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By Hilary Nangle on May 9, 2011
Get a great deal on all kinds of travel and travel-related goods, both in Maine and far beyond, by bidding in the annual online auction sponsored by the Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation. Money raised helps fund scholarships for Maine students pursuing careers in culinary sciences or hospitality. Among the dozens of items are: airline tickets, [...]
Posted in Deals, Events | Tagged Maine innkeepers online auction, Maine travel, Online auction, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on October 8, 2009
Even though the color is a bit from peak, it’s still gorgeous in the Bethel area. If you’re looking to slip away for a day or two, you won’t go wrong here in the next week or so. My overnight began with a backroad noodle through the village- and lake-speckled rural countryside between m Augusta [...]
Posted in Deals, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Maine Made, Moon guidebook updates, Shopping, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged $5 burger night, autumn ramble, Barbecue Bob, Bethel Maine, Cafe DiCocoa, Crocker Pond House, foliage trips, Jolly Drayman, Maine foliage, Maine food, Maine travel, Nezinscot Farm, Western Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on September 28, 2009
Ed and Karen Curtis don’t just talk green talk, they walk the green walk and share it with their guests at the Three Pines Bed & Breakfast. Their 40-acre organic oceanfront farm, located on the east side of Hancock Point, fronts on Sullivan Harbor, just below the Reversing Falls. It’s completely off the power grid, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Uncategorized | Tagged Farm-stay inn, green lodgng, Hancock Point, Maine travel, oceanfront lodging, off-the-grid, Reversing falls, Sullivan HArbor, THree Pines B&B, vegetarian |
By Hilary Nangle on September 24, 2009
Sebasco Harbour Resort has a decent deal for golfers. The Midweek Bed, Breakfast, & Golf package provides a double-occupancy room for the night, with breakfast for two, and unlimited golf for two days, beginning at $159 per room, per night. It’s available Sunday through Wednesday, through Oct. 18.
Posted in Deals, Lodging, Maine Made, Mid-Coast | Tagged Golf packages, Maine lodging, Maine lodging packages, Maine travel, Phippsburg Maine, Sebasco Harbor Resort |
By Hilary Nangle on September 24, 2009
We finished our visit to Mount Desert Island with two returns, Mache Bistro for a dinner and Jordan Pond House for lunch. Once again, Mache did everything right. Chef/owner Karl Yarborough knows how to put out excellent food and how to keep the front of the house running smoothly. Our table of six ordered two [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Dining in Bar harbor, Jordan Pond House, Mache Bistro, Maine dining, Maine food, Maine travel, Mount Desert Island, restaurants |
By Hilary Nangle on September 23, 2009
In summer, the daily boat to Isle au Haut is packed with kids and dogs, hikers and freight. Not so in September. As I write this, I’m sitting at the Black Dinah Chocolatiers Internet Cafe, having nibbled my way through a couple of selections and a cup of tea. That alone is reason to visit [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food | Tagged Acadia National Park, Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Isle au Haut, Maine islands, Maine travel, Stonington Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on September 21, 2009
Back on MDI for a couple of nights of R&R after the book deadline. Last night, we went to Town Hill Bistro, with my foodie friend E and her boyfriend. It’s a cozy, small restaurant, with a rustic, barn-like decor; fireplace at one end, bar at the other. We began with the mussels, grown in [...]
Posted in Acadia, Uncategorized | Tagged Acadia dining, Food, Maine travel, Mount Desert Island, Town Hill Bistro |
By Hilary Nangle on September 18, 2009
I just turned in the manuscript for a new edition of Moon Coastal Maine, slated for spring 2010 publication. Between meeting that deadline and now dealing with what’s stacked up behind it, I haven’t had a chance to post here. But I will. Soon. Honest. Leave are beginning to turn, with hints of (and occasionally [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged foliage, Maine travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 9, 2009
I always wanted a peek behind the gates at Bath Iron Works, and I got one on Maine Maritime Museum’s BIW trolley tour. The one-hour tours aboard a trolley bus (if you want to be comfortable, bring a cushion as a sit-upon) are narrated by former BIW emloyees, who share their experiences, insights, and pride [...]
Posted in Activities, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing | Tagged Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine, BIW, BIW tour, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine museums, Maine travel, trolley tour |
By Hilary Nangle on September 1, 2009
Just back from a day trip to the Boothbays, and the buzz is about the upcoming Restaurant Week, Sept. 19-25. Participating restaurants will be offering three-course meals for $22.09 (+grat., tax, booze). Details are hard to find, as there’s nothing yet posted on the Chamber of Commerce’s web site. But, I can tell you the [...]
Posted in Deals, Events, Lodging, Mid-Coast | Tagged Boothbay Harbor Maine, Dining in Boothbay HArbor, loding in Boothbay Harbor, Maine dining, Maine travel, Restaurant Week in Boothbay HArbor, Topside Inn |
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