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 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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By Hilary Nangle on January 3, 2011
Maine has more than a half-million acres of public reserved lands, and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands has just published a free map detailing these. Your Maine Lands: Recreational Map & Guide to Public Reserved Lands describes each of Maine’s Public Reserved Land units and the recreational opportunities available on them. What a [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Camping, Deals, Free Stuff, Hiking, Lodging, Resources, Trip Planning | Tagged Maine Public Reserved Lands, map, recreation |
By Hilary Nangle on January 22, 2010
If you’re a fan of the Maine State Parks campgrounds, and especially if you have a specific date or a favored site, reservations open in February. This year, for the first time, reservations will open at 9 a.m. on Feb. 1 for sites at Sebago Lake State Park (four-night minimum), and on Feb. 8 for [...]
Posted in Camping, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged campground reservations, Camping, Maine, Maine state parks |
By Hilary Nangle on December 28, 2009
Now none of these can replace Ocean Wood, Mike Brunton’s campground on the the Schoodic Peninsula that closed after last summer. But, if you’re looking for a place to pitch your tent or park your pop-up, pick-up or small RV on the coast, a campground with few frills but big natural assets, consider these: • [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Camping, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Lodging, Mid-Coast | Tagged Camping Down East, Camping in Bath, Camping in Freeport, Camping on Deer Isle, Camping on Mount Desert Island, Cobscook Bay State Park, Hermit Island, Mainayr, mount desert campground, Ocean Wood Campground, Oceanfront camp sites, oceanfront tenting in Maine, Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, Recompence Shores, Recompense Shores, small campgrounds on the Maine coast |
By Hilary Nangle on December 9, 2009
Marian Barker, executive director of Saving Ocean Wood, asked me to post this info and video link about the Saving Ocean Wood Trust, which aims to preserve and protect a 150-acre property on the Schoodic Peninsula. The property includes the former Ocean Wood campground and a privately owned compound parcel, in Birch Harbor. If you [...]
Posted in Acadia, Camping, Lodging, Uncategorized | Tagged Ocean Wood Campground, Saving Ocean Wood, Schoodic Peninsula |
By Hilary Nangle on November 9, 2009
Sniffle, sniffle. Schoodic’s Ocean Wood Campground is now closed forever, unless… Unless a group of dedicated campground devotees can prevent that from happening. Their goal is to preserve the land and public access to it. Keep up with the effort via the group’s Facebook page. Good luck, and keep me posted, please.
Posted in Acadia, Camping, Lodging | Tagged Maine, Maine campground, Ocean Wood Campground, Save Ocean Wood Campground, Schoodic Loop, Schoodic Peninsula |
By Hilary Nangle on July 22, 2009
My, my, my how quiet everything is. Where are you people? Get traveling! Today I noodled my way around Hancock, Sullivan, and Gouldsboro, one of my favorite regions of the coast. It’s less developed, less trendy, less touristed and yet it has some of the best scenery as well as an excellent collection of galleries [...]
Posted in Acadia, Cabins & Cottages, Camping, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Shopping | Tagged Albee'sShorehouse cottages, Bluff House, Bunker's Wharf Restaurant, Down East Deli, Fisherman's Inn Restaurant, Gerrish's Store, Gouldsboro maine, Grindstone Neck of Maine smoked seafood, Hancock Maine, Harbor Girl Emporium Cafe, Le Domain in Hancock, Mama's Boy Restaurant, Ocean Wood Campground, Oceanside Meadows Inn, prospect Harbor Maine, Schoodic Peninsula, Schoodic section of Acadia National Park, Sullivan Maine, The Galley restaurant, The Mexican Restaurant in Hancock, Tidal Falls |
By Hilary Nangle on May 19, 2009
With temps expected to push well into the 80s later this week and a holiday weekend on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about lakes and beaches. And that means Maine’s state parks and public lands. No matter where you are in Maine, there’s likely a beach or lake with a park within easy [...]
Posted in Acadia, Aroostook County, Camping, Deals, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Maine camping, Maine lakes with beaches, Maine public beaches, Maine Public Lands, Maine state parks, Maine travel |
By Hilary Nangle on April 27, 2009
Big thanks to longtime Ocean Wood camper Nancy Ragusa for this update on one of the state’s best private campgrounds for the non-humongo RV set. Although the oceanfront campground was auctioned, the lawyer who purchased it is allowing Mike Brunton to run it this summer. Mike plans to begin taking reservations April 28 for the [...]
Posted in Acadia, Camping, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Camping, Maine travel, Ocean Wood Campground, oceanfront campgrounds, quiet campgrounds in Maine, Schoodic Peninsula, Schoodic section of Acadia, tent camping |
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