By Hilary Nangle on January 28, 2013
Hungry? Here’s some delicious news from around Maine. And don’t forget that Maine Restaurant Week, March 1-10, 2013, is just around the corner. A few restaurants have already posted their menus. Start planning now for this annual feeding frenzy. White Barn adds Winter Bistro dining Through April, 2013, you can experience the White Barn Inn [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Biddeford, Cape Elizabeth, Kennebunk, Palace Diner, Rockport, Salt Water Farm at Union Hall, Sea Glass, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on December 14, 2012
Here’s some tasty news from around the state. Craving fried clams? Lusting for waffles? Both Bob’s Clam Hut and Mountain Waffles are coming to Sugarloaf this winter. Bob’s, a Kittery tradition since 1955, is renowned for its addictive fried clams. Mountain Waffles, part of a national chain operating at ski resorts, serves chocolate-drizzled grab-and-go waffles. [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bob's Clam Hut, Brunswick, Brunswick Inn, Carrabassett Valley, Ice Bar, Kennebunk, Mountain Waffles, Portland, Portland Harbor Hotel, Sugarloaf, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on November 25, 2012
Dining at the five-star, five-diamond White Barn Inn, a Relais & Châteaux-member property in Kennebunk, Maine, is a splurge, but it’s one where value exceeds price. Sure the $106 per person price tag (plus tax, alcohol, and gratuity) for a four-course menu is stratospheric, but it’s not just four courses. The well orchestrated dining experience [...]
Posted in Food, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged 5 Questions, Chef Jonathan Cartwright, Kennebunk, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on September 15, 2012
Two Maine inns in the Kennebunks are offering specialty dinners this fall. A Spirited Evening Harvest Dinner, Oct. 27 & 31 Ready to get spooked? Join psychic Vicki Monroe at the 200-year-old Kennebunk Inn in downtown Kennebunk’s for a three-course dinner, followed by an exploration of the inn’s paranormal activity. Monroe will act as the [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Capt. Fairfield Inn, Kennebunk, Kennebunk Inn, Kennebunkport |
By Hilary Nangle on May 25, 2012
Looking for some fun activities in Maine for this Memorial Day weekend? Here are a few suggestions, along with a few upcoming deals and events that require advance planning and reservation. • Memorial Weekend Fun at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport Recuperate from a shopping spree at L.L. Bean or Freeport’s outlets with a [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Hotels, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bethel, Camden, Damariscotta, Fish ladder, Freeport, Inns of Blackberry Common, Kennebunk, Oliver's, southport island, The Grand Hotel, Winter Harbor, Wolfe's Neck Woods |
By Hilary Nangle on April 18, 2012
Spring has arrived and Maine is waking up from its winter slumber. Here’s a round-up for news items that have crossed my desk recently, from noteworthy openings to great deals, from fun events to new airline service. Getting He-ah from They-ah: Getting to Bar Harbor from Boston and points beyond is getting easier. The independent [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Uncategorized, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Anneke Jans, Back Bay Grill, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Cape Air, Carrabassett Valley, Eat More Cheese, Kennebunk, Kittery, La Vida, New England Steelband Festival, Old Vines, PenAir, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on July 25, 2011
Maine’s newest summer theater company is performing with out a theater. The young MaineStage Shakespeare, is performing works by William Shakespeare outdoors in Lafayette Park, downtown Kennebunk (in Town Hall Auditorium, when it rains). The nonprofit company is staging Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, and a child-friendly version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Free Stuff, Moon guidebook updates, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning | Tagged Kennebunk, MaineStage Shakespeare, Shakespeare |
By Hilary Nangle on July 17, 2011
Recently, I spent a few days in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine, and I made an effort to visit a few of the newer places in the area, those with updates, and a few favorites. The Tides Beach Club: Located in the completely renovated and elegantly updated former Tides Inn by the Sea on Kennebunkport’s Goose [...]
Posted in Food, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Biddeford, brandy's on the rocks, Cape Porpoise Kitchen, Earth, Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Vines Wine Bar & Tapas Restaurant, Pedros Mexican Restaurant, Pier 77 Restaurant, restaurants, reviews, The Ramp, Tides Beach Club |
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 August 3, 2010
Lodging can by pricey on Maine’s Southern Coast, but these budget accommodations provide a good night’s rest. Katahdin Inn, York Beach Only a sliver of road separates the Katahdin from Short Sands Beach. Owners Rae and Bob LeBlanc call their homey operation a bed and beach. No breakfast, but it’s only a five-minute stroll to [...]
Posted in Cheap Sleeps, Lodging, Resources, Southern Coast Cheap Sleeps, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged budget lodging, Cheap Sleeps, Kennebunk, Maine, York Beach |
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