By Hilary Nangle on January 25, 2012
It’s quiet season, and two of Maine’s nicest inns—the Hartstone Inn and Hideaway, in Camden, and the Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth—are offering great deals. Both are known for their restaurants as well as their lodging. February is Fabulous at the Hartstone Inn & Hideaway The February is Fabulous special at the Hartstone [...]
Posted in Deals, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Cape Elizabeth, Hartstone Inn, Inn by the Sea |
By Hilary Nangle on January 24, 2012
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine Film fans take note: On Friday, Feb. 3, the Farnsworth is kicking off a new program, Rockland Shorts: An International Film Series, with a screening at The Strand Theatre. The bimonthly series aims to show contemporary, probing, independent films that help define the digital generation with restriction of culture, format, [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Farnsworth Museum, Penobscot Marine Museum, Portland Museum of Art |
By Hilary Nangle on January 23, 2012
Everybody loves a deal, and I’ve got quite a few for you. Book today: TOO LATE, YOU MISSED IT, SORRY. $49 airfare from New York, NY, (JFK) Portland, Maine (PWM) on Jet Blue. The fare is good from Jan. 30 through April 3, 2012, which means it’s perfect for a skiing/snowboarding escape to Sugarloaf, Sunday [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Events, Food, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Skiing/Riding, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged airfare, Black Mountain of Maine, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, dog-kissing, Free skiing, Habitat for Humanity promotion, Inn at Brunswick Station, Maine Restaurant Week, Planet Dog, Portland, Ruford |
By Hilary Nangle on December 30, 2011
Maine’s State Parks are offering four, free, First Day Hikes, each led by park staff, on Sunday, Jan. 1: Aroostook, Cobscook Bay, Wolfe’s Neck Woods, and Popham Beach. Each hike will focus on the park’s natural landscape. Aroostook State Park, Presque Isle, 8-11 a.m. Park Manager Scott Thompson will focus on “Stories in the Snow,” [...]
Posted in Aroostook County, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Aroostook, Cobscook Bay, First Day Hikes, guided hike, Maine state parks, Popham Beach, Wolfe's Neck Woods |
By Hilary Nangle on November 7, 2011
Chocolate-maker Dean Bingham, of Dean’sSweets, has found inspiration in the bar—the chocolate bar. The Portland, Maine, chocolatier has introduced three chocolate bars to his line of handmade truffles and caramels. Not just any chocolate bars, mind you, but three in intriguing flavors: Maine potato chip, brandied orange peel, and mocha latte. The brandied orange peel [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Maine Made, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged chocolate, DeansSweets, Fox Family potato chips |
By Hilary Nangle on November 6, 2011
If you think November isn’t a good time to visit Maine, think again: Sure, the weather can be a bit iffy, but special events such as Maine Beer Week, holiday festivities, and the lure of shopping without crowds make it a good time to visit. Most Maine accommodations are at off -season rates, and a [...]
Posted in Deals, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Cape Elizabeth, Captain Lord Mansion, Cliff House Maine, Inn by the Sea, Kennebunkport, lodging packages, Ogunquit, Portland, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on November 5, 2011
Celebrate Maine craft brewing at Maine Beer Week, Nov. 10-17. The week-long brew-ha-ha features beer dinners, pairings, tastings, tours, meet-the-brewer nights, and more, all highlighting local brews. Participants include 27 Maine breweries; nearly 50 Maine restaurants, taverns, and brewpubs; and a handful of lodging sponsors. Many restaurants will be offering specially priced menus. Maine Beer [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Maine beer Week |
By Hilary Nangle on October 13, 2011
Portland, Maine’s, annual Harvest on the Harbor food and wine experience has become the culinary event in a state renowned for its locavore culture, in the town named “America’s Foodiest” by Bon Appetit. Since it’s inception in 2008, the October food-and-wine celebration has grown each year, fed by locals who seem to have an insatiable [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Harvest on the Harbor, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on September 20, 2011
Barak Olins is passionate about bread. Every Friday, he handcrafts 200 loaves, using traditional French bread-making methods and certified organic ingredients, including whole grains that he mills just prior to mixing the dough. Then, he bakes them in a brick oven he built on his South Freeport, Maine, property. Olins’ Zu Bakery breads are as [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged artisan bread, artisanal bread, Barak Olins, Brunswick, Brunswick Farmers Market, Crystal Springs Community Farm, Freeport, Zu Bakery |
By Hilary Nangle on September 19, 2011
Last week, I had the good fortune to visit a number of Maine farms with the Maine Farmland Trust, an organization that’s working to preserve Maine’s working farms and agricultural landscape and support farming’s future. Some of the farms I visited are supplying restaurants, such as Fore Street, in Portland, and the Harraseeket Inn, in [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Cape Elizabeth, farm stands, Jordan's Farm, restaurants, The Well at Jordan's Farm |
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