By Hilary Nangle on February 15, 2011
Winter blues have you salivating for some fun events? Hungering for a good meal at a great price? Want to help push a Maine chef to the top of the Best New Chefs column? Well, it’s time to eat, drink, and make merry in Maine. MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK If you haven’t been checking the updates [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Where to go | Tagged 2011, Art of Dessert, Bam Bam Bakery, Camden Harbour Inn, Chef Geoffroy Deconinck, Kristin Fuhrmann Simmons, Maine Bartenders Bash, Maine Restaurant Week, Natalies, People's Best New Chef, salt exchange, Sea Glass, Signature Event |
By Hilary Nangle on October 14, 2010
I scream, you scream, everyone screams for Gifford’s Ice Cream during the annual two-for-one closing weekend special. This weekend, Oct. 16-17, 2010, Gifford’s closes it five Maine ice cream stands and its 30th year in biz with its annual Buy One Get One Free clear-out-the-freezers event. The offer is valid for every ice cream purchased [...]
Posted in Deals, Events, Food, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Made, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Auburn, Bangor, Farmington, Gifford's ice cream, Skowhegan, Waterville |
By Hilary Nangle on October 10, 2010
Maine Huts & Trails, the hut-to-hut multi-use trail in Maine’s western mountains, got a big boost this weekend with the opening of its third hut, this one situated near Grand Falls of the Dead River. This makes three huts on the trail, which now extends from Carrabassett Valley to The Forks, making it an ideal [...]
Posted in Activities, Hiking, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Sporting Camps, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Dead River, Grand Falls, Maine Huts and Trails |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Today, Wednesday, June 22, save 30% on ice cream and other menu items at Gifford’s Ice Cream stands in Skowhegan, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and Auburn. Guests at the Skowhegan stand will also receive a free cupcake while supplies last.
Posted in Food, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Deals, discounts, Gifford's ice cream, Ice cream, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on May 3, 2010
View and learn all about tourmaline, amethyst, beryl and other minerals and gemstones at the 21st annual Maine Mineral Symposium, May 7-9, at The Senator Inn & Spa, in Augusta. The majority of presentations and exhibits are on Saturday, with collecting field trips on Sunday for registered participants. Symposium registration is $15. “This is not [...]
Posted in Events, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Made | Tagged Augusta, gem collecting, Maine, Maine Mineral Symposium, Maine tourmaline, rock collecting, rock hounding, Senator Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on April 21, 2010
Dog lovers, especially Chinook fans, take note: Rick Skoglund, owner of Waldoboro’s Perry Greene Kennels, and Jessica Mauer, of Lewiston’s Great Mountain Chinooks, will be visiting the Maine State Museum, in Augusta, with their Chinooks, on April 24, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Museum admission is free for the day. The program is in conjunction with [...]
Posted in Free Stuff, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Sightseeing | Tagged Augusta, Chinook, dogs, Maine, Maine State Museum, Perry Greene |
By Hilary Nangle on March 18, 2010
Family-owned Gifford’s Ice Cream kicks off its 30th-anniversary season, tomorrow, Friday, March 19, by offering free, small ice cream cones from 6-8 p.m. at its five Maine stands: Skowhegan, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and Auburn. Of course, if that’s not enough, you can splurge on other tasty treats including old-fashioned ice cream sodas, brownie-n-cream sundaes, ice [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Free Stuff, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Made, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Auburn, Bangor, chocolate ice cream, Farmington, free ice cream cone, Gifford's ice cream, Ice cream, Maine-made ice cream, Skowhegan, Unwrapped, Waterville, World's Best chocolate |
By Hilary Nangle on November 8, 2009
Two recent acquisitions have protected some of Maine’s prized wilderness. The Appalachian Mountain Club has acquired and protected the Roach Ponds tract in the 100-Mile Wilderness region, and The Nature Conservancy’s has done the same with Number 5 Bog and the Moose River Bow trip, near Jackman. The AMC’s 29,500-acre purchase secures the “missing link” [...]
Posted in Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged 1000-mile wilderness, Appalachian Mountain Club, Jackman, Maine, Moose River bow trip, Nature Conservancy, Number 5 bog, piscataquis county, preserving Maine wilderness, Roach Ponds |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2009
Brighten up this dismal weather with a stop or two or seven along the The Maine Art Museum Trail. Why: More than 53,000 works of art, from ancient to contemporary, are displayed at the seven leading art museums; that’s plenty to keep you busy and there have to be a few that are sunny and [...]
Posted in Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged bates college museum of art, bowdoin college museum of art, Colby College Museum of Art, Farnsworth Art Museum, Free museums in Maine, Maine art, Maine art museum trail, Maine travel, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, University of Maine Museum of Art |
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 |
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