By Hilary Nangle on July 13, 2010
Saddleback resort, in Rangeley, Maine, is offering free moose-spotting tours during the summer. The resort’s Moose Patrol bus departs Saddleback’s downtown Guest Service Center on Mondays and Thursdays evenings, rain or shine. According to Kara Wilson, tour guests have been sighting a record number of the ungainly beasts this summer, along with foxes and deer. [...]
Posted in Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Deals, Free Stuff, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged free, Maine, moose, moose tours, Rangeley |
By Hilary Nangle on July 12, 2010
When was the last time you saw a frog-jumping contest? You can watch kids compete in this old-fashioned game that’s part of the annual Mollyockett Days celebration, in Bethel, Maine. (The 2012 event is July 21-22). The two-day, jam-packed schedule includes food, music, demonstrations, children’s entertainers, parades, fireworks, craft show, and such oldie-but-goodie kid-oriented events [...]
Posted in Events, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bethel, Maine, Mollyocket Days |
By Hilary Nangle on July 11, 2010
Looking for a day trip that won’t break the bank and merges history, shopping, and wildlife? Mosey along Route 26 in western Maine, between Gray and South Paris. Along the way, you’ll find farmstands with fresh ice cream, low-key family restaurants, and down the cross roads, a state park and town beaches for lake swimming. [...]
Posted in Activities, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged All Souls Chapel, foliage drives, Gray, Maine, Maine day trips, Maine State Building, Maine Wildlife Park, McLaughlin Garden, Poland Spring, Poland Spring Preservation Park, Route 26, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community, South Paris |
By Hilary Nangle on July 9, 2010
There’s art in them thar hills: More than 100 artists are expected to show their works at the 43rd annual Norway Arts Festival on Saturday (July 9, 2010). For the first time in the festival’s history, downtown’s Main Street will be closed to vehicles, allowing pedestrians easier viewing and providing more room for entertainers. The [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Food, Maine Made, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Arts Festival, dance, Food, Maine, music, Norway, Poets on the Portch |
By Hilary Nangle on July 7, 2010
Here’s a deal! The oceanfront, family oriented, Sebasco Harbor Resort, at the tip of the Phippsburg Peninsula, south of Bath, Maine, is offering a One Chance summer weekend special for available rooms, with rates beginning at $99 per night. Rate is valid July 8-11 for a room in the main lodge or per bedroom in [...]
Posted in Deals, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Resorts, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged deal, Maine, oceanfront lodging, Sebasco Harbor Resort |
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 July 5, 2010
Save on lodging, dining, and attractions simply with Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau coupons and Freeport Merchants Association coupons. Go ahead, talk a look , print them out, it’s that simple. No one is giving away the farm, but if these sites are in your plans, every little bit helps. Most are discounts of 10 [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Food, Free Stuff, Greater Portland, Lodging, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged coupons, Deals, discounts, Freeport, Maine, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on July 4, 2010
I think you’d be hard pressed to find another town with the variety of ethnic restaurants per capita as Brunswick, Maine: Thai, Chinese, German, Italian, Indian, Mexican, with most packed tightly in the downtown. To those, add some recent additions: Irish (O’Shea’s Irish Restaurant & Cantina), Japanese (Little Tokyo), Greek/Italian (Trattoria Athena), and a player [...]
Posted in Food, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Brunswick, Dining, Greek, Italian, Maine, new restaurants, Trattoria Athena review |
By Hilary Nangle on June 30, 2010
Open Lavendar Farm Day The “Purple to the People” folks at Glenvarragh Lavender Farm are inviting visitors to their annual Open Lavender Farm Day, Saturday, July 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Appleton. Meander gardens and view plants in various stages of growth, learn about the new high tunnel, and mosey about the lavender fields, [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Food, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Camden, Camden Garden Club, Coastal Maine, cooking school, events, Food, Glenvarragh Lavender Farm, House & Garden Tour, Lincolnville, Maine, Midcoast Decorator Showhouse, Moon Supper, Salt WAter Farm, Sunday Supper, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2010
Here’s a double treat: On Thursday evenings, Farmers Fare (that wonderful market and cafe in Rockport) is offering light dinners (think soups, salads, charcuterie and cheese plates, wine and beer, and, of course dessert) before each Bay Chamber Concert event. Those who dine also can take advantage of a free shuttle to the Rockport Opera [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Food, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bay Chamber Concerts, Farmers Fare, Maine, music, pre-concert dinners, Rockport |
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