Exhibit 99.1


       Camden National Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend


    CAMDEN, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Robert W. Daigle,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Camden National Corporation
(Amex: CAC; the "Company"), announced today that the Board of
Directors of the Company declared a $0.24 per share dividend payable
on October 31, 2007 for shareholders of record on October 15, 2007.

    Camden National Corporation, a 2006 Best Places to Work in Maine
company headquartered in Camden, Maine, and listed on the American
Stock Exchange(R) under the symbol CAC, is the holding Company for a
family of two financial services companies, including: Camden National
Bank (CNB), a full-service community bank with 27 banking offices
serving coastal, western, central and eastern Maine, and recipient of
the Governor's Award for Business Excellence in 2002, and Acadia
Trust, N.A., offering investment management and fiduciary services
with offices in Portland and Bangor. Acadia Financial Consultants is a
division of CNB, offering full-service brokerage services.

    This press release and the documents incorporated by reference
herein contain certain statements that may be considered
forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend,"
"estimate," "assume," "will," "should," and other expressions which
predict or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate to
historical matters. Forward-looking statements should not be relied
on, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company.
These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from the anticipated future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.


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