By Hilary Nangle on June 28, 2012
Cookbook author Brooke Dojny’s done it again. Lobster! 55 Fresh & Simple Recipes for Everyday Eating (Storey, $14.95) is a summer must have for anyone who enjoys Maine’s tasty crustacean. Dojny, who lives on the Blue Hill Peninsula, knows Maine and knows lobster. She draws not only from her own well of recipes but also [...]
Posted in Food, Maine Made, Recipes, Resources | Tagged cookbook, lobster, recipes |
By Hilary Nangle on June 27, 2012
Western Maine’s Largest Yard Sale and the new Flying Disc Golf Course and bungee trampoline are just a few reasons to visit Sunday River, in Bethel, Maine, when it opens its mountain park for the summer season this weekend. • The all-day yard sale on Saturday, June 30, will take place in the parking lot [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bethel, Sunday River |
By Hilary Nangle on June 26, 2012
Wonder what’s happening in the Greater Portland, Maine, area? Here are a few events and places to check out over the next week. Yappy Hour at Planet Dog: June 28, 2012 What to know what your pooch is thinking? Find out this Thursday at Planet Dog, that wonderful Portland-based designer, developer, and retailer of award-winning [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Trip Planning | Tagged Chebeague Chebang, Chebeague Island, Chebeague Island Inn, Eve's at the Garden, Planet Dog, Portland, Portland Ballet Company, Portland Harbor Hotel |
By Hilary Nangle on June 25, 2012
Holbrook Island Sanctuary is one of the lesser known gems of Maine’s State Park system. When you want to escape crowds, go here. I’ve never seen more than a couple of other carloads of visitors when visiting this park or encountered another soul on its trails. Even better, admission is free. Located on Cape Rosier, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Events, Hiking, Trip Planning, Where to go |
By Hilary Nangle on June 24, 2012
Windjammer Days, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, celebrates its 50th anniversary June 24-27, 2012. A dozen members of the famed Maine windjammer fleet are expected to sail into Linekin Bay on June 26 and into Boothbay Harbor on June 27. In addition to the usual hoopla and festivities (sailboat race, golf tourney, pancake breakfasts, waterfront concerts, [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Boothbay Harbor, Windjammer Days |
By Hilary Nangle on June 23, 2012
Call me impressed: On Monday, June 25, 2012, College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins plans to climb every mountain in Acadia National Park and swim across Somes Sound, a natural fjord, as a fund raiser for the environmentally oriented liberal arts college in Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Collins, along with students [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Hiking, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, hiking |
By Hilary Nangle on June 23, 2012
If you’re in down east Maine, near Machias, here’s a fine way to spend the afternoon. Warm Wind, a sculpture created by Kazumi Hoshino, of Steuben, Maine, during the 2001 Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, is being dedicated at 3-4 p.m. today at Roque Bluffs State Park, in the don’t-blink community of Roque Bluffs, Maine. After [...]
Posted in Activities, Down East Coast, Entertainment, Events, Maine Made, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Roque Bluffs, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, Warm Wind |
By Hilary Nangle on June 21, 2012
What a weekend to be in Maine, as the state has three great events celebrating the state’s icons: Moose, lighthouses, and, yes, even whoopie pies (the official state snack). When I’m calling you–oo: World Moose Calling Championships in Rangeley, Maine Ever heard a moose call? You can this weekend at the World Invitational Moose Calling [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Dover-Foxcroft, Maine moose calling championships, Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, Rangeley, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on June 20, 2012
Maine’s long been a summer refuge for musicians who come to relax and rehearse, study and gain inspiration. As a result, concert series and music schools proliferate throughout the state. Not only do the rusticating stars perform, but also an impressive roster of guest artists, who can’t resist the invitation to spend a few days [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged 2102, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Kingfield Pops, Portland Chamber Music Festival, PORTOpera, PSO Kinderkonzerts |
By Hilary Nangle on June 19, 2012
I asked accessible travel maven Candy Harrington to write a guest post about accessible travel in Maine. Here she shares her thoughts on Freeport’s Harraseeket Inn, which has made the necessary modifications to welcome guests with mobility issues. Innkeepers make their properties accessible for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s just the right thing [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Shopping, Tips, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged accessible lodging, accessible travel, barrier-free travel, Candy Harrington, Freeport |
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