Getaway Weekend in Ogunquit, ME
Ogunquit BeachÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Naturally the presence of the ocean in Ogunquit attracts everyone’s attention.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Whether you can’t wait to do a full body dunk in the waves or you prefer to let the incoming tide lap at your toes as you go for a leisurely walk along the water’s edge, visiting Ogunquit Beach can easily be the centerpiece for your getaway weekend to Ogunquit.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ To avoid confusion though you need to recognize that there are actually three adjacent beaches, each with its own entrance, Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½that meander along a three mile stretch ofÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Maine coastline.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Try one, or try them all.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ You’re bound to come away with a personal favorite and a great beach experience.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½
Nature WalksÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ If your interest doesn’t happen to be water activities, you can still relax and enjoy your weekend getaway to Ogunquit and you can start by passing a few carefree hours at Marginal Way.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ This aptly named walkway stretches along the margin between land and water.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ As you walk along Marginal Way you can only smile at the magnificent views that stretch out before you along this wonderful stretch of seaside.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Bird watchers need to come armed for viewing as there are many coastal birds waiting your arrival.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Marginal Way is also certainly an excellent place to snap photos that will help you to recall fondly the scenic beauty, and the coastal birds, you have enjoyed on your getaway weekend to Ogunquit.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½
As an extra bonus plan to spend some time at Perkins Cove, Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½the origin point for Marginal Way.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Watch the coming and going of pleasure craft or even engage someone to provide you with a boat tour of the area.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½You don’t have to swim to be invigorated by your nearness to the water.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ An hour out on any boat will put the wind in your own personal sail and make you feel like an old salt in no time.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½
The Art WorldÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Beach lovers may find it hard to believe, but some getaway weekender’s come to Ogunquit mostly for the art. While they may take a late afternoon stroll along the beach or enjoy a refreshing early morning dip, the bulk of their day is spent in among the shops and showrooms of the Ogunquit art community.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½
Beginning as far back as the 19th century and continuing on into the middle of the 20th century Ogunquit, ME�¯�¿�½ was recognized nationally as a center for art and artists.�¯�¿�½�¯�¿�½ Today the spirit of those glory days lingers on.�¯�¿�½ Though the art colony is no longer as predominant, there are still many fine art and antique shops and dealers to help visitors�¯�¿�½ to occupy their time and stir their interest.
TheaterÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Evenings on a getaway weekend to Ogunquit, MEÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ hold out a good deal of promise.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ You may of course be quite content with a splendid seaside dinner and a starlit tour of the beach. Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½But if your plans for a weekend getaway to Ogunquit, MEÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ include a desire for live entertainment, you won’t be disappointed.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ In Ogunquit there are not one but four performing arts centers offering summer long entertainment from which you can choose.
The best known of course is the historic Ogunquit Playhouse.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ Operating since 1933 the theater routinely offers summer stock performances and draws top name performers.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ In days gone by such luminaries as Ethel Barrymore, Bette Davis and Claudette Colbert drew rave revues at Ogunquit.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ In 2006 Leslie Uggams will perform in “Cinderella”Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ and Sally Struthers will star in “Hello Dolly”Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ among other scheduled performances.Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½
As with any popular and famous showplace, the demand for tickets necessitates ordering in advance to avoid being turned away.�¯�¿�½ Whatever�¯�¿�½ up front planning you need to do will be well rewarded if you can include an evening at the Ogunquit Playhouse in the itinerary for your getaway weekend at Ogunquit, ME.
If you are tired ofÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½the CapeÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½but you love the sea,Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ if you want live theater butÃ?¯Ã?¿Ã?½not in a hot and sticky theater district,Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½ if you want to ramble along a coastline that for you is new or untried or if you just need to sample some unique art or antiques, then you may just want to pack up the car and take that short journey north that will bring you to place to which people have been getting away for decades – Ogunquit, ME.
