Living and enjoying life in Old Town Maine is "The Best!"
You get the convenience of Orono without the high cost of living and hectic party lifestyle. 5-10 minute drive to the University of Maine. 15 minute drive to Bangor. Convenient public bus route and beautiful bicycle trails to campus. Taxi service is also readily available. With one of Maine's largest malls, under 20 minutes away.
Old Town is an economically, demographically, socially and culturally diverse city. Penobscot Nation and the town of Milford are nearby. Convenient shopping, public library, eateries and pubs all within walking or biking distance.
Old Town is known as “Canoe City” because of its rich canoe building heritage and is home to the world famous Old Town Canoe factory. Old Town has also been referred to as “Gateway to the North Woods”. You are literally minutes to access hundreds of thousands of acres of vast wilderness with countless recreational opportunities including canoeing, kayaking, hiking, bird watching, snowmobiling, fishing, x-country skiing, snoeshoeing, white water rafting, hunting and camping.