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By Hilary Nangle on December 21, 2012
Start your 2013 bird list in the Gulf of Maine. Michael Good of Down East Nature Tours and the Acadia Birding Festival (May 30-June 2, 2013) is recruiting hardy, experienced birders for a special, one-day, Pelagic birding trip, called Sea Bird Count (SeaBC), on Jan. 18, 19,or 20 2013. Here’s his description of the trip: [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Events, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Gulf of Maine, Michael Good, Mount Desert Island, Pelagic birding |
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 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 April 28, 2011
If you’re heading to Mount Desert Island, Maine, this summer, there are a lot of changes in the local food scene in Bar Harbor. Jeff Anderholm, innkeeper of the Bass Cottage Inn, in Bar Harbor, has updated me with the latest on new restaurants, closed restaurants, and picnic options for those planning a picnic in [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Moon guidebook updates, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged 10 Tables, Bar Harbor, Bass Cottage Inn, Eden Vegetarian, Fathoms, Hannaford, Maggie's, Miguel's, Mount Desert Island, Pat's Pizza, Pectic Seafood |
By Hilary Nangle on July 17, 2010
If I had been asked to advise President Obama and family on what to do while on Mount Desert Island, I’d have given them this Top 10+ list of things to do when visiting Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island: • Loop-ti-doo Drive or pedaling Acadia National Park’s Park Loop Road is a must, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Hiking, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mount Desert Island, schoodic point, Top 10 things to do |
By Hilary Nangle on June 5, 2010
Sorry to report that All Fired Up, that rainy day godsend for craft-minded folks and families, has closed its doors. Replacing it, according to Jeff Anderholm, innkeeper at the lovely Bass Cottage Inn, is Simply Natural: “a high end clothing and accessories shop featuring fine woolens, alpaca and sheepskin items.” Jeff says his wife, Teri [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Moon guidebook updates, Sightseeing | Tagged all fired up, Bar Harbor, Bass Cottage Inn, Maine, Mount Desert Island, shopping, simply natural |
By Hilary Nangle on May 28, 2010
Big news for Acadia fans: US Hotels Group, owner of the haute, haute, haute White Barn Inn, in Kennebunk, and the Windham Hill Inn, in Vermont, is now managing Northeast Harbor’s chi chi Asticou Inn. When I last spoke with White Barn Inn Executive Chef Jonathan Cartwright, he told me US Hotels was in an [...]
Posted in Acadia, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Acadia, Asticou Inn, Jonathan Cartwright, luxury inns, Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor, oceanfront lodging, US Hotels, White Barn Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on May 6, 2010
Thinking about visiting Acadia National Park in May? Plan a trip around the annual Spring Bulb Tour, when WatersEdge, the oceanfront W. P. Stewart estate in Northeast Harbor, Maine, opens its gates to display more than 45,000(!) flowering spring bulbs. Visitors can wander paths through eight acres of landscaped grounds, including woodlands, lawns sloping down [...]
Posted in Acadia, Events, Sightseeing | Tagged Acadia, garden tour, Maine, Mount Desert Island, Northeast Harbor, spring bulb tour |
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 |
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