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 November 30, 2008
Kevin McCartney, professor of geology at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, is the mastermind behind the Maine Solar System Model, a three-dimensional, 93 million-to-one scale model along Route 1, from Topsfield to Presque Isle. Constructed in 2003, it originally included the sun, nine planets (poor Pluto hadn’t been demoted yet), and seven moons. [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Aroostook County, Ceres and Eris added to solar system, dwarf planets, Maine Solar System Model, Old Iron Inn, Pluto demoted, Route 1, University of Maine at Presque Isle |
By Hilary Nangle on November 7, 2008
Sorry to report on a couple of closures. In Presque Isle, Heidi’s Tea Room has shut its doors, a real loss. The combination restaurant/gourmet shop/antiquarian bookstore served excellent fare and had a mind-boggling assortment of teas. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that Heidi, a trained chef, finds her way into another local kitchen. In Bethel, [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Food, Moon guidebook updates, Southern Coast/Beaches, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Bethel, Cape Porpoise, Kennebunkport, Presque Isle, York |
By Hilary Nangle on July 16, 2008
Honest, I’ve never been one who covets potato chips. Sure, if they’re served with a sandwich, I’ll usually chow a few, but I never order them, never purchase a bag at the corner market. That was until a few days ago, when I spotted a bag of Fox Family Potato Chips in a country market [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Food, Greater Portland | Tagged Cold River vodka, Fox Family potato chips, Maine, Maine potatoes, potato chips |
By Hilary Nangle on June 25, 2008
If you watch 207 on WCSH tonight, you’ll see me chatting about new editions of two of my Moon series guidebooks Coastal Maine and Maine, both published by Avalon Travel Publishing. Rob asked me for suggestions for getaway recommendations for this summer, and I wanted to elaborate. 1. Travel somewhere in Maine where you’ve never [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Down East Coast, Maine Highlands, Uncategorized | Tagged Aroostook County, Bradford Camps, Down East, Libby's Camps, Machias Wild Blueberry Festival, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on May 14, 2008
A recent Chowhound discussion on Maine’s best ice cream got me thinking about when I worked for a trade publication called Gourmet News. I edited the new products section, and the president of a Massachusetts-based ice cream company called me about a new line of gourmet ice cream it was introducing. He asked where I [...]
Posted in Acadia, Aroostook County, Food, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Big Daddy's, Butterfield's, Crestholm, Fox's, Gelatto Fiasco, Gifford's, Goldenrod, Houlton Farms, Ice cream, Ice Cream Factory, Maine, MDIC, Morton's, Mt. Desert Ice Cream, North Street Dairy Cone, Round Top, Shain's, Smedberg's, Smiley's, Webber's |
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