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Waldo County is located in mid-coast Maine on Penobscot Bay. Encompassing 734 square miles, Waldo County's 26 municipalities include Belfast (the county seat), Unity, Searsport, and 23 other rural towns. Waldo County area events include: Belfast Winter Carnival, Fleece Festival, Fourth of July, Strawberry Festival, Belfast Bay Festival, Downeast Chili Cookoff, and Open Farm Day.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

One Depot Square, (Unity, Maine)

Belfast, Maine

(800) 392-5500

http://www.belfastrailroad.com/

Ride the rails on the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad. Or, cruise Penobscot Bay aboard the Chippewa. Waldo Station Gang. Special seasonal trips include fall foliage, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Belfast Chamber of Commerce

29 Front Street, P.O. Box 58

Belfast, Maine

(207) 338-5900

http://www.belfastmaine.org/

Write or call for details regarding Waldo County accommodations, dining, shopping, recreation, events, and attractions.

Belfast City Park

Belfast, Maine

Completed in 1905, Belfast City Park contains playground, tennis courts, baseball diamond, swimming pool, and picnic areas.

Belfast Farmers' Market

Reny's Plaza - Junction Routes 1 & 3

Belfast, Maine

http://www.appletoncreamery.com/BelfastFarmMkt/

The market has over 25 vendors offering seasonal produce, maple syrup, handmade crafts, flowers, and field-grown vegetables.

Belfast Historic Walking Tour

Belfast, Maine

The waling tour offers more than 50 significant locations described on a walking/driving tour of the Church Street Historic District and nearby establishments.

Bryant Stove Works and Museum

Junction Highways 139 & 220 (Thorndike, Maine)

Belfast, Maine

(207) 568-366

This truly, one-of-a-kind museum offers a unique and bizarre collection of antique stoves, musical instruments, antique cars, pipe organs, doll circus, and more.

Colonial Theatre

163 High Street

Belfast, Maine

(207) 338-1930 or 338-1975

http://www.colonialtheatre.com/

The Colonial Movie Theatre shows best of Hollywood, foreign, and independent movies year round for your entertainment, three screens in downtown Belfast. An old-fashioned, yet modern member of America's downtown movie palaces where The show Starts on the Sidewalk.

Fort Knox State Historic Site

Rural Route #1, Box 1316 (Stockton, Springs)

Belfast, Maine

(207) 469-7719

The fort is named after Major General Henry Knox, and the fort includes a large Rodman cannon, granite construction, enlisted and officer quarters, exhibits, and displays. Also numerous events occur during the year which include Civil War re-enactments, Fort Knox Bay Festival, Penobscot River Festival, and Spirits of Fort Knox.

Lighthouses

Various locations

Belfast, Maine

Popular lighthouses to see are Fort Point Light (Stockton Springs), Grindle Point Light (Islesboro), Curtis Island Light (Camden Harbor), Rockland Breakwater Light (Rockland), Marshall Point Light, and Owls Head Light.

Penobscot Marine Museum

Church Street at US Route 1, (Searsport, Maine)

Belfast, Maine

(207) 548-2498

http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/

Eight historic buildings in Searsport, Maine, house one of New England's finest collections of marine art, artifacts and maritime heritage.

Waldo County Chamber of Commerce

Belfast, Maine

(800) 870-9934

http://palermo.org/wccc/

The chamber of commerce presents information which includes accommodations, dining, attractions, recreation, and special events.

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