All 3 Beaches in Maine
Old Orchard Beach
New England's most beloved classic beach resort — a Victorian pier, Palace Playland (the region's last traditional amusement park), a Quebecois French-speaking summer community, and warm(ish) Atlantic swimming.
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Popham Beach
Phippsburg's tidal sandbar masterpiece — shifting estuarine sandbars, Fox Island, Fort Popham Civil War fortress, and the 1607 Popham Colony site (predating Plymouth by 13 years).
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Sand Beach, Acadia NP
Acadia National Park's only sand beach — pink granite headlands, the Beehive trail rising above, Thunder Hole surf cave nearby, and a timed entry permit system protecting one of New England's most precious natural beach settings.
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