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Golf Courses
~~~Dunegrass Golf Center - Championship golf course located
~~~iin Old Orchard Beach. 207-934-4513
~~~Nonesuch River Golf Club - 18 hole par 70, Championship
~~~golf course with driving range. Scarborough. 207-883-0007
~~~Riverside Golf Course - Portland's Premiere Municipal
~~~Golf Course. 27 holes, full pro shop, restaurant, lessons, clinics
~~l and driving range. Reasonable rates, Tee times recommended.
~~~Portland. 207-797-3524.
~~~Sable Oaks Golf Club - 3 1/2 star award winner from Golf
~~~Digest Magazine. South Portland. 207-775-7160.
Parks
~~~Deering Oaks- This wonderfully designed Olmsted park
~~~features a stunning rose garden, a duck pond, ice skating pond
~~~as well as a playground, tennis courts and even a spray pond
~~~for those hot summer days.
~~~Eastern Promenade--The Eastern Prom is a sixty-eight acre
~~~park on the East End of Portland. With its acres and acres of
~~~rolling lawns and scenic views it is easy to see why it is such a
~~~local favorite. Extra wide sidewalks make the area ideal for
~~~biking and rollerblading. The park offers a public beach & boat
~~~launch, tennis & basketball courts, a children's playground and
~~~the Eastern Prom Trail.
Skiing
Spectator Sports
~~~Portland Sea Dogs - Double A (AA) affiliate of the Boston
~~~Red Sox. 1-800-936-DOGS
~~~Portland Pirates - American Hockey League affiliate of the
~~~Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. They play their home games at the
~~~Cumberland County Civic Center. 207-828-4665
~~~Scarborough Downs - Live harness racing on New
~~~England's fastest half mile track. Dine with a finish line view
~~~at the Downs Club Restaurant. Call for dates and post times.
~~~207-883-4331
Walking, Hiking & Cross Country Skiing
~~~Bradbury Mountain State Park - Camping, hiking and great
~~~views from the top of Bradbury Mountain. 30 minutes north of
~~~Portland. 207-688-4712
~~~Desert Of Maine - Natural phenomenon, narrated tours,
~~~nature trails, museum and gift shop. Freeport. 207-865-6962
~~~Fore River Sanctuary - 85 acre Maine Audubon preserve in
~~~Portland. Salt marshes, woodlands, 25 foot waterfall, bird
~~~watching, canoeing & cross country skiing. Located in Portland.
~~~207-781-2330
~~~Mackworth Island
~~~Maine Audubon Society
~~~Maine Wildlife Park
~~~Mast Landing Sanctuary - Trails through fields, woods and
~~~an old orchard. Cross country skiing. Freeport. 207-781-2330
~~~Portland Trails
~~~Scarborough River Wildlife Sanctuary - 56 acres
~~~featuring 1 1/2 miles of trials for hiking and cross country
.~~ skiing. Scarborough. 207-883-8427
~~~Wolfe Neck Woods State Park - Nature preserve with
~~~trails along Harraseeket River & Casco Bay. Freeport.
~~~207-865-4465
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