By Hilary Nangle on June 27, 2008
Waves lapping lulled me to sleep, and when I awakened this morning, gauzy curtains framed the ocean view from my third-floor room at Acadia’s Oceanside Meadows, one of Maine’s treasures. Really! Situated on more than 200 acres of Schoodic Peninsula land that encompass seven varied habitats, from sand beach and salt marsh to forests and [...]
Posted in Acadia, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Acadia National Park, Corea, Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanside Meadows, Prospect Harbor, Schoodic Peninsula, travel, Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on June 25, 2008
If you watch 207 on WCSH tonight, you’ll see me chatting about new editions of two of my Moon series guidebooks Coastal Maine and Maine, both published by Avalon Travel Publishing. Rob asked me for suggestions for getaway recommendations for this summer, and I wanted to elaborate. 1. Travel somewhere in Maine where you’ve never [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Down East Coast, Maine Highlands, Uncategorized | Tagged Aroostook County, Bradford Camps, Down East, Libby's Camps, Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on June 25, 2008
We snuck down to Boothbay Harbor for a quick peek at Windjammer Days and to see what’s new and happening this season. Must say, the town looks mighty fine, better than it has in a long while, with plenty of fresh paint and bright flowers and inviting storefronts. Even better, the shopping and dining options [...]
Posted in Food, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Boathouse Bistro, Boothbay Harbor, East Boothbay General Store, Ports of Italy, The Lobster Dock, Windjammer Days |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2008
Grab the kids and head for Oxford, Maine, next Saturday, June 28. It’s Dozer Day, a hands-on construction equipment expo with real-life grown-up Tonka Toys. Kids — and their big folks — will be able to climb into excavators, bulldozers, cranes, graders, dump trucks and concrete trucks and see a fire truck and ambulance, too. [...]
Posted in Events, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged kids, Maine, Oxford |
By Hilary Nangle on June 20, 2008
We dined with friends at the Newcastle Publick House, the latest restaurant to occupy the cursed site on Newcastle Square, where Route 1A curves down and over the bridge onto Damariscotta’s Main Street. This one might just be the exception. It was packed last night, and it was easy to see why. The food’s good, [...]
Posted in Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Damariscotta, Food, Maine, Newcastle, Newcastle Publick House, restaurant |
By Hilary Nangle on June 19, 2008
Free food. Free parking. Free activities. Free concert. All in Freeport, Maine. Really. No strings attached. This weekend, June 21-22, L.L. Bean hosts a double header, and both events are free. The 27th annual Paddle Sports Festival takes place at the store’s Lower Flying Point Paddling Center. Park at the downtown store, then hop a [...]
Posted in Events, Greater Portland | Tagged Freeport, L.L. Bean, Maine, Paddle Sports Festival, Summer Concert Series |
By Hilary Nangle on June 18, 2008
Honest, I had the best of intentions. I stopped at Royal River Natural Foods, in Yarmouth, intending to get some lunch fixings, but the store was out of what I wanted, and the prepared sandwiches and soups didn’t float my boat. So, I took that as a sign from God that I should have ice [...]
Posted in Food, Mid-Coast | Tagged chocolate, Damariscotta, Food, Ice cream, Maine, Round Top Ice Cream |
By Hilary Nangle on June 18, 2008
In short: The Danforth and the Chebeague Island Inn are back; Atlantic Seal B&B is closed; West End Inn, Bear Mountain Inn and Newcastle Inn change hands. The Danforth, located in a lovely John Calvin Stevens-designed mansion on Danforth Street, near the Victoria Mansion, has reopened. A guest there reported it’s again an elegant and [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Accommodations, Atlantic Seal, Chebeague Island Inn, Freeport, Inns, Portland, The Danforth, travel, West End Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on June 14, 2008
My foodie friend E visited Portland for a quick overnight, and I made it my mission to cover as many Portland food highlights as possible, between her arrival at 1:30 p.m. and my needing to hit the road by 8 a.m. We began with French fries at Duckfat, crossed the street to peruse (and buy) [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland | Tagged Bar Harbor Farmer's Market, Becky's, Duckfat, Five Fifty-Five, Food, Miccuci's, Others, Painted Pepper Farm, Portland, Rabelais, restaurants, Two Fat Cats |
By Hilary Nangle on June 12, 2008
Sure, you can have lunch or dinner in Freeport and fight for a seat amidst the shopping hordes–best bets are Mediterranean Grill, on School Street; Broad Arrow Tavern, in the Harraseekett Inn (about two blocks north of Bean’s mothership) and Azure, a stone’s throw north of Bean’s (I had a fabulous chicken wrap there, fresh, [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland | Tagged Azure, Broad Arrow Tavern, Freeport, Maine, Mast Landing Sanctuary, Mediterranean Grill, Winslow Memorial Park, Wolfe's Neck Woods |
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