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101. The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Ogunquit has its own chapter, and panels from the quilt are displayed Memorial Day weekend each year. 100. No smoking in restaurants and bars. 99. No restaurant chains. 98. No tornadoes since 1963.
97. Avoid the toll. If you take the Maine Turnpike to Bar Harbor, you have have to pay some hefty tolls. Ogunquit's Exit 7 is just before the first toll. 96. We're closer than Bar Harbor - at least 3 hours closer once you're through that toll. 95. Walk Everywhere. Once you've avoided that toll, park your car and forget about it.
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94. The Ogunquit Police Department is very gay-friendly, and genuinely helpful if you have a problem.
93. The completely phonetic name: despite confusion over whether it's algonquin, algonquit, ugunquit or whatever, it's pronounced just like it looks - Oh - gun - quit.
92. Channel 3, Ogunquit's cable access channel is a great guide to what's going on. They show every meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Planning Boards. For those interested in small-town politics, well, it's an earful. 91. Town Selectman Donato Tramuto who has served Ogunquit and so many others through his Donato J.Tramuto Foundation.
90. Cute Eastern European guys who can be seen working a variety of jobs all over town. 89. Evgeny, a cute, Eastern European employee at The Gazebo Inn, who gamely entered the Mr. Ogunquit Contest - and almost won!
88. The accent. It's not just for employees. Listen to native Mainers try to say expressions like Yes, and You'll need a blue tarp to patch that roof. 87. Jimmy Luciabello at The Black Boar doesn't have the accent, but his friendly manner has made him a favorite of locals and tourists alike. He's also well known due to a stint as the door man at Maine Street. 86. Shot boys at MaineStreet: well, Jimmy doesn't work there any more, and the Jello's mighty tasty. 85. It's easy to make a friend. Locals and tourists alike are friendly and low-attitude. 84. You may well find that friend dancing in The Cage at Club InsideOUT.
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83. The Mr. Ogunquit Contest is a wholesome celebration of male virtue. 82. The sun deck at Yellow Monkey: a popular hangout, and you don't really have to stay there to be seen there. 81. Ogunquit Beach - so long, so white, so sandy and so beautiful - is the real sunbathing destination. 80. Beach Volleyball - the net's already there, so get up off your towel and start up a game!
79. Beautiful sunrises over Ogunquit Beach. 78. Dogs are allowed on the beach October 1 to March 30. 77. The salt air will put you in a good mood, so take the dog for a walk! 76. Nights are cool, no matter how hot the day was. 75. The chiminea at Rose Cove Cafe draws a crowd, and the build your own sundaes aren't bad either.
74. Post Office Boxes - they don't deliver the mail, so everyone can have an Ogunquit address! 73. The York County Coast Star. Have your subscription mailed to your post office box and you'll feel like a real local. 72. For more serious reading, Books, Inc. in Perkins Cove is a pretty good bookstore - especially for teachers and people with kids.
71. The garden at The Dolphin Den is full of flowers and gnomes. And that dolphin sure is having a good time! 70. Beach roses bloom all over town, and let us know that spring has arrived. 69. The Sparhawk Resort has the best flower beds, and each flower is labeled. Bring a notepad and you can plan your own garden. 68. The Marginal Way, Ogunquit's beautiful footpath along the cliffs, starts at The Sparhawk and ends at 67. Perkins Cove, a cove so cute you would swear you were stuck in an episode of Murder, She Wrote. 66. Have your picture taken at the lighthouse halfway down the Marginal Way.
65. We agree with Rachel Ray's Tasty Travels - the Bananas Foster French Toast at Amore Breakfast is one of the tastiest treats on all of Route 1A. 64. Our amazing bakery, Bread and Roses, also made Rachel's list. 63. It's not really a competition, but we also love Bessie's blueberry pancakes. 62. While you're in the neighborhood and hungry, Village Food Market has everything, and you can get one of their gift baskets shipped wherever you are. 61. Of course everyone comes to Ogunquit for the Lobster, which is plentiful and reasonably priced. 60. What to do when you're done eating? Check OgunquitNOW.com to find out what's going on.
59. Art and Soul on Shore Road is an adorable store with only the coolest jewelry, art, and home decorations. 58. Another great home store is Spoiled Rotten, and their shirts are popular all over town. The most popular shirt, available at 57. On The Main, is 56. the official shirt of Moon Over Maine Bed and Breakfast. 55. If you're still looking for shirts, sunglasses or bathing suits, Drop Anchor probably has something you'll like. 54. Wear those T-shirts just about anywhere. Casual dress is the norm in Ogunquit.
53. Norman West is the town's most popular and prolific artist. If you see a great painting of Ogunquit beach or Marginal Way, he probably painted it. 52. Michael Palmer is the best known artist who still spends a summer or two here. 51. Works by both artists and many more can be seen at The Barn Gallery, as well as at 50. The Van Ward Gallery, one of the best art galleries in the Northeast.
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49. Manchester (NH) Airport has made it so easy to get here. 48. Southwest Airlines has made it relatively cheap. 47. There's a new train station in Wells, just minutes away. 46. The Downeaster, from Boston, stops there daily. 45. People will be coming here in droves, because Money Magazine likes us! 44. The New York Times likes us, too. 43. Especially the Carriage Trade Inn.
42. When coming from the south, be sure to stop at the Kittery Outlets. 41. Lunch at Flo's Hot Dogs has become a traditional stop. And you can buy the relish online! 40. If you're still hungry when you hit town, how about an antipasto salad from La Pizzeria?
39. Speaking of salad, and her various relatives, Hedda Lettuce's talk show Lettuce Talk at MaineStreet was a crispy plate of biweekly fun. 38. If you're a woman's woman, MaineStreet's monthly Women's T Dance really packs in the crowds. 37. Comedienne Christine O'Leary became something of a fixture in this town with the second year of her one-woman comedy show, which plays just about nightly at the 36. Booth Theatre. A special production there this year was 35. Ogunquit playwrite David J. Mauriello 's Just Say Love. 34. Before or after a night at the theater, head to Club InsideOUT's Rooftop Cafe, where George Veilluex, a great chef (and sweet to boot) fixes a mean steak tip dinner. 33. Or have a dish of gelato at Caffe Prego.
32. First run movies play all summer long at the Leavitt Theater, a great, old-fashioned summer movie house. 31. Parts of the movie Empire Falls were filmed in Ogunquit. That's right.... Paul Newman has been to Ogunquit Beach!
30. The architecture of Ogunquit leans colonial, but the town also boasts many Craftsman style houses, a great example of which is Ogunquit Beach Inn. 29. Real estate is still hot here, but it's not hard to find a summer rental. 28. If you'd rather buy a property, 27. call Team Wunder, the town's foremost realtors.
26. Summer visitors may not realize this, but the leaves change color in autumn. 25. Beautiful views abound on Mount Agamenticus, a mountain most people don't notice because they're too busy looking at 24. the Atlantic Ocean. 23. The leaves are usually just past peak by Halloween. 22. Things slow down in the Winter, but Christmas by the Sea bring a few visitors. 21. New Year's Eve has been quite festive the past couple years. 20. A stop at the Ogunquit Welcome Center provides a wealth of infomation about goings on, businesses, and town amenities, such as the 19. free tennis courts on Agamenticus Road.
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18. Piping plovers are an endangered species of birds, specially protected in the dunes at the beach. They've established a foothold here, and we hope humans will graciously share the shoreline with them. Especially at 17. Low tide, when there's more than enough room. 16. Both birds and humans enjoy fishing in the Ogunquit River. 15. The Footbridge is at the northern end of the beach, just beside 14. the Distant Sands Inn, and another way to get to the beach if the main entrance is too crowded.
13. Workaholics will find numerous wi-fi hotspots all over town. 12. Some rooms even come with computers at The Scotch Hill Inn, and owner Keith's flower shop, Floral Concepts, is there too!
11. Dancing fiends will get lots of ammunition from DJ Ken at MaineStreet. 10. Singers will love Dennis and Joe (and all the musicians at The Front Porch). 9. Khris Francis has made a huge impact in the 2 years he's been playing here. Who would have thought a little adult comedy would be so big? 8. We love InsideOUT for providing so much entertainment this year. Lounge-Zilla was definitely our favorite. If we're lucky, they'll be back! 7. We're hoping Edie will be back, too. Her shows at MaineStreet have been a favorite for many years now.
6. The Ogunquit Playhouse has something to love every year, perhaps this year more than most. It was almost impossible not to love their production of Hello, Dolly, with the brilliant casting of Ogunquit's most beloved actress, 5. Sally Struthers. We're waiting (and hoping) eagerly that new Artistic Director Brad Kenney and 4. Playhouse Board President Karen Maxwell will have Sally back for another show next year! The cast party at 3. Angelina's Ristorante was pretty darn good, too.
2. Maine Doesn't Discriminate. Gays and lesbians in Maine have legal recourse to stand up to anyone denying them services, housing or a job based on their sexual orientation. That's a very good thing for Ogunquit, because 1. It's really gay here.