The Maine State Music Theatre, the longest operating summer theater in the United States, is just one mile from the Black Lantern, on the Bowdoin College campus. Only minutes away: The Maine Maritime Museum The rugged and scenic Reid State Park White-sanded Popham Beach Numerous antique shops The Freeport shopping district with L.L. Bean Restaurants: The Topsham area has many fine restaurants. Judy and Tom keep current menus, and have personally eaten at each of the restaurants they recommend. Biking and Hiking: The Black Lantern is on a marked bike trail providing safe and easy access for cyclists, joggers, and walkers to a beautiful, paved off road trail along the shore of the Androscoggin River, one of Maine's largest rivers.