, a ghostly pirate ship, and the city's haunted house that Stephen King wrote a story about. One-hour day and evening tours are offered mid-September through Halloween.

Guided tours with the East Coast Ghost Trackers will happen at Fort Knox State Historic Site in September and October. Credit: Maine Office of Tourism
The historic sites and ghostly haunts of Midcoast Maine are revealed during Red Cloak Haunted History Tours. Evening tours in Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Camden and Bath are led by the "Lady in the Red Cloak."

There are plenty of legends to learn about on a Ghostly Bangor tour through the downtown of eastern Maine's largest city. The Bangor Museum and Center for History operates the walking tour, and a Devil's Half Acre tour that focuses on the gangsters, ghosts, lumberjacks and sailors who made headlines on the Bangor waterfront years ago.

Maine's spookiest historic fort - Fort Knox in Prospect - will offer guided tours with members of the East Coast Ghost Trackers in search of ghosts and paranormal phenomena. Multiple tours are scheduled for Sept. 8, Oct. 6 and 13.

For more information about Maine's late summer and fall events and activities, go to www.visitmaine.com.

What's New & Unique
 
Small Aircraft to Put on Big Show in Sanford
Radio control jet, plane, helicopter and car operators from around the country will gather at Sanford Regional Airport Sept. 6-9 for the Maine Jet Rally and Horizon Hobby 2012 Air Meet. Pilots with hand held aircraft, and those as long as five feet that can reach up to 200 miles per hour will put on two public daytime air shows, and an evening show with fireworks.

Maine's First Mini Maker Faire
Robots, rockets, cool inventions and local craftsmen will star in Maine's first Mini Maker Faire happening Sept. 8 at the Bates Mill in Lewiston. Maker Faire is the world's largest show and tell festival, and the Mini Maker Faire allows local makers, crafters, hobbyists, engineers, musicians and artists to show their work and share what they are learning with others.

Music, Stories and Pie - Oh My!
There isn't much that can beat a fall day by the ocean with fresh pie, live music and some good storytellers. So, head to Belfast for the 10th annual Waldo County Pie and Story Festival on Oct. 7. Listen to local music acts and storytellers while eating a slice of pie or two beside Belfast Bay, and bring your best pie to contend for the baking contest title.