Traveling in Comfort to the Fair

Belfast is a coastal town with a walkable and interesting downtown. Main Street, which leads down to Front Street, the water and the train station, has a number of bookstores, small cafes and coffee shops and restaurants. The Weathervane Seafood Restaurant, at the Public Landing, offers a full menu of fish, shellfish and other seafood, as well as meat dishes. The view of the harbor is worth a trip alone. Darby's Restaurant has an eclectic menu, and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is housed in a High Street building that is well preserved, complete with tin ceilings and wooden booths and wainscotting. If you are in town at the right time, try to get tickets to a Belfast Maskers performance. The Maskers are housed in the old train station, right next to the current station, on Front Street.

Excursions from Unity

Leaving Unity, the railroad offers frequent, two-hour scenic excursions, round-trip between Unity and Burnham Junction, as well as a whole series of special event excursions, dinner trains and mystery theatre trains. Upcoming events include a Mystery Dinner Train in October, Halloween Train Shuttles for the whole family, the Thanksgiving Dinner Train and the Santa Express. For those who will be visiting the mid-coast or who live in the region, take a trip on the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Company. It will remind you of the days when trains crisscrossed the state and you could take the train from New York City to Bar Harbor. That time will not be returning, but at least for a few hours this railroad, and the other short lines in the state, let you relax and enjoy the ride.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Company, One Depot Square, Unity, Maine; Front Street, Belfast, Maine; 1-800-392-5500; http://www.belfastrailroad.com

For information about Belfast, Maine: http://www.ezonline.com/aem/belfast.html

For information about Unity, Maine: http://www.uninets.net/~heron/unity.htm

Weathervane Restaurant, Public Landing, Belfast, Maine, (207)338-1774.

Darby's Restaurant, 155 High Street, Belfast, Maine, (207)338-2339.

Belfast Maskers, 43 Front Street, Belfast, Main (207)338-9668, http://www.belfastmaskers.com

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