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By Hilary Nangle on November 21, 2011
When this article by Rex Turner, Outdoor Recreation Planner for the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, popped into my inbox, I knew I had to share it with those who love Maine and especially those who love Maine’s outdoors. Read on: Humility is part of thankfulness. To say “thank you” is to acknowledge that [...]
Posted in Activities | Tagged Maine, outdoors, thanksgiving |
By Hilary Nangle on November 15, 2011
Open the door to Maine’s South Solon Meeting House and Wow! Neither the classically influenced colonial, white-clapboard architecture nor the serene location on a rural crossroads in a don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it town hint about what’s inside. Built in 1842, and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the South Solon Meeting House retains its original [...]
Posted in Activities, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Skowhegan, South Solon, South Solon Meeting House |
By Hilary Nangle on November 13, 2011
Maine’s big resorts get most of the attention, but for young families or anyone on a budget, smaller areas provide not only a fun experience, but also a good value. Perhaps the vertical isn’t as grand, but really, how often do you ski 2,000 feet without stopping? All of these little guys have night skiing, [...]
Posted in Activities, Mid-Coast, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Auburn, Black Mountain, Bridgton, Camden, Camden Snow Bowl, Farmington, Locke Mills, Lost Valley, Mt. Abram, Rumford, Shawnee Peak, Titcomb Mountain |
By Hilary Nangle on October 10, 2011
Maine’s Blue Hill Peninsula exudes the essence of what what many people picture when they dream about the Maine coast. It’s off the beaten track, a rolling landscape carved in granite, fringed with spruce, splashed with ponds, sprinkled with galleries, salted with farmsteads, and peppered with those classic big house-little house-back house-barn houses that art [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged bagaduce forge, Bagaduce Lunch, bakeries, bets's sunflower, blossom studio, Blue Hill Peninsula, Brooklin, brooklin inn, Brooksville, buck's harbor market, bucks restaurant, Eggemoggin Textile STudio, fourseason farm, galleries, good life center, Handmade papers, Hiram Blake Camps, holbrook island sanctuary, mainehooked rugs, Mermaid woolens, Oakland House, paul heroux, Puschart Press Bookstore, Reach Road Gallery, restaurants, scott goldberg, sedgewick antiques, Sedgwick, sow's ear winery, the cave, tinder hearth bakery, Wooden Boat |
By Hilary Nangle on September 28, 2011
What better way to spend a glorious autumn morning than hiking in Maine’s Acadia National Park. It’s not only views that make hiking the Beachcroft Trail up Acadia’s Huguenot Head so rewarding, but also the trail itself. It’s an engineering masterpiece, comprising nearly 1,500 pink granite steps that snake through woods and over ledges. According [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Champlain Mountain, hiking, Huguenot Head |
By Hilary Nangle on September 21, 2011
Most of my friends who live beyond Maine’s borders think I live in the most ideal place. And they’re right, to a point. But I think there’s an even better place, and that’s one of the islands off the Maine coast. Especially in autumn, when the crowds are gone, the light is soft, the air [...]
Posted in Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Resources, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Adam Campbell, Nebo Lodge, North Haven Island, organic farm, oysters, Turner Farm |
By Hilary Nangle on September 12, 2011
Shhhh, now don’t tell too many people about Compass Harbor, a lovely little, relatively unmarked section of Acadia National Park that’s an easy one mile stroll from downtown Bar Harbor, Maine. Whether you’re coming in on a cruise ship and simply want a little quiet time or are intown and trying to escape the shopping/ice [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Hiking, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, George Dorr |
By Hilary Nangle on August 31, 2011
If you haven’t been to Maine’s Samoset Resort in a while, you’ll be amazed at the changes. I toured the oceanfront resort in Rockport, overlooking Penobscot Bay and adjacent to the Rockland Breakwater, with general manager Connie Russell, who showed off the recent improvements. He has a right to be proud. Many accommodations use the [...]
Posted in Food, Golf, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Spas, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Enoteca, La Bella Vita REstaurant, Rockland, Rockport, Samoset resort, Samoset spa |
By Hilary Nangle on August 18, 2011
So many tidbits, I’m just bundling them in nice package for you. By region: Kennebec Valley • The Maine State Museum, in Augusta, is expanding its weekend hours, opening Sundays from 1-4 p.m. through at least Nov. 27, when the pilot project ends. New hours begin Sunday, Aug. 21, when the museum will celebrate with [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Deals, Down East Coast, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Augusta, Bar Harbor, Carrabassett Valley, College of the Atlantic, Maine Huts & Trails, Maine State Museum, Tides Institute and Museum |
By Hilary Nangle on August 14, 2011
Rockland rocks. Named a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the small Maine coastal city edging Penobscot Bay retains the heart and spirit of a working town, buzzes with the added pizazz of excellent museums, a vigorous arts scene, surprising restaurants, eclectic shops, and delivers a more than generous serving of lobster, [...]
Posted in Activities, Boating, Entertainment, Events, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Transportation, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Berry Manor Inn, Brass Compass., Cafe Miranda, Capt. Lindsey House, Farnsworth Museum, First Friday Art WAllk, Granite Inn, Historic Inns of Rockland, in good company, Lily bistro, Limerock Inn, Maine eastern railroad, Maine Lighthouse Museum, Maine Lobster Festival, Marshall Point light, Miller's Lobster, Owls Head Light, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Project Puffin Visitor Center, Rockland, Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, sail power & steam museum, Shell's Southwest Grille, Strand, Sunfire Mexican Grill, Suzuki's Sushi Bar, Sweets & Meats Market, The Brown Bag, WAterman's Beach Lobster |
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