Follow National Scenic Byways to the quiet side of Maine, where a patchwork of old-growth forest and farmland collide. Over 2,300 miles of North America’s favorite snowmobile and ATV trails wind their way past the St. John River and to the top of Mars Hill Mountain, where the day is met with the United States’ first sunrise. Aroostook County grows 94% of all Maine potatoes, protects 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, boasts three National Scenic Byways, and is home to Maine’s very first state park.
Blossom season arrives each summer as lupine sweeps over the hilltops in June and continues into July, when potato blossoms spread a blanket of white, pink, and purple blooms across the landscape. Summertime rapeseed blossoms in yellow before the towering sunflowers of September usher in the flaming colors of crimson maples in the fall. Celebrate the season with Glad Midsommar, the Maine Potato Blossom Festival, and fall foliage chairlift rides at BigRock Mountain.