By Hilary Nangle on April 12, 2013
Dusk’s smoky skies are descending as I motor along the North Road, a rural byway paralleling the Androscoggin River’s eastern shoreline between Bethel and Gilead. Lacelike flurries, the advance scouts of an approaching storm, tat the windshield and dance in the headlights. The woods framing the road are disappearing into shadows, but I can still [...]
Posted in Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged architect-designed, Bethel, Crocker Pond House, Ellen Crocker, inn review, Stuart Crocker |
By Hilary Nangle on March 22, 2013
So much happening in Maine, and I’ve been too sick with the flu to tell you about it all. Accept my apologies along with my promise to return to regular posts. I’m beginning with accommodations updates, including the loss of one inn-based restaurant and an especially intriguing renewal that promises a guest-only (at least for [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, Camden, East Wind Inn, harbor house on Sawyer Cove, Isle au Haut, Jonesport, Portland, The Danforth, The Keeper's House, The Norumbega, The Pomegranate, Yellow House |
By Hilary Nangle on March 2, 2013
I love this Maine Innkeepers Association program, which gives travelers a great deal on Maine lodging—B&Bs, inns, hotels, even resorts—in some very desirable locations. Even better, it helps support local chapters of Habitat for Humanity. Here’s the deal: Between April 22 and May 23, 2013, more than 25 accommodations are offering a limited number of [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Deals, Greater Portland, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Habitat for Humanity, Maine Innkeepers Association |
By Hilary Nangle on February 28, 2013
This spring, the White Barn Inn, in Kennebunk, is offering guests the opportunity to share the kitchen with celebrity chefs from the Top Chef television series. Grand Relais & Châteaux Chef Jonathan Cartwright (see 5 questions with Cartwright, here) has invited three chefs to participate, with one collaborating in the kitchen with Cartwright on each [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged cooking weekend, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on January 21, 2013
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: [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Recipes, Where to go | Tagged Pomegranate Inn, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on January 20, 2013
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 [...]
Posted in Acadia, Camping, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on December 30, 2012
From January through April (excluding Feb. 14-24) you can stay three consecutive nights at the Captain Lord Mansion, in Kennebunkport,for the price of two. The package is valid any night, but tit can’t be combined with “any other discounts, coupons, the $179 net priced rooms, or third-party gift cards.” Can’t sneak away for three nights? [...]
Posted in Deals, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Captain Lord Mansion, Kennebunkport |
By Hilary Nangle on December 19, 2012
Ho, ho, ho: Santa has rewarded Maine’s Skiers, riders, and snow lovers. A three-day storm has buried western Maine in 14 to more than 30 inches of often snow. And get this: It’s still snowing. Sure other regions received some new snow, but check out these stats: As of this morning, Sugarloaf and Saddleback are [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Motels, Penobscot Bay cheap sleeps, Quebec, Skiing/Riding, Transportation, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged mainehuts and trails, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Sunday River |
By Hilary Nangle on November 17, 2012
Apologies for being MIA for so long. Between the book deadline of Oct. 30 (new edition of Moon Coastal Maine) and a trip to South Africa for a magazine assignment, I either had no time or no Internet. Let me begin the catch up with some news and a few events worth considering: • This [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Events, Food, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Skiing/Riding, Uncategorized, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Artfull Gifts, Lincolnville, Maine wilderness lodges, Sugarloaf, Sunday River |
By Hilary Nangle on September 28, 2012
This weekend, Sept. 28-30, 2012, is the second Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, with more than 70 outdoor activities scheduled statewide. Even better, most are free or are offered at greatly reduced rates to encourage neophytes to try new sports or engage in easy outdoor fun. The program is sponsored by the Maine Outdoor Coalition, which [...]
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