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The Best Outfitters
Cadillac Mountain Sports
, Cottage Street, Bar Harbor,
288-4532;
941-5670.
From kayaking and canoeing gear to one of the largest selections of hik-
ing boots and sleeping bags anywhere, Cadillac Mountain Sports caters
to those who discover a non-consumptive outdoor pursuit and practice it
for life.
A wide selection of clothing and outer wear, backpacks and swimming
gear. Well-trained sales staff, perhaps the best in Maine, use and test
what they sell.
DeLorme
, US 1, Yarmouth (just off Interstate 95, south of L.L. Bean.)
High Street, Ellsworth,
667-7818; Downtown Bangor,
846-7000.
No one in the know even considers venturing into the wilds of Maine
without a
Maine Atlas and Gazetteer,
a comprehensive map book pub-
lished by this Maine firm. When someone asks where somebody has been
in Maine it is not unusual for the reply to be “Map 54,” in reference to the
book. One of the largest mapping software and publishing firms in the
world, their map store offers the widest selection of maps/guides found
anywhere. They stock a complete set of USGS topos for the entire state.
The lobby of this building contains “Eartha,” the largest free-standing,
rotating globe in the world.
Kittery Trading Post
, US 1, Kittery,
439-2700.
Since 1938, the Kittery Trading Post has been serving a loyal clientele
heading for adventure in Maine. Most of the clothing tends to hunting
and work-oriented pursuits, and the equipment tends toward hunting
and fishing. The Trading Post offers the largest selection of new and used
firearms, scopes and accessories on the East Coast, as well as ammuni-
tion and reloading supplies. Fishing equipment runs the gamut from
saltwater tackle to fish finders, trolling motors, rods, reels and flies.
L.L. Bean
, Main Street, Freeport, just off Interstate 95. There are also fac-
tory outlet stores in Portland and Ellsworth and in nearby North Conway
New Hampshire.
800-431-4341.
By far the most complete outfitter in Maine, if not the entire Northeast.
You can literally come into Maine with little more than a rental car and a
