By Hilary Nangle on May 31, 2010
Have you heard of MOOMilk? When H.P. Hood stopped buying organic milk from 10 Maine family dairy farms, those farms formed a cooperative, Maine’s Own Organic Milk Company, and began producing MOOMilk. MOO has been struggling, due to a higher price point in relationship to out-of-state brands. In mid May, Hannaford (my favorite supermarket chain [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made | Tagged family farms, Hannaford, Maine, MOOMilk, ORganic milk, Where to buy MooMilk, where to buy organic milk |
By Hilary Nangle on May 30, 2010
If you’re in the Greater Camden/Rockland region on Thursday, June 3, consider dining out at a participating Dine Out for Pete’s Sake restaurant (see participating restaurants, below) to help the Humane Society of Knox County. This is a great organization that not only places local strays and unwanteds, but also takes dogs in from overcrowded [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Penobscot Bay | Tagged benefit for dogs, Camden, Dine out for Pete's Sake, Dining, Food, Humane Society, Humane society of Knox county, restaurants, Rockland, shelter event |
By Hilary Nangle on May 29, 2010
I love the new Walter‘s, and I’m not alone. When I met a friend there on a Wednesday evening in early May, I didn’t expect to need reservations, but I should have made them. The place was mobbed. We were fortunate when a table opened in the lounge area, and we were able to snag [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Cold River vodka, dining in Portland, fixed-price menu, Portland, restaurants, Walter's |
By Hilary Nangle on May 28, 2010
Big news for Acadia fans: US Hotels Group, owner of the haute, haute, haute White Barn Inn, in Kennebunk, and the Windham Hill Inn, in Vermont, is now managing Northeast Harbor’s chi chi Asticou Inn. When I last spoke with White Barn Inn Executive Chef Jonathan Cartwright, he told me US Hotels was in an [...]
Posted in Acadia, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Acadia, Asticou Inn, Jonathan Cartwright, luxury inns, Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor, oceanfront lodging, US Hotels, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on May 21, 2010
Maine is the second most bike-friendly state in the nation, according to the The League of American Bicyclists. Good recognition for the efforts the state’s made to be more welcoming to cyclists. Planning a cycling trip? Check the resources of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. It’s one-stop shopping for events, trails, rides, recommended routes, advocacy, [...]
Posted in Resources, Trip Planning | Tagged bicycle coalition of maine, bicyling, bike trails, Maine, mountain biking, road biking |
By Hilary Nangle on May 16, 2010
I don’t think any other restaurant in Maine (okay, maybe J’s Oyster, in Portland) inspires such love/hate as Conte’s. Those in the love-it camp were crushed when it closed earlier this year (this after Anthony Bourdain paid it a visit and filmed it last fall). Take heart, folks. Innkeeper Cheryl Michaelsen, of the Berry Manor [...]
Posted in Food, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay |
By Hilary Nangle on May 15, 2010
Ben Walter, co-owner of Oceanside Meadows, a lovely inn in Prospect Harbor, just called me with a tip: Bohemian Mama’s Bakery. “The croissants are so good, you’ll ask yourself: Am I really in America?” That coming from the well-traveled Ben got my attention. Tell me more, I replied. Here’s the scoop, along with photos Ben [...]
Posted in Down East Coast, Food, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Addison, Bohemian Mama's Bakery, downeast, Food, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on May 10, 2010
Birders and art fans are invited to Deer Isle for the fourth annual Wings, Waves, & Woods, May 21-23. The festival, timed to coincide with early migration, is sponsored by the Island Heritage Trust, and a brochure detailing the event can be downloaded from its website. Bob Duchesne, founder of the Maine Birding Trail, author [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Lodging, Maine Made, Sightseeing | Tagged art, bird walks, birding, Boyce's Motel, Bub Duchesne, chowder supper, Deer Isle, deer isle hostel, eagles, goose cover resort, Inn at Ferry Landing, Inn on the Harbor, Maine, Nervous Nellie's, pelagics, Pilgrim's Inn, puffins, Wings Waves & Woods festival |
By Hilary Nangle on May 8, 2010
Through May 26, write a $35 check to Habitat for Humanity, and save 50 percent, Sundays through Thursdays, on a two-bedroom beach, cottage, or loft cottage at the chic, ultra-green, four-diamond, oceanfront Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. With the donation, rates range $134.50-$169.50. While you won’t see the special advertised on the [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Lodging, Southern Coast/Beaches, Woof | Tagged Cape Elizabeth, Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich, Deals, discounts, Inn by the Sea, Inns, James Beard House dinner, Lobster Shack, luxury, Maine, oceanfront lodging, Sea Glass, Spa, tasting menu, Two Lights |
By Hilary Nangle on May 6, 2010
Thinking about visiting Acadia National Park in May? Plan a trip around the annual Spring Bulb Tour, when WatersEdge, the oceanfront W. P. Stewart estate in Northeast Harbor, Maine, opens its gates to display more than 45,000(!) flowering spring bulbs. Visitors can wander paths through eight acres of landscaped grounds, including woodlands, lawns sloping down [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events, Sightseeing | Tagged Acadia, garden tour, Maine, Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor, spring bulb tour |
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