{"id":17530,"date":"2020-10-22T20:33:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T00:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=17530"},"modified":"2022-11-02T21:23:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:23:50","slug":"orient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/orient\/","title":{"rendered":"Orient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13611 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Weston, ME Highlights Hodgdon Weston\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/IMG_1499.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,335px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Welcome to Orient!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Orient, Maine, has numerous lakes similar to its neighboring towns! Orient is a big area for sporting and vacationing! With numerous ATV trails and forests, Weston is a great area for hunting, and with its many lakes, it is also a great place for fishing! The U.S.- Canada border crossing in Orient is historically significant, as it was one of the first U.S. Inspection Stations to be built. If you go there today, you will still see the building&#8217;s original design and structure!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Activities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientmaine.org\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Orient Veterans Memorial<\/strong><\/a> 82 School House Rd, Orient, ME 04471|(207) 448 &#8211; 7729\n<ul>\n<li>Stop by the Orient Town Office to see this granite memorial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For other activities, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/amity\/\"><strong>Amity<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/haynesville\/\"><strong>Haynesville,<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\">Weston<\/a><\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dining<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out a variety of dining options in nearby <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/haynesville\/\">Haynesville<\/a> <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\">Weston<\/a><\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lodging<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out lodging options in nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/haynesville\/\"><strong>Haynesville<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\"><strong>Weston<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Shops &amp; Services<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marinalife.com\/marinas\/dickinsons-sunset-park-marina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dickinson&#8217;s Sunset Park Marina<\/a><\/strong><em>136 Sunset Park Rd, Orient, ME 04471 | <span role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Call Phone Number (207) 448-2294\">(207) 448-2294<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering ideal access to Grand Lake and other services!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastgrandlake.net\/greenhouses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orient Gardens<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em><em>45 Maxell Settlement Rd, Orient, Maine<\/em>, 04471 | (207) 448-7266<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Get your garden started with Orient Gardens&#8217; selection of vegetable plants and beautiful flowers!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/\">Back to Southern Aroostook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Orient! Orient, Maine, has numerous lakes similar to its neighboring towns! Orient is a big area for sporting and vacationing! With numerous ATV trails and forests, Weston is a great area for hunting, and with its many lakes, it is also a great place for fishing! 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