By Hilary Nangle on April 23, 2011
Every now and then I stumble across an innovative lodging package, one that goes well beyond the ho-hum usual offering of room, meals, and activity at a slightly discounted price. Hunting and Preparing Wild Mushrooms with David Spahr, offered at Le Vatout, a bed-and-breakfast inn in Waldoboro, Maine, certainly meets that criteria. Local ‘shroom forager [...]
Posted in Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged cooking, David Spahr, foraging, La Vatout, Waldoboro, Wild mushrooms |
By Hilary Nangle on April 19, 2011
Wow! Purchase a $50 raffle ticket and if you’re lucky, you may win a Maine Dream Vacation, an all-inclusive four-day dream vacation in Camden, Maine, valued at $6,000. Five-hundred tickets will be sold to benefit Youthlinks, a community service program for Mid-coast youth. The winning ticket will be drawn July 15, and the vacation must [...]
Posted in Deals, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Maine Dream Vacation raffle, midcoast, Rockland, Rockport |
By Hilary Nangle on April 9, 2011
Want to add some value to your Maine vacation dollar? Instead of simply lazing away a summer vacation, pair it with an opportunity to learn something new. Conquer nature-deficit disorder with a family immersion into the great outdoors on an island. Learn to paddle a sea kayak, craft furniture by hand, build a boat, play [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, Bay Saiing School, Bradford Camps, Brooklin, Carpenter's Boatshop, center for Furniture Crafsmanship, College of the Atlantic Family Nature Camp, Grain Surfboards, Hog Island Audubon Camp, Island Kayaki-camping, L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery School, Lubec, Maine Fiddle Camp, Maine Guide's License, Maine Outdoor Learning Center, Pemaquid, Penobscot School, Rockland, Rockport, Shelter Institute, Sikorski Seminar, Summerkeys, Surfboard building camp, Wooden Boat School, Woodturning school, Woolwich |
By Hilary Nangle on March 29, 2011
Ready to point and shoot? Maine has 14 sites designated as National Natural Landmarks, and the National Park Service is looking for photos. Winning photos in the 8th annual National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest will appear in the 2012 50th anniversary commemorative national natural landmarks calendar. Cool, eh? We’re not just talking rock-bound coast and [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Aroostook County, Birding/wildlife viewing, Down East Coast, Hiking, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Appleton Bog Atlantic White Cedar Stand, Bigelow Mountain, Carrying Place Cove, Colby-Marston Preserve, crystal bog, Gulf Hagas, Monhegan Island, Mount Katahdin, National Natural landmarks, New Gloucester Black Gum Stand, no. 5 bog and jack pine stand, orono bog, passadumkeat marsh and boglands, Penny Pond-joe pond complex, photo contest, The Hermitage |
By Hilary Nangle on March 19, 2011
As I sit here at 4:40 on a Saturday afternoon, I’m still amazed at the sunshine; thank you Daylight Savings Time. What a difference it makes to those of us in Maine, where the days are woefully short in the throes of winter. I think this burst of light, accompanied by some very springlike temperatures [...]
Posted in Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Cabins & Cottages, Deals, Food, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Boathouse, Brooksville, Brunswick, Camden, Fat Boy, Hartstone Inn, Lily bistro, Oakland House, Petite Jacqueline, Port Clyde Seafood Co., Portland, Portland Harbor Hotel, Rockland, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Thomaston |
By Hilary Nangle on March 9, 2011
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 25 and May 27, 2011, more than 30 accommodations are offering a limited number of [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Deals, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Motels, Penobscot Bay, Resorts, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, Bass H arbor, Blue Hill, Boothbay Harbor, Brooklin, Camden, Cape Elixabeth, Deer Isle, Ellsworth, FreeportKennebunkport, Maine Hospitality for Habitat, Maine Innkeepers Association, Newcastle, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Orland, Rockland, Rockport, Sebasco Estates, Waldoboro, Wellsl |
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 February 1, 2011
Now you might not think about heading to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay in the dead of winter, but the monthly Kitchen Garden Dinner Series, featuring some of Maine’s top chefs preparing multi-course seasonal menus, is reason alone to brave the cold temperatures and deep snow. It’s wise to plan far in advance, [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Mid-Coast, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Boothbay, Chefs' dinners, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Kitchen Garden Dinner |
By Hilary Nangle on January 12, 2011
A collection of bits and pieces that you might want to consider if planning a midwinter escape to Maine to take advantage of this wonderful snowfall: • Skiing and snowshoeing in Acadia National Park Oh yes, with this Nor’eastah pounding its way up Maine’s coastline and dropping snow not by the inch, but the foot, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Skiing/Riding, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Country Club Inn, Georgetown, Hugo's, Portland, Rangeley, Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Saltair Inn, York, York Harbor Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on December 27, 2010
With the exception of Suzuki’s Sushi, in Rockland, most Asian restaurants in Mid-coast Maine are of the Chinah Dinah variety: lots of Americanized foods, too much brown sauce, gloppy textures, and soul-less flavor. Not so Long Grain. Wedged between Rite-Aid and Zoots on Camden’s Main Street (aka Elm Street), Long Grain promises “Asian home cooked [...]
Posted in Food, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Long Grain, restaurant reviews |
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