By Hilary Nangle on May 31, 2011
Summertime and the living is easy. Salvage your vacation budget woes by grabbing this $49 JetBlue Airways fare between New York’s JFK and Portland’s PWM. Available while seats last today only. It’s valid for travel Tues. and Wed. only between June 7 – Oct. 5, 2011. Blackout dates are June 28 – July 6, 2011.
Posted in Deals, Trip Planning | Tagged airfare deal JFK to PWM, airfare sale, jetblue |
By Hilary Nangle on May 28, 2011
Need a reason to dine out in the Camden-Rockland region? Support the Humane Society of Knox County and Eat for Pete’s Sake on Thursday, June 9, 2011. About two dozen area restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds that day and night to the shelter. There’s plenty to Woof! about on this list. Possibilities [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Eat for Pete's Sake, Hope, Rockland, Rockport, Spruce Head, Thomaston, Union, Vinalhaven, Warren |
By Hilary Nangle on May 27, 2011
If you’re a fan of the TV show Survivor, the name Bob Crowley is familiar to you. Survivor Bob is the oldest winner of the CBS show, which he won in December 2008. He’s also the sole Maine winner to date and the first teacher to win. July 5-8, 2011, he’s sharing his knowledge, skills, [...]
Posted in Activities, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, When to go, Where to go | Tagged Rangeley, Saddleback, Survivor, Survivor Bob, Survivor Camp |
By Hilary Nangle on May 26, 2011
If you’re visiting Maine from another country, or if you’re a U.S. citizen whose planning to dip over the border to Canada (perhaps to visit Campobello Island International Park or venture up to Quebec City or explore New Brunswick or Nova Scotia), then this information, provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, is worth [...]
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By Hilary Nangle on May 25, 2011
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to attend a brunch at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn launching innkeeper Dana Moos new cookbook, The Art of Breakfast: How to Bring B&B Entertaining Home (Down East Books, May 2011). Dana made putting together a nine-course (!) meal look easy, and she says it is, explaining how in this book. [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Recipes, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged breakfast recipe, cookbook review, Dana Moos, fiddlehead recipe, lobster recipe, Pomegranate Inn, Portland, The Art of Breakfast |
By Hilary Nangle on May 22, 2011
Azaleas, rhododendrons, and lilacs are beginning to blossom, and these Maine public gardens are full of their color and promise. Note: Some have donation boxes—give the suggested amount if you can, more if possible, but no one will badger you for payment. • McLaughlin Garden, South Paris Home to one of the largest collections of [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Free Stuff, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Asticou Azalea Garden, Harvey Butler Rhododendron Sanctuary, lilacs, Maine public gardens, McLaughlin Garden, Northeast Harbor, South Paris, Springvale |
By Hilary Nangle on May 20, 2011
One of my more fun and challenging assignments for the best few years has been picking the Best of Maine for Yankee Magazine. (I shared a few of my 2011 picks on 207, the evening magazine TV show). It’s not an easy task, and one I don’t take lightly. I agonize over these, as there [...]
Posted in Activities, Food, Lodging, Resources, Tips, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged 207, Best of Maine, Yankee |
By Hilary Nangle on May 17, 2011
Why visit Maine in late spring? For starters, you’ll have the state practically to yourself. The summerfolk have yet to arrive in droves. And, you can snag some great rates and packages for lodging. And it’s easier to get reservations at the top restaurants. Sure the weather can be a bit iffy and there’s likely [...]
Posted in Acadia, Deals, Down East Coast, Events, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia Birding Festival, Acadia National Park, asticou azalea gardens, Belfast, blistered fingers bluegrass festival, Cobscook Bay, down east birding festival, Farnsworth, fishiing, Greenville, Kennebunk, kennebunkport festival, litchfield, Maine Sporting Camps, moose, Moose Mainea, Mount Desert Island, ogu8nquit, old port festival, Portland, restaurant week, Rockland, sundary river, trek across maine, wyeth |
By Hilary Nangle on May 17, 2011
Snag it now: JetBlue Airways has a one-day sale. Book today for a $49 fare between Portland, ME (PWM) and New York City (JFK); fare is valid for travel between May 24 – June 22, 2011 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. Blackout dates: May 26 – May 31, 2011. Why come now? See my 10 [...]
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By Hilary Nangle on May 16, 2011
Two of my favorite Maine oceanfront inns—Grey Havens and the Blue Hill Inn—have big news for the 2011 season. Grey Havens, Georgetown, Maine After a few years of stormy seas, Grey Havens is open as a full-service inn with restaurant, under the new ownership of experienced innkeeper Eve Roesler, with her husband, Dick, and cousin [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Deals, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Blue Hill, Blue Hill Inn, Devin Finigan, dinner, Georgetown, Grey Havens, restaurant |
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