Lunder collection inks Waterville on Maine’s art map

Colby College Museum of Art's new Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion is a game changer for Waterville. With the addition of this new wing, set to...
The Camden Windjammer Festival over Labor Day Weekend celebrates Maine's maritime heritage. Sheila Grant photo.

Schooner Mary Day celebrates 50 years at 2012 Camden Windjammer Festival

More than 20 schooners and other sailing vessels are expected to arrive in Camden this weekend (Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2012) for the Camden Windjammer...
The views open up as you ascend the Beachcroft Trail in Acadia National Park, Maine. Hilary Nangle photo.

Spend an autumn morning hiking Acadia National Park’s Huguenot Head

What better way to spend a glorious autumn morning than hiking in Maine's Acadia National Park. It's not only views that make hiking the...

Sugarloaf is fabulous

No, really! It's open summit to base, east side to west side. Not every trail of course, but I did see folks shusshing down...
One of many elephants seen while on safari at Kenya's Angama Mara. ©Hilary Nangle

Angama Zen: Savoring the good life on Kenyan safari in the wildlife rich Maasai...

Just below my private elevated deck, I spot the welcoming committee – three hyraxes rustling in scrubby brush. Beyond that, the land drops 1,000...

A peak dining experience

Fine dining at Sunday River? While I've yet to experience it, the concept has arrived. Dining @ The Peak, in the North Peak Lodge,...

Is your pooch stressed?

Take him for a spa escape at the Cliff House, in Ogunquit. Doggie massage is the newest service at the oceanfront resort topping Bald Head...

Sundance dreams

Almost everyone's heard of Robert Redford's Sundance film festival, but mention the ski resort of the same name, and the response is often a...

Maine Huts & Trails opens Grand Falls Hut

Maine Huts & Trails, the hut-to-hut multi-use trail in Maine's western mountains, got a big boost this weekend with the opening of its third...

Saddleback buys marina; announces expansion plans

Wow, Saddleback is on the move (remember that ole Maine slogan from the Angus King years?). This year, paid visits are up 22 percent,...

The ski report

If you live south of, say, Augusta, Maine, you're likely experiencing that season known as "spring." Up here in the north country, not. Our...

Mad about Mad River

If the ski and clothing sales, lift ticket deals, and entertainment aren't enough to draw you to the Boston Ski Show this weekend, here's...
Maine windjammer at sunset.

Vacation bucket list: 10 terrific Maine summer outdoor adventures

Ready to play? Spice up your life by adding one or more of these 10, made-for-the-memory-books Maine summer outdoor adventures to your travel plans....
View from the Outdoor Center of Sugarloaf Mountain ©Hilary Nangle

Sugarloaf’s West Mountain expansion

You can go home again. At least, my return to Sugarloaf Mountain Resort felt that way. I've been a Sugarloafer since, well, let's just...

Sweet recovery at Sugarloaf

It's taken a few days, but when King Pine opened just after noon today, the wait was worth it. Lift crews had chiseled inches...