By Hilary Nangle on July 3, 2011
On Golden Pond, that dreamy sunset-of-life film starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Jane Fonda, may have been filmed in New Hampshire, but playwright Ernest Thompson took his inspiration from Great Pond, the largest of Maine’s Belgrade Lakes. A mailboat—not the lovely wooden launch of the film, but a modern pontoon boat—still plies Great Pond’s [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Cabins & Cottages, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Sightseeing, Sporting Camps, Trip Planning | Tagged Alden Camps, Bear Springs Camps, Belgrade Lakes, Castle Island Camps, D.E.W. Animal Kingdom, French's Mountain, Hutton Studios, Maine Bone Carving, maine lake vacation, Maine Sporting Camps, Whisperwood Lodge |
By Hilary Nangle on March 19, 2011
As I sit here at 4:40 on a Saturday afternoon, I’m still amazed at the sunshine; thank you Daylight Savings Time. What a difference it makes to those of us in Maine, where the days are woefully short in the throes of winter. I think this burst of light, accompanied by some very springlike temperatures [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Cabins & Cottages, Deals, Food, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Boathouse, Brooksville, Brunswick, Camden, Fat Boy, Hartstone Inn, Lily bistro, Oakland House, Petite Jacqueline, Port Clyde Seafood Co., Portland, Portland Harbor Hotel, Rockland, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Thomaston |
By Hilary Nangle on September 28, 2010
Last week I wrote about the Moosehead/Katahdin region as a favorite place to view the leaves but leave the crowds. This week, I’m sharing another: Maine’s Schoodic Region, that lovely, rural, magical area just northeast of Ellsworth. It packs a wallop, with not one, but two Scenic Byways, a portion of Acadia National Park, the [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Cabins & Cottages, Food, Hiking, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Sightseeing, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Albee's Shorehouse, Chase's, Cherryfield, chester pike's gallery, chipper's, crocker house inn, donnell pond public reserve lands, Elsa's.Main Stay Cottages, foliage, Gerrish's Store, Hancock, Le Domaine, Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Maple Knoll Pizza, Oceanside Meadows, Petit Manan, Schoodic, schoodic section, Steudben, Sullivan, Three Pines, Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on September 20, 2010
Considering a fall foliage leaf-peeping trip in Maine? Here’s the first in a series of places where you can escape the crowds. I’ll start where the foliage will peak first, in the Moosehead Lake / Mount Katahdin region of Maine’s North Woods. Yup, woods. That guarantees foliage, and the mix of hard and soft woods [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Cabins & Cottages, Food, Hiking, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Motels, Resorts, Sightseeing, Sporting Camps, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged fall foliage, Greenville, Millinocket, Moosehead Lake, Mt. Katahdin |
By Hilary Nangle on August 28, 2010
Woke to the chorus of gulls cackling and lobster boats chugging the other morning, a natural alarm clock at the Ocean Point Inn in East Boothbay, Maine. My dad and I took advantage of the deal I told you about the other day at this oceanfront inn, lodge, and cottages, and I’m here to report [...]
Posted in Cabins & Cottages, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Motels, Resorts, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged East Boothbay, Ocean Point Inn, oceanfront lodging, oceanview lodging |
By Hilary Nangle on August 24, 2010
If you’re able to afford it, Migis Lodge is a gem, a magical all-inclusive (except motor boats, massage, and booze) retreat sheltered by towering pines and edging Sebago Lake. It’s the kind of place that echoes in your memories long after you’ve visited. Migis is an indulgent escape that includes leisurely breakfasts, island picnic or [...]
Posted in Cabins & Cottages, Deals, Greater Portland, Lodging, Resorts, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Migis Lodge, Sebago Lake |
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 March 15, 2010
This weekend, I hiked into the Flagstaff Lake Hut of the Maine Huts & Trails network for a quick overnight and to present Dave Herring (left), executive director of Maine Huts, with the Society of American Travel Writers Phoenix award. As a writer who specializes in Maine and who strives to get readers off the [...]
Posted in Cabins & Cottages, Hiking, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Skiing/Riding, Sporting Camps, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Bigelow Mountains, Carrabassett Valley, Flagstaff Lake, Flagstaff Lake Hut, green lodging, hiking, Maine, Maine Huts & Trails, off-the-grid huts, paddling, skiing, snowshoeing, winter hiking |
By Hilary Nangle on February 24, 2010
When the world, technology, and the buzz of civilization become too much, consider unplugging and rediscovering life’s simple pleasures at this one-bedroom housekeeping cottage on Loring Point, Maine. Situated on Passamaquoddy Bay, a bit north of the Eastport turnoff, it’s a fine place to watch those humongous tides ebb and flow, sight birds and other [...]
Posted in Cabins & Cottages, Down East Coast, Lodging | Tagged Down East, Loring Point, Maine, Passamaquoddy Bay., Rustic housekeeping cottage |
By Hilary Nangle on January 2, 2010
We’re smack in the middle of a ful-blown Nor’eastah, a raging blizzard that one overzealous TV guy has said has the potential to be the storm of the century. I think it might be a wee bit too early in the century to title it, but the storm has me pining for sunshine and flowers. [...]
Posted in Cabins & Cottages, Deals, Lodging, Penobscot Bay | Tagged Camden Maine, Cedarholm, gardens, Lodging, oceanfront, specials |
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