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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 July 1, 2012
Add a little art and culture to your Maine summer vacation with one of these exhibits or special programs: The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress, Saco Museum, through Nov. 10, 2012 More than 15 years of research and restoration have gone into the Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress, a rare treasure of American art created [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, Culturepass, Eastport, Edith Wharton, Farnsworth, Lubec, Moving panorama of pilgrim's progress, Rockland, Saco, Saco Museum, wyeth |
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 August 18, 2011
So many tidbits, I’m just bundling them in nice package for you. By region: Kennebec Valley • The Maine State Museum, in Augusta, is expanding its weekend hours, opening Sundays from 1-4 p.m. through at least Nov. 27, when the pilot project ends. New hours begin Sunday, Aug. 21, when the museum will celebrate with [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Deals, Down East Coast, Entertainment, Events, Free Stuff, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Augusta, Bar Harbor, Carrabassett Valley, College of the Atlantic, Maine Huts & Trails, Maine State Museum, Tides Institute and Museum |
By Hilary Nangle on July 6, 2010
I love the Native American Festival, a one-day festival celebrating Maine’s four Wabanaki tribes: the Mic-Mac, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Not only is it an excellent introduction to Maine’s tribal culture, it’s also an opportunity to purchase ash and sweet grass baskets, intricately carved talking and walking sticks, jewelry, and more direct from the makers. [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Events, Maine Made, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, Dorr Museum, gardens, Maine, NAtive AMerican Festival |
By Hilary Nangle on April 16, 2010
Here’s a cool opportunity to mingle with more than 50 scientists, marine animal specialists, managers, educators, stranding network volunteers, and others who will be sharing the latest knowledge about marine animal strandings, disease, rescue, and rehabilitation. Anyone can purchase a day pass to attend the Northeast Region Stranding Network conference, cohosted by the College of [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events | Tagged allied whale, Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, conference, Maine, sea turtle rescue, steve katona, stranded dophins, stranded whales |
By Hilary Nangle on April 9, 2010
A few news and notes from around Maine, re: events, activities, deals, and what-not over the coming week: • Eat! Shop! at Flavors of Freeport: Opens tonight with Chefs Signature and Libations Gala ($25 at the door, Hilton Garden Inn); continues Saturday with lifestyle demonstrations, physic readings/ film, block party; and runs through Sunday with [...]
Posted in Acadia, Deals, Events, Greater Portland, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, Deals, discounted lift tickets, Dorr Museum, Free Stuff, insects, It's a bugs' world, Maine, pet friendly lodging, Saddleback, spring skiing |
By Hilary Nangle on February 1, 2010
If you happen to be anywhere near Bar Harbor on Feb. 6, the College of the Atlantic has a fun night planned. An Evening for Haiti-On Sware pou Ayiti fund-raising dinner and show will benefit Doctors Without Borders. Here’s the scoop: The dinner, prepared by COA’s cooks and served in the Gates Community Center, will [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events, Food | Tagged Bar Harbor, COA, College of the Atlantic, fundraising dinner for Haiti, Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on October 3, 2009
but the naturalists at the College of the Atlantic sure do, and they’ll be using them in Nature of Halloween, a a program celebrating the natural history of critters that make appearances during this season of ghouls and goblins, on Sat. Oct. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. Expect to see live snakes, deadly spiders,a giant [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events | Tagged Bar Harbor, College of the Atlantic, Dorr Museum, Halloween program, Maine, Nature of Halloween |
By Hilary Nangle on May 23, 2009
If wind is the future, College of the Atlantic is feeling the breeze. On Wednesday, COA is hosting a public reception at Beech Hill Farm, its organic farm in Mount Desert, to celebrate the building and installation of its wind turbine. The reception is at 9:30 a.m. According to info supplied by COA: The college [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events | Tagged Beech Hill Farm, College of the Atlantic, Mount Desert Island, wind turbine |
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