By Hilary Nangle on June 30, 2010
Whenever traveling between Maine and Quebec City, instead of stopping en route for that ubiquitous fast-food cheeseburger, I savor a taste of Quebec at Père Nature (Father Nature), just off the main highway in Saint-Georges. Fresh, flavorful foods with an authentic regional accent fill this combination market, gelato bar, café, and fine dining restaurant housed [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec | Tagged cafe, Canada, fine cheeses, Food, gelato bar, market, Pere Nature, picnic fare, Quebec, restaurant, Saint-Georges, St. Georges |
By Hilary Nangle on June 30, 2010
Open Lavendar Farm Day The “Purple to the People” folks at Glenvarragh Lavender Farm are inviting visitors to their annual Open Lavender Farm Day, Saturday, July 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Appleton. Meander gardens and view plants in various stages of growth, learn about the new high tunnel, and mosey about the lavender fields, [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Food, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Camden Garden Club, Coastal Maine, cooking school, events, Food, Glenvarragh Lavender Farm, House & Garden Tour, Lincolnville, Maine, Midcoast Decorator Showhouse, Moon Supper, Salt WAter Farm, Sunday Supper, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2010
Since I live in Maine, I tend to consider Quebec City as my backyard. This 400+ year old walled city is Paris without jetlag, Europe without the Euro, and I adore it. Especially in summer. Musicians, jugglers, bands, acrobats, and other entertainers are on nearly every street in the Old City; cafe tables overflow on [...]
Posted in Activities, Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec, Sightseeing | Tagged Best of Quebec City, food in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec City lodging, Quebec City sights, Quebec City top 10, What to do in Quebec City, Where to eat in Quebec City, Where to stay in Quebec City |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2010
Here’s a double treat: On Thursday evenings, Farmers Fare (that wonderful market and cafe in Rockport) is offering light dinners (think soups, salads, charcuterie and cheese plates, wine and beer, and, of course dessert) before each Bay Chamber Concert event. Those who dine also can take advantage of a free shuttle to the Rockport Opera [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Food, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bay Chamber Concerts, Farmers Fare, Maine, music, pre-concert dinners, Rockport |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Today, Wednesday, June 22, save 30% on ice cream and other menu items at Gifford’s Ice Cream stands in Skowhegan, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and Auburn. Guests at the Skowhegan stand will also receive a free cupcake while supplies last.
Posted in Food, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Deals, discounts, Gifford's ice cream, Ice cream, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Drive northwest on Route 27, a Maine Scenic Byway, from Sugarloaf, in Carrabassett Valley, and after passing Flagstaff Lake and Chain of Ponds and passing through a tiny border crossing, you arrive on the eastern edge of Canada’s Eastern Townships. I tend to think of the townships as New England north, but with a decidedly [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Quebec | Tagged Coaticook, Coaticook Gorge, Coaticook Laiterie, Eastern Townships, Ice cream, Quebec, suspension bridge |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Today, Tuesday, June 22, and tomorrow, June 23, are the days to be in Boothbay Harbor for the annual Windjammer Days celebration. Highlight of the two-day festival is Wednesday’s arrival of Maine’s windjammer fleet under full sail into the harbor, but there’s plenty of other activities including boat tours, craft show, kids’ events, concerts, parades, [...]
Posted in Activities, Boating, Entertainment, Events, Mid-Coast, Where to go | Tagged Boothbay Harbor, Windjammer Days |
By Hilary Nangle on June 19, 2010
Gentlemen, start your engines. Yup. Maine’s lobsterboat racing season kicks off with races today, Sat. June 19, in Boothbay Harbor and tomorrow, Sun. June 20, in Rockland. And you thought NASCAR was hot; wait until you see these souped-up puppies vrooom across ocean waters. Here’s the rest of the schedule: July 3: Moosebec Reach, Beals [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Down East Coast, Events, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Where to go | Tagged events, lobsterboat races, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on June 18, 2010
Hey all you Red’s Eats fans: Saturday, June 19, my friend Virginia Wright, co-author with Debbie Cronk, of Red’s Eats: World’s Best Lobster Shack, will be signing copies at the official launch party Saturday, June 19, from 1-3 p.m. at Red’s. Don’t miss it—and if by any chance you’re planning on driving through Wiscasset during [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Maine Made, Mid-Coast, Sightseeing, Where to go | Tagged Boothbay, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Ellsworth, events, Maine, Maine-in-Maine Market, Red's Eats, Wiscasset |
By Hilary Nangle on June 17, 2010
I spent a pleasant day earlier this week nosing around Kittery. Here’s some food for thought: Birth Announcements: The owners of ever popular Anneke Jans have opened AJ’s Wood Grilled Pizza on Wallingford Square (creative thin-crust pizzas, salads, sandwiches, wings, wine, and beer); it’s an order-at-the-counter place, quite casual, but more upscale than the usual [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made, Southern Coast/Beaches, Where to go | Tagged AJ's Wood Grilled Pizza, Anneke Jans, beach pea baking, Cacao Chocolates, Cal-Mex fare in Maine, car'ls meat market, Enoteca Itlaiano, Kittery, Loco Coco's, Maine, specialty foods, sunrise grill, terracotta pasta, when pigs fly |
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