By Hilary Nangle on September 7, 2010
Light up your life on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, with a visit to one of 25 ocean, river, and island lighthouses open for the second annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day. Most will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. And here’s a treat, many light towers and keeper’s houses not usually open to the [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Events, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged lighthouses, Maine Open Lighthouse Day |
By Hilary Nangle on June 9, 2010
Maine is renowned for its lobster shacks, but its fried fish joints are equally tasty finds. At these 10 coastal gems—a mix of sit-down restaurants and take-out shacks—the fish is ultra fresh and moist and the coatings are flavorful and crisp. Expect big portions, low prices, salty gossip, and homemade desserts that are as alluring [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Food, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Where to go | Tagged Anglers, Bagaduce Lunch, Bet's Famous Fish Fry, Boothbay, Chester Pike's, fish joints, Fisherman's Catch, fried fish, Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster, Just Barb's Stockton Springs, Ken's Place, Penobscot, Portland, restaurants, Scarborough, Sea Basket, seafood in Maine, Searsport, South Freeport, Sullivan, Surf Side, Susan's Fish-N-Chip, Vinalhaven, Wells, Wiscasset |
By Hilary Nangle on May 10, 2010
Birders and art fans are invited to Deer Isle for the fourth annual Wings, Waves, & Woods, May 21-23. The festival, timed to coincide with early migration, is sponsored by the Island Heritage Trust, and a brochure detailing the event can be downloaded from its website. Bob Duchesne, founder of the Maine Birding Trail, author [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Lodging, Maine Made, Sightseeing | Tagged art, bird walks, birding, Boyce's Motel, Bub Duchesne, chowder supper, Deer Isle, deer isle hostel, eagles, goose cover resort, Inn at Ferry Landing, Inn on the Harbor, Maine, Nervous Nellie's, pelagics, Pilgrim's Inn, puffins, Wings Waves & Woods festival |
By Hilary Nangle on April 29, 2010
It’s officially spring in Maine when the seasonal restaurants, such as Blue Hill’s Table, A Farmhouse Bistro, begin to open. This Sunday, May 2, Table is hosting an “Italian Wines and (very) Local Foods” dinner. Chef/owner Rich Hanson and Chef Jeff Kelly are presenting a menu with primary ingredients sourced from within 25 miles of [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Food | Tagged Blue Hill, Maine, Rich Hanson, Table A Farmhouse Bistro, wine dinner |
By Hilary Nangle on April 20, 2010
You want to sail, partner wants to golf; not a problem: The Maine Windjammer Association has you both covered with three packages that add golf to any 3- to 6-day cruise this season. Cruises on one of the 12 member vessels start at $400 per person, which includes all meals, activities, and accommodations. To that, [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Boating, Deals, Golf, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay | Tagged golf, golf and sail packages, Maine Coast, Maine Windjammer Association, packages, Rockland, sailing, Samoset, windjamming |
By Hilary Nangle on February 19, 2010
Restaurant Week Maine is quickly approaching and this year, there are some decent lodging deals offered that complement the set-price dinners. For example, the Inn by the Sea is offering a $99 traditional room or garden suites (add $30 for a spa suite), Sun. through Thurs.; Camden’s Hartstone Inn has traditional rooms beginning at $175 [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Deals, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Motels, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Camden Harbour Inn, discounted lodging, Hartstone Inn, Inn by the Sea, lodging deals, Maine inns and hotels, Restaurant Week Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on January 16, 2010
Not a bad deal. The Inn on the Harbor’s Lobster for Lovers weekend, Feb. 12 – 14 , is reason enough to visit Stonington in winter. The inn, in downtown Stonington, hangs over the harbor. Pack your woolies, as many rooms are accessed directly from outside. But the views! Can’t beat ‘em. The package, offered [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Deals, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging | Tagged Inn on the Harbor, lobster, Lodging, Maine, Stonington, Valentine's package |
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 16, 2009
Looking to escape the holiday craziness? Want to chill and enjoy winter’s chill? Steal away to one of these inns I recommended on the WCSH-TV show 207. Quite a few have special packages, so be sure to check the web sites. The Crocker Pond House, Bethel: Perfect for those who might want to do some early-season [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Belfast, Belfast Bay Inn & Suites, Camden, Camden Harbour Inn, Crocker Pond House, Inns, Lodging, Lubec, Maine, Stonington, West Quoddy Station |
By Hilary Nangle on November 21, 2009
I recently received Nervous Nellie’s 2009-2010 catalog, and it’s filled with cool Made-in-Maine gifts. Anne and Peter make the best jams and jellies (including a marmalade that my husband labels his favorite–which says a lot, the guy loves marmalade). All are made in Deer Isle, without preservatives, colorings, or flavor agents. These products are the [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Food, Maine Made, Shopping | Tagged Deer Isle, holiday shopping, jams, jellies, Maine, Maine-made gifts, Nervous Nellie's |
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