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 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 September 25, 2009
1. Frost in the forecast. 2. Maine’s foliage report 3. Common Ground Fair kicks off today 4. Wild turkeys seem to be everywhere 5. Any RVs on the road are headed south 6. It’s actually possible to get they-ah from he-ah on Route 1, even if that means passing through Wiscasset or Camden. 7. Fleece [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged autumn, Common Ground Fair, frost, Maine, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 18, 2008
You don’t have to be religious to book a room at the Franciscan Guest House. An easy walk to Lower Village and Dock Square (avoid parking hassles), the guest house, located on the grounds of the riverfront Franciscan Monastery, provides simple accommodations, with a few frills. The guest house is located in a renovated former [...]
Posted in Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, Moon guidebook updates, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Accommodations, Budget, Dock Square, Franciscan Monestary, Guest House, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Maine, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 18, 2008
Tonight! A hard frost is predicted. It is shaping up to be an absolutely gorgeous fall weekend, sun and temps in the 60s during the day, chilly at night. The frost should jumpstart the foliage a bit; so far, at least along the coast, there’s only a first blush. Truly, a perfect weekend for the [...]
Posted in Kennebec and Moose River Valleys | Tagged Common Ground Fair, foliage, Maine, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 12, 2008
We visited Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park yesterday, meeting friends at the Jordan Pond House for lunch (the salad with apples and cranberries is fabulous, and my foodie friend E gives high marks to the lobster stew) on the lawn (with tea and popovers, of course). It was a spectacular September day, and Bar [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Food, Jordan Pond House, Maine, pet-friendly, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 8, 2008
Vermont gets all the press—but it also gets gazillions of leaf peepers. Here’s a place where you can enjoy the colors without the crowds. (The first in my leaf-peeper foliage faves postings) No it’s not easy to get to, but that’s what makes it so worth the effort. Greenville edges Moosehead Lake, that giant blue [...]
Posted in Maine Highlands, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Blair Hill Inn, foliage, Greenville, Maine, moose, Rockwood, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 8, 2008
While I’m on the windjammer theme, let me tell you about my recent sail aboard A Morning in Maine, a 55-foot ketch based in Rockland. Capt. Bob Pratt is a marine biologist and Master Maine Guide, which means not only can he sail the waters of Penobscot Bay, he also can explain everything there is [...]
Posted in Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay | Tagged A Morning in Maine, Maine, Rockland, sailing, travel, windjamming |
By Hilary Nangle on September 6, 2008
No, not THAT air show. Yesterday, I flew up, up and away in a 1933, Waco UBF2 biplane from the Owl’s Head Transportation Museum, in Owl’s Head, Maine. Wowser! In my travel adventures, this even outranked riding an ostrich(which I did in Curacao, and which I wouldn’t recommend). I won my 10-minute ride in a [...]
Posted in Events, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay | Tagged Acadia Air Tours, bi-plane, Maine, Mount Desert Island, Owl's Head, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Seal Cove Auto Museum, travel |
By Hilary Nangle on September 5, 2008
This blog began as an effort to keep readers of my three books—Maine, Coastal Maine, and Acadia National Park—updated as well as provide a quick look-see at places I’ve visited. Recently, Coastal Living’s Travel Editor linked to it, and yesterday so did Budget Travel, from a Maine Q&A. Eeek! I’ve been outed. For the faithful [...]
Posted in Acadia, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Acadia National Park, books, Coastal Maine, Maine, travel |
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