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By Hilary Nangle on August 17, 2012
A roundup of interesting events this coming week and beyond throughout Maine. Film & Dinner: On Aug. 18, at 5:30 p.m., Eagle Hill Institute, in Steuben, will screen the film Dangers of the Ice Age, presented by Hal Borns, of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. The program is free. A restaurant-style [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Down East Coast, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, AMC Maine Wilderness Lodges, Camden, Cape Elizabeth, Eagle Hill Institute, Eastport, Freeport, Inn by the Sea, Lobsterpalooza, Mahoosuc Guide SErvice, Monhegan, Mount Desert Island, Newry, Rockland, Schoodic, SERC, Steuben, Tides Institute and Art Museum, Winter Harbor, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park |
By Hilary Nangle on July 23, 2012
When immersed in the often jaw-dropping natural beauty of Acadia National Park, it may seem superfluous to seek out man-made gardens, but those on Maine’s Mount Desert Island gild this already stunning landscape. While garden mavens will treasure these sights, even those who don’t know a peony from a pansy will be tickled. (This post [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden, Acadia National Park, Asticou, Bar Harbor, Charlotte Rhodes Park and Butterfly Garden, College of the Atlantic, Farrand Garden, Garland Farm, Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, Sieur du Monts Springs, Somesville, Somesville Historial Museum and Gardens, Southwest Harbor, Thuya, Turrets Sea Side Garden, Wlld Gardens of Acadia |
By Hilary Nangle on June 23, 2012
Call me impressed: On Monday, June 25, 2012, College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins plans to climb every mountain in Acadia National Park and swim across Somes Sound, a natural fjord, as a fund raiser for the environmentally oriented liberal arts college in Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Collins, along with students [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Hiking, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, hiking |
By Hilary Nangle on June 10, 2012
Need another reason to loop through the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine? How about the Schoodic Education and Research Center, on the campus of the former Navy base within the park. SERC is one of 20 research learning centers in the country. Its mission: “guide present and future generations to [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Entertainment, Events, People, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, schoodic section, SERC, Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on May 27, 2012
Delve into Maine’s history and heritage by attending one of these free upcoming talks this week. SERC Schoodic Series Lecture, Wed. May 30 Dr. James Gramann, from Texas A&M University, will present Kindred Spirits: Landscape Painting and America’s Natural Parks, in the Moore Auditorium on the SERC Campus in the Schoodic Section of Acadia National [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Penobscot Bay, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Augusta, Maine State Museum, Malaga Island, Penobscot Marine Museum, Schoodic, SERC, St. George Peninsula, Winter Harbor |
By Hilary Nangle on September 28, 2011
What better way to spend a glorious autumn morning than hiking in Maine’s Acadia National Park. It’s not only views that make hiking the Beachcroft Trail up Acadia’s Huguenot Head so rewarding, but also the trail itself. It’s an engineering masterpiece, comprising nearly 1,500 pink granite steps that snake through woods and over ledges. According [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Champlain Mountain, hiking, Huguenot Head |
By Hilary Nangle on September 12, 2011
Shhhh, now don’t tell too many people about Compass Harbor, a lovely little, relatively unmarked section of Acadia National Park that’s an easy one mile stroll from downtown Bar Harbor, Maine. Whether you’re coming in on a cruise ship and simply want a little quiet time or are intown and trying to escape the shopping/ice [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Hiking, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, George Dorr |
By Hilary Nangle on August 28, 2011
Sitting in a rocker on the front porch of Elsa’s Inn and gazing out at the lobster boats bobbing in Prospect Harbor, it’s hard not to believe all is right with the world…or at least on the Schoodic Peninsula, home to the only mainland section of Maine’s Acadia National Park. Stay north on Route 1 [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Recipes, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Elsa's inn on the harbor, Gouldsboro, Prospect Harbor, schoodic point |
By Hilary Nangle on May 17, 2011
Why visit Maine in late spring? For starters, you’ll have the state practically to yourself. The summerfolk have yet to arrive in droves. And, you can snag some great rates and packages for lodging. And it’s easier to get reservations at the top restaurants. Sure the weather can be a bit iffy and there’s likely [...]
Posted in Acadia, Deals, Down East Coast, Events, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia Birding Festival, Acadia National Park, asticou azalea gardens, Belfast, blistered fingers bluegrass festival, Cobscook Bay, down east birding festival, Farnsworth, fishiing, Greenville, Kennebunk, kennebunkport festival, litchfield, Maine Sporting Camps, moose, Moose Mainea, Mount Desert Island, ogu8nquit, old port festival, Portland, restaurant week, Rockland, sundary river, trek across maine, wyeth |
By Hilary Nangle on February 11, 2011
Wondering what’s up at SERC, the Schoodic Education and Research Center, based on a former Navy base, in the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park, near Winter Harbor, Maine? First things first: The Schoodic Education and Research Center, one of 20 throughout the country, is the largest center and the only one in the Northeast. [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Acadia Partners, Schoodic, Schoodic Education and Research Center, SERC, Winter Harbor |
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