By Hilary Nangle on December 29, 2010
Direct from Sugarloaf’s communications department: Carrabassett Valley, ME (Dec. 29, 2010) – Inspectors from the State of Maine Board of Elevators and Tramways, along with mountain operations personnel and representatives from Sugarloaf Mountain are investigating the deropement of the Spillway East chairlift, which took place at approximately 10:30am on Tuesday, December 28. The investigation, which [...]
Posted in Skiing/Riding | Tagged Sugarloaf |
By Hilary Nangle on December 29, 2010
Backatcha with more recipes for Maine shrimp. Bangor News foodie Emily Burnham collected recipes from chefs and fishing folks, including Chef/Owner Kerry Altiero of Rockland’s Cafe Miranda and Port Clyde Fresh Catch’s Carrie Yardley, and shared them here. By the way, Maine shrimp meats freeze very well, so you might want to hit the fish [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes | Tagged Maine shrimp |
By Hilary Nangle on December 28, 2010
I love the word incident, it’s so understated, so British (I was stuck on a train once in Scotland during a rail incident, actually a suicide attempt up the line that stopped all train traffic passing on that track, but I digress). Unless you’ve been off line and out of range of TV and radio, [...]
Posted in Activities, Skiing/Riding | Tagged lift derailment, Sugarloaf |
By Hilary Nangle on December 28, 2010
Yesterday’s blizzard arrived just in time. The world’s best Nordic skiers in Maine for not one, not two, but three events this winter: The U.S. National Cross-Country Championships and two World Cup biathlon events. First up is the 2011 U.S. National Cross-Country Championships, at Black Mountain of Maine, in Rumford. Training opens Jan. 1; racing [...]
Posted in Activities, Aroostook County, Events, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged cross-country skiing, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Rumford, U.S. National Cross Country Championships, World Cup biathlon |
By Hilary Nangle on December 27, 2010
Hungry? Thirsty? The 2011 Maine Restaurant Week, scheduled March 1-12, will kick off its third year with an opening night shindig, on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m. The Signature Event, as it’s titled, highlights drinks and desserts (now that’s my kind of party!). Twelve bartenders will compete in the Cocktail Competition. A [...]
Posted in Events, Food | Tagged Maine Restaurant Week |
By Hilary Nangle on December 27, 2010
Wanted to steer you to another Maine shrimp recipe, this one from the chef at Nebo Lodge, on North Haven, via one of Maine’s best known food writer and cookbook authors, Nancy Harmon Jenkins.
Posted in Food, Recipes | Tagged Maine shrimp |
By Hilary Nangle on December 27, 2010
With the exception of Suzuki’s Sushi, in Rockland, most Asian restaurants in Mid-coast Maine are of the Chinah Dinah variety: lots of Americanized foods, too much brown sauce, gloppy textures, and soul-less flavor. Not so Long Grain. Wedged between Rite-Aid and Zoots on Camden’s Main Street (aka Elm Street), Long Grain promises “Asian home cooked [...]
Posted in Food, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Long Grain, restaurant reviews |
By Hilary Nangle on December 26, 2010
Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of Jonesport Beals’ big kahoona lobster trap tree, but I do have photos of this year’s traditional wooden lobster pot tree in Cape Porpoise and this year’s conventional metal trap tree in Rockland (two views). So, which is prettier, wood or metal? And for something a bit different, check [...]
Posted in Activities, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Cape Porpoise, lobster pot tree, Lobster trap tree, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on December 23, 2010
Champagne. Local artisan cheeses. Maine oysters. Lobster. The newish No. 10 Restaurant in Brunswick’s beautifully renovated Captain Daniel Stone Inn is bidding adieu to 2010 in fine style, with a five-course New Year’s Eve Wine Tasting Dinner. Dine… Guests gather at 6:30 p.m. for sparkling wine along with Maine artisan cheeses. Then the real fun [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Brunswick, Captain Daniel Stone Inn, No.10 Water Street |
By Hilary Nangle on December 22, 2010
Maine has more than its fair share of quirky museums, but quirkiest of the lot has to be The International Cryptozoology Museum, in Portland. Say what? Cryptozoology: the story of hidden animals, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Abominable Snowman. Loren Coleman is the big kahoona of cryptozoology experts. A collector since [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Greater Portland, People, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged cryptozoology, museum, Portland, quirky museums |
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