By Hilary Nangle on October 30, 2009
to bring your furry buddy and join him at the pet-friendly Harraseeket Inn. Now plenty of inns are pet friendly these days, but what sets the Harraseeket Inn apart is its use of RD as its spokesdog. Roger is a shelter dog seeking a new home. Roger Dodger is quite loquacious in detailing his Freeport [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Woof | Tagged Freeport, Harraseeket Inn, Lodging, Maine, pet friendly lodging |
By Hilary Nangle on October 24, 2009
Just a quick note to apologize about the lack of postings. I’ve been on the road in Arizona for nearly two weeks. I hope to catch up and resume regular blogging next week. As always, I’ll focus on Maine (especially to keep those of you with older editions of my guidebooks up to date), but [...]
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By Hilary Nangle on October 13, 2009
This weekend, Oct. 17-18, everyone should scream for free ice cream at Gifford‘s. Yup, you read that right. Gifford’s is ending the season with a two-for-one special at its stands in Auburn, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and Skowhegan. While supplies last, buy one, get one free. Stands open at noon.
Posted in Deals, Events, Food, Free Stuff, Maine Made | Tagged free ice cream, Gifford's ice cream, Maine ice cream stands |
By Hilary Nangle on October 8, 2009
Even though the color is a bit from peak, it’s still gorgeous in the Bethel area. If you’re looking to slip away for a day or two, you won’t go wrong here in the next week or so. My overnight began with a backroad noodle through the village- and lake-speckled rural countryside between m Augusta [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Shopping, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged $5 burger night, autumn ramble, Barbecue Bob, Bethel Maine, Cafe DiCocoa, Crocker Pond House, foliage trips, Jolly Drayman, Maine foliage, Maine food, Maine travel, Nezinscot Farm, Western Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on October 4, 2009
For much of my life, I’ve been on a quest for the perfect retail chocolate chip cookie. I seek one that best emulates a home-baked cookie. One that’s crunchy-chewy, made with real butter and brown sugar and good chocolate; nuts are good, but not a requirement. I prefer cookies that deliver three or four li’l [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Boothbay Harbor Maine, chocolate chip cookies, D'ellie's, Ellsworth Maine, Freeport Maine, Kingfield Maine, Old World Gourmet, Orange Cat, perfect cookie, Rooster brother, Spear's Farm Stand, Sugarloaf, Waldoboro Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on October 3, 2009
AS in Havana restaurant, in Bar Harbor. Havana’s third-annual Producer’s Dinner is slated for Wednesday, Oct. 14. This is a cool event, a special meal prepared exclusively from ingredients grown and harvested within 100 miles of Bar Harbor. It’s open seating, beginning at 5 p.m., and the cost is $69, plus tax and grat.
Posted in Acadia, Events, Food | Tagged 100-mile dinner, Bar HArbor Maine, Dining, Food, Havana restaurant, Producers Dinner |
By Hilary Nangle on October 3, 2009
but the naturalists at the College of the Atlantic sure do, and they’ll be using them in Nature of Halloween, a a program celebrating the natural history of critters that make appearances during this season of ghouls and goblins, on Sat. Oct. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. Expect to see live snakes, deadly spiders,a giant [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events | Tagged Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, Dorr Museum, Halloween program, Maine, Nature of Halloween |
By Hilary Nangle on October 3, 2009
I can’t think of a spookier place to listen to creepy tales than Portland’s Victoria Mansion. Double-dog dare you to take part in this spooktacular night of horror, Friday, Oct. 16, when Tales of Terror returns. Storyteller Lynn Cullen will read three bone-chilling stories: A Bottle of Perrier, by Edith Wharton; Moxon’s Master, Ambrose Bierce; [...]
Posted in Events, Greater Portland | Tagged gas-light mansion tour, horror stories, Lynn Cullen, Portland Maine, Tales of Terror, Victoria Mansion |
By Hilary Nangle on October 1, 2009
Nothing prettier than a frost of snow against turning leaves. Check out this photo from Saddleback, taken this morning. And wait until another week or so, when the foliage gets closer to peak, then it will be spectacular.
Posted in Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Maine foliage, Saddleback, Skiing/Riding, snow |
By Hilary Nangle on October 1, 2009
Hungering for a Maine culinary adventure? Craving a taste of Maine in fall? Make plans now to attend the Edible Island Conference and Fundraising Dinner, on Oct. 9-10. The event kicks off Oct. 9 with a spectacular dinner prepared by renowned chefs Jean-George Vongerichten (restaurants in London, Paris, Shanghai, and New York), Melissa Kelly (Primo, in [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Food | Tagged Aaron Dority, Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman, Diver Ed, Edible Island Conference and Fundraising Dinner, Five Star Nursery, Ginny Olsen, Ingrid Bengis-Palei, Jean-George Vongerichten, Lawrence Klang, Melissa Kelly, Michael Leviton, Nervous Nellie's, Sunset Acres Farm, Terry-Anya Hayes |
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