By Hilary Nangle on July 17, 2010
If I had been asked to advise President Obama and family on what to do while on Mount Desert Island, I’d have given them this Top 10+ list of things to do when visiting Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island: • Loop-ti-doo Drive or pedaling Acadia National Park’s Park Loop Road is a must, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Hiking, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mount Desert Island, schoodic point, Top 10 things to do |
By Hilary Nangle on July 13, 2010
Saddleback resort, in Rangeley, Maine, is offering free moose-spotting tours this summer. The resort’s Moose Patrol bus departs Saddleback’s downtown Guest Service Center on Mondays and Thursdays evenings, rain or shine. According to Kara Wilson, tour guests have been sighting a record number of the ungainly beasts this summer, along with foxes and deer. They’ve [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Deals, Free Stuff, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged free, Maine, moose, moose tours, Rangeley |
By Hilary Nangle on June 17, 2010
Looking for a fun family getaway? Something that won’t break the budget? Like to hike or mountain bike or paddle? I’m a huge fan of Maine Huts & Trails, and this summer the organization has rolled out some enticing family programs. For starters, kids stay free. Not too shabby, eh? It’s limited to one child [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Cabins & Cottages, Hiking, Lodging, Sporting Camps, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Carrabassett Valley, Deals, discounts, family programs, Flagstaff Lake, full-service huts, hiking, kids stay free, Maine, Maine Huts & Trails, Poplar Falls |
By Hilary Nangle on May 10, 2010
Birders and art fans are invited to Deer Isle for the fourth annual Wings, Waves, & Woods, May 21-23. The festival, timed to coincide with early migration, is sponsored by the Island Heritage Trust, and a brochure detailing the event can be downloaded from its website. Bob Duchesne, founder of the Maine Birding Trail, author [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Lodging, Maine Made, Sightseeing | Tagged art, bird walks, birding, Boyce's Motel, Bub Duchesne, chowder supper, Deer Isle, deer isle hostel, eagles, goose cover resort, Inn at Ferry Landing, Inn on the Harbor, Maine, Nervous Nellie's, pelagics, Pilgrim's Inn, puffins, Wings Waves & Woods festival |
By Hilary Nangle on April 7, 2010
Most people go to Freeport to shop, the savvy make their way to Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, an oceanfront jewel with hiking trails and picnic area. One of the biggest natural attractions is the osprey nest on adjacent Googin’s Island, viewable from the mainland. This week, Dick, an elder male osprey, returned to his [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Events, Greater Portland | Tagged birding, event, festival, Freeport, Maine, osprey, State Park, Wolfe's Neck Woods |
By Hilary Nangle on November 25, 2009
Orithology sessions with some of the country’s top experts will again be held at Maine Audubon’s Hog Island preserve, on the Pemaquid Peninsula, thanks to Project Puffin. There are programs for all birding levels (including a session for teens), and two provide opportunities to work directly in the field with Project Puffin biologists on important [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Mid-Coast | Tagged Birders, Birding field study in Maine, Hog Island Maine, Hog Island reopening, Maine Audubon, orithology, programs for birders, Puffin Project |
By Hilary Nangle on August 17, 2009
Ahhhh! The Artists’ Island. Take a walk about Monhegan, and it’s easy to see how it earned that moniker. Everywhere you look is a scene waiting to be painted, and indeed, it seems everywhere you look there’s also an artist painting it. Monhegan has been attracting drifters and dreamers since the early 1600s. Year round, [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Food, Hiking, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing | Tagged Fish Beach, Fish Shack, island art, Island Inn, Maine islands, Maine travel, Monhegan House, Monhegan Island, Monhegan lighthouse, Monhegan Museum |
By Hilary Nangle on May 11, 2009
Wanna see a moose? This is the best time of year to do so, and the area around Moosehead Lake is prime moose-spotting territory. Head to Greenville, May 15-June 14, for the annual Moose Mainea celebration. Stop by the chamber to pick up maps and info sheet about the gangly critters and where their favorite [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Cabins & Cottages, Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Sporting Camps | Tagged Blair Hill Inn, Chalet Moosehead, Greenville Maine, moose in Maine, Moose Mainea, moose safari, Moosehead Lake, Moosehead lodging, Northwoods Outfitters, Pittston Farm, Rod-N-Reel Cafe, West Branch Camps, Wilson's on Moosehead |
By Hilary Nangle on May 2, 2009
but I likely would, after attending College of the Atlantic’s Family Nature Camp. Instead of simply packing the kids off to camp, join them on Mt. Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park. The policy, no child left inside, helps cure nature-deficit disorder, delivering memorable family moments in the process. See whales in the Gulf [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Events, Hiking | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Camping in Maine, College of the Atlantic, Family camping programs, Family Nature Camp, Maine family vacations, Maine travel |
By Hilary Nangle on April 29, 2009
Deer Isle is going to the birds. The third annual Wings, Waves & Woods festival of birding and art, sponsored by the Island Heritage Trust, is coming up May 15-17. Avian-centered events include Introduction to Birding, Warbler Walk, Nesting Eagles and their Neighbors, Puffin Boat Trip to Seal Island, Birding by Ear, and Found-Object Sculpture. [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Food, Free Stuff, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Motels | Tagged birding festival, Boyce's Motel, chowder supper, Deer Isle, Deer Isle lodging, eagles, Inn at Ferry Landing, Inn on the Harbor, Island Heritage Trust, Pilgrim's Inn, puffin tour, Wings Waves & Woods festival |
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