Dining In this region of Maine, we take food seriously! As home to a majority of the lumberjack population, you will find that most of our restaurants and eateries specialize in the comforts of homemade, authentic flavorful food served in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Enjoy the taste of the real Maine, with baked beans, cooked overnight and marinated in molasses, and homemade sourdough biscuits, made from scratch using grandma's secret family recipe. Don't miss out on the region's gourmet and fine dining. From sixteen ounce juicy filet mignons to expertly prepared seafood, our region has it all. Treat yourself to some of the best the north Maine woods has to offer. Photo by Hollywood Slots Farmer’s Markets – Buy Local Bangor Farmer's Market Penobscot County Bangor: Pickering Square, downtown Bangor in front of the parking garage. This is the long awaited, long anticipated, traditional farmer's market, located on the very spot farmers brought their wares into the city of Bangor more than a century ago. We're not very big but our quality and variety are great. Fresh produce, bread, meat, goat cheese, berries and apples are just the start. Season: August 09 to November 01 European Farmers' Market Penobscot County Bangor: Buck Street, across from Bangor Auditorium parking lot at Sunnyside Greenhouse. Year-round market! Featuring lots of prepared foods, goats milk and cheese, fresh meats and poultry, veggies, eggs, breads, European pastries, baked goods and seafood, active greenhouse, seedlings, plants, etc. Come early! Season: Open year round Brewer Farmers Market Penobscot County Brewer: In front of the Brewer Auditorium on Wilson Street. Full line of fresh fruits, berries, herbs and vegetables in season. Sweet corn, seedlings, perennials, hanging baskets, cut flowers, dried flowers and herbs, floral and herb wreaths, pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, hay, and winter storage crops, baked goods, goat cheese, jams, jellies, salsa, and other processed goods. Joyce Benson, 948-5724. Season: May to October 30 Dexter Farmers' Market Penobscot County Dexter: Parking lot on left side of P & L Country Grocery on Rte 7 between Dexter and Corinna. Maine apples, berries, rhubarb, asparagus, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, beets, spinach, squash, peas, green beans, pumpkins, corn. Also eggs, honey, goat cheese, flowers, bird houses, seedlings, house plants, herbs, herbal teas, soaps,salves, tinctures. Sandy Creps, Season: Season: June 15 to end of October Newport Farmers & Artisans Market Penobscot County Newport: Market is located in the Paris Farmer's Union store parking lot on Route 2. The Newport Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market offers an enticing array of localy grown or produced wares ranging from artisanal breads, beautiful flowers and vegetables—both organic and conventionally grown plants and seedlings, eggs, silversmith's jewelry and artwork, hand dyed and felted woolen apparel and hooked rugs, USDA lamb sausage and specialty cuts,fruits, fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries,specialty jams and preserves...just to name a few of the offerings. Season: May 12 to October 20 www.NewportFarmersAndArtisansMarket.org Orono Farmers' Market Penobscot County Orono: Located at the University Steam Plant Parking Lot on College Avenue in Orono. The market is between College Avenue and the Stillwater River, less than a mile north of downtown Orono. Now in it's thirteenth year, the 2007 Orono Farmers' Market is one of Maine's larger markets with over twenty-five members offering a wide range of locally produced foods. As in most other farmers' markets in Maine, all of the goods for sale must be the result of the vendor's own effort. And remember, you make a difference each time you support a local farmer. Season: May 5 to November 17 www.OronoFarmersMarket.org Orono Winter Farmers' Market Penobscot County Orono: Held at the downtown location parking lot behind the Bear Brew Pub. Open every second Saturday, with some vendors staying from 9 am - noon, and others from 10 to 11 am. Offering a wide variety of meats and meat products, cheeses, baked goods, maple products and eggs. Mark Guzzi 257-4103. Season: December to April www.OronoFarmersMarket.org