A wide array of tours are offered that include watchable wildlife, birdwatching, cruising Maine’s largest lake, Moosehead, hiking Maine’s highest peak, Mt. Katahdin to driving along scenic roadways and discovering amazing vistas. Whether you are on foot, or in a boat or vehicle, The Maine Highlands sights are definitely something to see.

Green woods Moosehead Lake in The Maine Highlands

The Great Maine Woods and Waters Tours

Here you will find a region wealthy, not in the economic sense, but rich in superlative natural resources. From the very beginning, these rich natural resources have forged this region’s heritage and its self-reliant people.

bald eagle bird in The Maine Highlands

The Maine Highlands Birding Trail

Explore Maine's top bird-watching spots, from the Fields Pond Audubon Center to Baxter State Park. Enjoy unique sightings across various habitats like marshes, forests, and mountains. Ideal for spotting everything from songbirds to rare northern species.

The Moose in Mount Kineo

The Moose in Mount Kineo

On Friday, July 24, 1857 Penobscot Joe Polis guided Henry David Thoreau the length of Moosehead Lake. Joe Polis paddled the birchbark canoe that he made himself and Thoreau rode in the bow of a boat that he likened to an eggshell.