Exhibit 99.1

 Camden National Corporation Welcomes Sean Daly as New Chief Financial Officer

     CAMDEN, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2005--Robert W. Daigle, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Camden National Corporation, is pleased to
announce that Sean G. Daly has recently joined Camden National as Senior Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer. "With 16 years of experience in a broad
range of accounting management roles, Sean brings considerable leadership
ability and expertise in financial administration and reporting to our
organization," stated Daigle. "His diverse background will allow him to work
with all of our major corporate constituencies to effect innovative financial
management strategies, operating processes and performance measurement
practices."
     In his new role reporting to Daigle, Daly will oversee the accounting,
budgeting, treasury, asset-liability, capital management and investor relations
functions for the Company. "I look forward to working with the Finance
Department in managing not only the more traditional functions of accounting and
compliance, but also the rapidly changing complexities of business processes and
corporate governance for Camden National," said Daly.
     Prior to joining Camden National, Daly worked in the telecommunications
industry as Chief Operating Officer at QGO, LLC and Director of Business
Development at its related company, QC2, LLC in Rhode Island. In addition to his
experience at QGO, Mr. Daly has held various financial management positions with
FleetBoston Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Putnam Investments and
Melville Corporation. Mr. Daly started his career at KPMG in Providence, Rhode
Island.
     Daly received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with
a major in Accounting from Bryant College. He serves as Vice Chairman of the
Board for AS220, a nationally recognized artist community located in Providence,
Rhode Island.
     Daly and his wife, Marya, have two daughters, Sarah and Catherine. The
family will relocate to the Midcoast area in the spring.

     Camden National Corporation, headquartered in Camden, Maine, and listed on
the American Stock Exchange, the Russell 3000(R) Index and the small-cap Russell
2000(R) Index under the symbol CAC, is the holding company for a family of three
financial services companies, including: Camden National Bank (CNB), a
full-service community bank with 12 banking offices serving Midcoast, Kennebunk
and Portland, Maine, and online at www.camdennational.com, and recipient of the
Governor's Award for Business Excellence in 2002; UnitedKingfield Bank (UKB), a
full-service community bank with 15 offices serving Central, Eastern and Western
Maine and online at www.unitedkingfield.com; and Acadia Trust, N.A., offering
investment management and fiduciary services with offices in Portland and
Bangor, Maine and online at www.acadiatrust.com. In addition, Acadia Financial
Consultants operates as a division of CNB and UKB, to offer full-service
brokerage services.


     CONTACT: Camden National Corporation
              Suzanne Brightbill, 207-230-2120
              sbrightbill@camdennational.com