By Hilary Nangle on February 27, 2011
Oh dear! With the opening of Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900–1940 at the Portland Museum of Art on June 4, I fear the rest of the world will be let in on one of Maine’s best kept secrets: The Phippsburg and Georgetown peninsulas. Historically known as Seguinland, these bony fingers reaching seaward from Bath [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bath, Georgetown, Maine artists, Portland Museum of Art, Seguinland |
By Hilary Nangle on February 23, 2011
Woohoo! That choral whoop of joy you heard coming from Maine’s western mountains late this morning was that of skiers and snowboarders upon hearing Sugarloaf announce that it is replacing the Spillway chairlift with a new, fixed-grip, wind-resistant quad chair enhanced by a conveyor loading system. Yessirree folks, there’s one happy dance going on up [...]
Posted in Activities, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged new chairlift, Spillway East, Sugarloaf |
By Hilary Nangle on February 22, 2011
JetBlue has announced a one-day sale, today Feb. 22, for hops from the Big Apple (JFK) to Portland (PWM). The $49 fare can be booked today only for flights March 1 through May 25. Think of the possibilities! Plan a visit for Maine Restaurant Week, and nibble your way through Portland, America’s foodiest small town. [...]
Posted in Deals, Tips, Transportation, Trip Planning | Tagged discount fare, jetblue, JFK to pwM |
By Hilary Nangle on February 18, 2011
Watch out, Portland: Maine’s Mid-coast is demanding that you share the foodie love. Need proof? Just check out this year’s crop of James Beard award semifinalists: Eight contenders, four from Portland, four from the Mid-coast. I’ve been touting the Rockland-Camden-Belfast food scene for years, and now the secret’s getting out. It’s an emerging culinary travel [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Bresca, Camden, Chase's Daily, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine, Portland, Primo, Rockland, Rockport, Shepherd's Pie |
By Hilary Nangle on February 16, 2011
I love the Hartstone Inn, in Camden. It’s not only a delightful inn, but also a culinary destination, with a wonderful dining room and even a cooking school program (Chef/co-owner Michael Salmon just cooked at The Beard House in New York with the chef from the Camden Harbor Inn). Now March isn’t Maine’s finest month [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Hartstone Inn, March Madness package, review |
By Hilary Nangle on February 15, 2011
Winter blues have you salivating for some fun events? Hungering for a good meal at a great price? Want to help push a Maine chef to the top of the Best New Chefs column? Well, it’s time to eat, drink, and make merry in Maine. MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK If you haven’t been checking the updates [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Where to go | Tagged 2011, Art of Dessert, Bam Bam Bakery, Camden Harbour Inn, Chef Geoffroy Deconinck, Kristin Fuhrmann Simmons, Maine Bartenders Bash, Maine Restaurant Week, Natalies, People's Best New Chef, salt exchange, Sea Glass, Signature Event |
By Hilary Nangle on February 11, 2011
Wondering what’s up at SERC, the Schoodic Education and Research Center, based on a former Navy base, in the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park, near Winter Harbor, Maine? First things first: The Schoodic Education and Research Center, one of 20 throughout the country, is the largest center and the only one in the Northeast. [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Acadia Partners, Schoodic, Schoodic Education and Research Center, SERC, Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on February 9, 2011
Since the whoopie pie is being considered as the official Maine dessert, I figured I’d best share a whoopie pie recipe. Of course, not just any whoopie pie, not even traditional one. I sampled these delicious mini-whoopies at Fiore Rockland during the annual Pies on Parade event. Now—truth to tell—I’m not big on traditional whoopie [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made, Recipes | Tagged blood orange olive oil cake, Fiore, meyer lemon olive oil cake, whoopie pies |
By Hilary Nangle on February 8, 2011
Tired of the Internet dating scene? Ready to meet someone who shares your interest in skiing or snowboarding? Prefer to hash out the small talk on the lift rather than over a drink? Then c’mon up to Saddleback, in Rangeley, on Monday, Feb. 14, for speed dating on the Rangeley double chairlift. A $25 lift [...]
Posted in Activities, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Rangeley, Saddleback, speed dating |
By Hilary Nangle on February 6, 2011
Star light, star bright: The Island Astronomy Institute, in Bernard, on Mount Desert Island, plans to launch the Maine Starlight Festival, Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2011. This follows on the heels of the Acadia Night Sky Festival, Sept. 9-13, 2011. “We’ve reached out to the astronomy community across the state to invite them to participate by [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bernard, Maine Starlight Festival, stargazing |
Southern Coast
Greater Portland
Mid-Coast
Penobscot Bay
Blue Hill Peninsula
Acadia Region
Down East
Aroostook County
Maine Highlands
Kennebec Corridor
Western Lakes & Mountains