By Hilary Nangle on March 26, 2013
Colby College Museum of Art’s new Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion is a game changer for Waterville. With the addition of this new wing, set to open to the public on July 13, 2013, the museum not only becomes the largest art museum in Maine in terms of gallery space, but also makes one of the most [...]
Posted in Activities, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville |
By Hilary Nangle on December 3, 2012
Choo choo! Model railroads and free admission Train fans take note: The Maine State Museum, in Augusta, is celebrating model railroads Dec. 7 and 8. Two Maine clubs, the Great Falls Model Railroad Club and the Maine 3-Railers Club, will be operating displays running G, HO, O, and N-gauge model trains. Trains figure prominently in [...]
Posted in Activities, Aroostook County, Entertainment, Food, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning | Tagged Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Augusta, Biddeford, Magic of Christmas, Maine State Museum, Palace Diner, Portland, Portland Symphony Orcestra |
By Hilary Nangle on October 6, 2012
Ahhhh, October, summer’s last stand. I treasure October: the light is soft, the air is gentle, the breezes are clear, and the bugs are gone, as are many of the summahfolk. It’s the perfect time to get outdoors in Maine. Here are three new books that will help you do just that: the new edition [...]
Posted in Activities, Hiking, Resources, Sightseeing, Trip Planning | Tagged book reviews, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: A People's Garden, Maine Mountain Guide, Mr. Rockefeller's Roads |
By Hilary Nangle on September 29, 2012
Maine artists are being showcased in exhibitions at both the Portland Museum of Art; the Farnsworth Museum, in Rockland; and the Colby Museum of Art, in Waterville. Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine opens at the Portland Museum of Art In conjunction with the opening of the newly restored Winslow Homer Studio, the Portland Museum of [...]
Posted in Activities, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Colby College Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Portland, Portland Museum of Art, Rockland, Waterville, Winslow Homer Studio |
By Hilary Nangle on September 27, 2012
I’m back from 10 days without Internet access, and my inbox has filled with all kinds of Maine fun. Let’s start with what’s happening this week. Camden International Film Festival & Points North Documentary Forum: Sept 27-30, 2012 Recognized as one of the top 25 international film festivals for documentaries and one of the 12 [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Camden International Film Festival, Choral Art Society, Maine School Garden Open House, Maine State Museum, sultans of swing |
By Hilary Nangle on August 17, 2012
A roundup of interesting events this coming week and beyond throughout Maine. Film & Dinner: On Aug. 18, at 5:30 p.m., Eagle Hill Institute, in Steuben, will screen the film Dangers of the Ice Age, presented by Hal Borns, of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. The program is free. A restaurant-style [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Down East Coast, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, AMC Maine Wilderness Lodges, Camden, Cape Elizabeth, Eagle Hill Institute, Eastport, Freeport, Inn by the Sea, Lobsterpalooza, Mahoosuc Guide SErvice, Monhegan, Mount Desert Island, Newry, Rockland, Schoodic, SERC, Steuben, Tides Institute and Art Museum, Winter Harbor, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park |
By Hilary Nangle on August 16, 2012
Watch enough TV, and you have an image embedded in your brain of a Maine seaside village. It’s part Hawkeye Pierce’s Crabapple Cove (M.A.S.H.), part Jessica Fletcher’s Cabot Cove (Murder She Wrote), with a dash of Fox TV’s Murder in Small Town X. Welcome to Eastport, Maine, where local author Sarah Graves sets her Home [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Down East Coast, Hiking, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Made, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Eastport, Kilby House Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on August 8, 2012
Whenever I visit Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula, home to the only mainland section of Acadia National Park, I also detour out to Corea, a lobstering village in the town of Gouldsboro. Corea tips a peninsula that until 2002, was also home to a Navy base. Now it’s a sleepy spot with dreamy views: The boat-filled harbor [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Hiking, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Chapter Two, Corea, Corea Heath, Corea Wharf Gallery |
By Hilary Nangle on August 4, 2012
Jonesport is a bona fide, way-way down east Maine lobstering village with a salty disposition and a stunning location. Not too many tourists other than birders and escape artists veer off Route 1 on Route 187, which loops down 11 miles to the village, then back up another 11 miles. Ahhh, but it’s worth it [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Cabins & Cottages, Down East Coast, Food, Hiking, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged bayview takeout, Beals island, Coastal Cruises, Cranberry Cove Cottages, great wass island, harbor house on Sawyer Cove, Jonesport, Maine Central Model Railroad, Mooseabec Mussels, Sardine Museum |
By Hilary Nangle on July 25, 2012
In September, the Portland Museum of Art will open the Prouts Neck studio where American painter Winslow Homer lived and painted many of his masterpieces from 1883 until his death in 1910. Already, contributing and household museum members have purchased many of the available tickets for the small-group, docent-led tours. On Aug. 1, sales open [...]
Posted in Activities, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Black Point Inn, Portland, Portland Museum of Art, Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Winslow Homer Studio |
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