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Portland to Boston: Bus or train?

By Hilary Nangle on January 31, 2013 | 3 Comments

Debating the best way to travel between Boston and points in Maine? The best options are the Concord Coachlines bus service or the Amtrak Downeaster train service. Here’s the skinny on both: Concord Coachlines bus service The Concord Coachlines bus has extremely frequent service between Boston’s Logan Airport, Boston’s South Station, and Portland’s Transportation Center, [...]

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Nibbles & Bites: Bistro menu at the White Barn Inn, Dinner at the Palace, Argentinian wine dinner, Salt Water Farm cafe teaser

Nibbles & Bites: Bistro menu at the White Barn Inn, Dinner at the Palace, Argentinian wine dinner, Salt Water Farm cafe teaser

By Hilary Nangle on January 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Hungry? Here’s some delicious news from around Maine. And don’t forget that Maine Restaurant Week, March 1-10, 2013, is just around the corner. A few restaurants have already posted their menus. Start planning now for this annual feeding frenzy. White Barn adds Winter Bistro dining Through April, 2013, you can experience the White Barn Inn [...]

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Savoring art, antiques, and the art of breakfast at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn

Savoring art, antiques, and the art of breakfast at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn

By Hilary Nangle on January 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

Every morning, when I see the Pomegrante Inn‘s feed on Facebook, I start drooling. Innkeeper Dana Moos authored The Art of Breakfast, which I reviewed when it was published. I finally spent a night at the inn earlier this week. Now before I start dishing about the inn, and especially about the breakfast, know this: [...]

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This just in: New RV campground opening in Winter Harbor

This just in: New RV campground opening in Winter Harbor

By Hilary Nangle on January 20, 2013 | 4 Comments

Acadia’s Schoodic region is getting a new RV campground. Roger and Pearl Barto, who operate the Main Stay Cottages in Winter Harbor, have added a 10-site, harborfront RV park to their enterprise. The sites can accommodate 45-foot +/- self-contained RVs. Sewer, water, 50-30-20 electric and Wifi are available. Note: Sites are not pull through, and [...]

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Snooze alert: Powder dreams

Snooze alert: Powder dreams

By Hilary Nangle on January 10, 2013 | Leave a comment

As you might discern, from my lack of recent postings, I’m in winter hibernation mode. I’m savoring a bit of downtime, bowing to winter’s short days and long nights, acquiescing  to the urge to  hunker down, and surrendering to laziness. But I’m not becoming a total slug. I’ve been spending at least an hour or two [...]

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