By Hilary Nangle on April 24, 2013
I’m a sucker for the Blue Hill/Deer Isle peninsula, and one of the things I love about the area is the commitment to locally sourced foods. In a good news/bad news email, innkeeper Sarah Pebworth, of the Blue Hill Inn, gave me some updates from the region. For starters, Chef Devin is not returning to [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Food, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning | Tagged Argostina, Blue Hill, Blue Hill Inn, Deer Isle, El El Fijoles, the cave, The Factory Tavern, tinder hearth bakery, West Brooksville |
By Hilary Nangle on March 28, 2013
I’m not even going to attempt to keep up with all that’s happening in Portland—Portland Food Map does an excellent job of that and there’s no need to duplicate that here. So, let’s talk about the rest of the state. Here’s some news and tasting notes. Let’s start with what’s new: Kennebunkport • Portland Chef [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Food, Greater Portland, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bass Harbor, Farmington, Kennebunkport, Rockport, Stonington, Stratton, Waterville |
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 6, 2013
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the Quebec Winter Carnival in full swing, I’ve updated two posts: My Maine Coast Chocolate Trail and What to see and do in Quebec City: My top 10 list, plus where to eat and sleep.
Posted in Acadia, Beyond Maine, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Quebec, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged chocolate, Quebec City, Top 10 |
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 [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Aroostook County, Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Boating, Camping, Down East Coast, Events, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Hiking, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go |
By Hilary Nangle on June 21, 2012
What a weekend to be in Maine, as the state has three great events celebrating the state’s icons: Moose, lighthouses, and, yes, even whoopie pies (the official state snack). When I’m calling you–oo: World Moose Calling Championships in Rangeley, Maine Ever heard a moose call? You can this weekend at the World Invitational Moose Calling [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Dover-Foxcroft, Maine moose calling championships, Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, Rangeley, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on May 20, 2012
Sun’s shining, birds are singing, grass needs mowing, and Maine is open for the summer. Here’s a round-up of news, upcoming events, and interesting notes from around the state: Open House at Chapter Two, Corea, May 27,2012, 2-5 pm:Works by more than 50 local artists and artisans will be on view and refreshments will be [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Boating, Cabins & Cottages, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Maine Made, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Asticou, Blue Hill, Blue Hill Inn, Brooksville, Brunswick, Chapter Two, Corea, Millinocket, New England OUtdoor Center, Northeast Harbor, Oakland House, Pine Tree Camp, Portland, PORTOpera, Tavern at Brunswick Station |
By Hilary Nangle on October 10, 2011
Maine’s Blue Hill Peninsula exudes the essence of what what many people picture when they dream about the Maine coast. It’s off the beaten track, a rolling landscape carved in granite, fringed with spruce, splashed with ponds, sprinkled with galleries, salted with farmsteads, and peppered with those classic big house-little house-back house-barn houses that art [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged bagaduce forge, Bagaduce Lunch, bakeries, bets's sunflower, blossom studio, Blue Hill Peninsula, Brooklin, brooklin inn, Brooksville, buck's harbor market, bucks restaurant, Eggemoggin Textile STudio, fourseason farm, galleries, good life center, Handmade papers, Hiram Blake Camps, holbrook island sanctuary, mainehooked rugs, Mermaid woolens, Oakland House, paul heroux, Puschart Press Bookstore, Reach Road Gallery, restaurants, scott goldberg, sedgewick antiques, Sedgwick, sow's ear winery, the cave, tinder hearth bakery, Wooden Boat |
By Hilary Nangle on September 5, 2011
A reader asked: “I want to visit Maine and stay at a motel/hotel cottage/guest house where I can have a view of the harbour and watch the lobster being unloaded. Any ideas?” I sure do. Here are five accommodations that provide a view over working lobster wharves. • Tidewater Motel, Vinalhaven Island Really, you can’t [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Motels, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Elsa's inn, Harbor House, Inn at the Wharf, Inn on the Harbor, inns overlooking lobster wharves, Jonesport, Lubec, Moose-a-bec Manor, Prospect Harbor, Stonington, Tidewater Motel, Vinalhaven |
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