Northeast Roadtrip

Northeast Roadtrip

Crystal Rosenbaum
Salem, MA, Portland, ME, Barharbor, ME
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Day 1:

4pm: Check-in to The Hotel Salem

5pm: Unpack/Have drinks sent to your room

7pm: Bewitched walking tour

9pm: Finish the night with a drink and dinner on The Hotel Salem rooftop

Day 2:

9:00am: Breakfast at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

9:30am: Get coffee to go and start exploring downtown Salem

Highlights include: Salem Common, Collins Cove trail, and Ye Olde Pepper Companie

Be sure to look out for plaques on the side of the historic houses for the original owner and their occupation

2:00pm: Grab an afternoon coffee from Witch’s Brew Cafe for the drive up to Portland, ME

2:30pm: Start your drive. Should take you about an hour and a half to reach Portland Harbor Hotel

4:00pm: Check-in to Portland Harbor Hotel

5:00pm: Grab a quick dinner at Highroller Lobster Co.

6:00pm: Enjoy a sunset cruise around the Portland Bay with the Portland Schooner Company

8:00pm: Finish up with the tour and head over to Fore street to go bar hopping.

Day 3:

9:00am: Holy Donut for breakfast

10:00am: Spend the morning slowly exploring the shops and galleries of Portland’s Art District and Old Port

12:30pm: Lunch at the Brickyard Hollow. You have to try their blueberry lemon pizza.

1:30pm: Head over to Amethyst Park and rent bike to ride on the Eastern Promenade Trail

4:00pm: Head back to the hotel to shower and change

6:00pm: Head over to Portland Lobster Company

Day 4:

9:00am: The Eighty8 Donut cafe for breakfast

10:00am: Drive to Bar Harbor, ME, should take about 3 hours

1:00pm: Depending on the tide schedule (can check online) walk the sandbar over to Bar Island and explore the island.

4:00pm: Check-in to The Centrl House Bar Harbor

5:00pm: Walk around Bar Harbor and find a place for dinner

6:30pm: Nature Cruise around Bar Harbor with Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.

Day 5:

5:00am: Sunrise at Cadillac mountain

7:00am: Head back to Bar Harbor for breakfast at Jeannie’s Great Maine Breakfast

9:00am: Hike the Beehive Loop (1.5 miles). Take your time and enjoy the scenery

12:00pm: Head over to Jordan Pond House. There is a gift shop and togo section if you don’t feel like making reservations for the sitdown section

1:30pm: Hike the Jordan Pond Path (3.1 miles) should take you an hour or two

3:30pm: Drive the Park Loop Road around the island

6:00pm: Explore downtown Bar Harbor and find a place for dinner or grab snack from the shops for a picnic in Agamont Park

8:00pm: Enjoy the sunset in Agamont Park

Day 6:

10:00am: Check out of The Central House and head home

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