By Hilary Nangle on September 6, 2012
Cool evenings have you thinking skiing, you’re not alone. Need new skis? Saddleback is offering 50% off demos with bindings, including K2, Rossignol, Dynastar, Volkl, Salomon, Elan, and handcrafted Maine made Lucid skis (download PDF of list, here). The skis are currently on display at the Guest Service Office (2501 Main Street, Rangeley). Whatever hasn’t [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Events, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Rangeley, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Sunday River |
By Hilary Nangle on July 18, 2012
Here’s a round-up of events and activities that have crossed my desk. A few are happening now, some a bit later this month, and a few are included as a heads-up, make plans now notice. Now playing • Tough Mountain Challenge at Sunday River Want to get down and dirty? Sunday River promises “blood, mud, [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bethel, Camden, Camden International Film Festival, Colby museum of Art, Harvest on the Harbor, Hiram, Maine boats and Harbors Show, Newry, Ossipee Valley Music Festival, Port Clyde, Portland, Rangeley, Rockland, Saddleback Bluegrass Festival, Sunday River, Waterville |
By Hilary Nangle on June 21, 2012
What a weekend to be in Maine, as the state has three great events celebrating the state’s icons: Moose, lighthouses, and, yes, even whoopie pies (the official state snack). When I’m calling you–oo: World Moose Calling Championships in Rangeley, Maine Ever heard a moose call? You can this weekend at the World Invitational Moose Calling [...]
Posted in Activities, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Events, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Sightseeing, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Dover-Foxcroft, Maine moose calling championships, Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, Rangeley, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on June 11, 2011
Get your groove on at one of these 10 summer weekend music festivals happening in Maine. We’ve gotcha covered, from rock to folk, bluegrass to blues, classical to out, and taking place in venues ranging from oceanfront to mountaintop, offshore island to city downtown. • Kingfield POPS! The Saturday late afternoon concert featuring the Bangor [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Trip Planning | Tagged Bangor, bluegrass, blues, Brunswick, Celtic, East Benton, Farmington, folk, Hiram, Kingfield, livermore falls, music, out, Rangeley, Rockland, sea, Swan's Island |
By Hilary Nangle on May 27, 2011
If you’re a fan of the TV show Survivor, the name Bob Crowley is familiar to you. Survivor Bob is the oldest winner of the CBS show, which he won in December 2008. He’s also the sole Maine winner to date and the first teacher to win. July 5-8, 2011, he’s sharing his knowledge, skills, [...]
Posted in Activities, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, When to go, Where to go | Tagged Rangeley, Saddleback, Survivor, Survivor Bob, Survivor Camp |
By Hilary Nangle on February 8, 2011
Tired of the Internet dating scene? Ready to meet someone who shares your interest in skiing or snowboarding? Prefer to hash out the small talk on the lift rather than over a drink? Then c’mon up to Saddleback, in Rangeley, on Monday, Feb. 14, for speed dating on the Rangeley double chairlift. A $25 lift [...]
Posted in Activities, Skiing/Riding, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Rangeley, Saddleback, speed dating |
By Hilary Nangle on January 15, 2011
Steve Philbrick, second-generation owner of Bald Mountain Camps Resort, in Maine’s famed Rangeley Lakes region bit the bullet. After much soul seraching, he made the difficult decision to begin winter operations of the historical, traditional Maine sporting camp fronting on Mooselukmeguntik Lake. Although Philbrick is technically a second-generation owner, he took the operation over from [...]
Posted in Birding/wildlife viewing, Boating, Food, Hiking, Lodging, Skiing/Riding, Sporting Camps, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bald Mountain Camps, cross-country skiing, Oquossoc, Rangeley, snowshoeing |
By Hilary Nangle on January 12, 2011
A collection of bits and pieces that you might want to consider if planning a midwinter escape to Maine to take advantage of this wonderful snowfall: • Skiing and snowshoeing in Acadia National Park Oh yes, with this Nor’eastah pounding its way up Maine’s coastline and dropping snow not by the inch, but the foot, [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Mid-Coast, Skiing/Riding, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Country Club Inn, Georgetown, Hugo's, Portland, Rangeley, Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Saltair Inn, York, York Harbor Inn |
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 March 19, 2010
Here’s one more event for this weekend: On Saturday, March 20, Saddleback Ski Area, in Rangeley, hosts its sixth annual Telemark Invasion. • Test new telemark skiing gear • Free clinics for all abilities • An up/down climb event-—be sure to bring skins, if you want to participate. All followed by apres in the Swig’n’Smelt [...]
Posted in Activities, Events, Skiing/Riding, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Maine, Rangeley, Saddleback, spring skiing, Telemark Invasion |
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