Brunswick (Maine) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States
About Brunswick (Maine)
It was first settled by theAbenaki people, then occupied by English colonists in 1628 asPejepscot, meaning "the long, rocky rapids part [of the river]". Relations between the peoples were not good; the fledgling town would be burned during King Philip's War and remained generally abandoned until around 1717. Around this time settlers from Boston and Portsmouth purchased the land and decided to give it another go. Colonist-Native relations remained hostile, and after a decade of warring the Abenaki were no more. Thus, the town of Brunswick was established by 1739. The towns judicious location by the Androscoggin River allowed for growth and prosperity by way of the sea. This newfound wealth afforded the creation ofBowdoin Collegein 1794. The river provided power for mills, and nearby forest
Top Attractions in Brunswick (Maine)
Explore the best things to see and do in Brunswick (Maine):
- ★Androscoggin River Bicycle Path
- ★Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
- ★Bowdoin College
- ★Bowdoin College Museum of Art
- ★Bowdoin Pines Trail
- ★Brunswick Golf Club
- ★Brunswick Town Commons
- ★Cox Pinnacle
Where to Eat in Brunswick (Maine)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Brunswick Diner
- 🍴Cameron's Lobster House
- 🍴Enoteca Athena
- 🍴Fat Boy Drive-In
- 🍴Frontier
- 🍴Gurnet Trading Co.
Where to Stay in Brunswick (Maine)
- 🏨Best Western Plus
- 🏨Comfort Inn
- 🏨Days Inn - Brunswick, Maine
- 🏨New Meadows Motel
- 🏨OneSixtyFive
- 🏨The Brunswick Hotel
Brunswick (Maine) Travel Guide Sections
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