Boating

Canoeing, kayaking, cruising, windjamming, etc. If it has to do with craft on water, it's posted here.

Bicyclists benefit with a car-free experience with Acadia's delayed opening. Hilary Nangle photo

Top 10 Acadia and Mount Desert Island

If you want to experience the best of Acadia National Park's largest section, you'll need a plan. This Top 10 Acadia and Mountain Desert...

Foliage escapes without the crowds: Tour Maine’s Katahdin/Moosehead region

Considering a fall foliage leaf-peeping trip in Maine? Here's the first in a series of places where you can escape the crowds. I'll start...

10 reasons to visit Peaks Island, Maine

My friend Jackie Dishner—author of Backroads & Byways of Arizona, speaker, and mountain bike rider—dishes on her day on Peaks earlier this summer. by...
Members of the Maine Windjammer ASsociation fleet parade by the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse during the annual Parade of Sail in 2011. Tom Nangle photo.

A day aboard America’s oldest working schooner: Rockland Parade of Sail and the recipe...

I had the good fortune to sail aboard American's oldest active commercial schooner, the Lewis R. French, during the Maine Windjammer Association's annual Parade...
Sailing, like whitewater rafting, canoeing, hiking, and birding, are just a few examples of some great Maine summer adventures. ©Hilary Nangle

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....
Don't miss Lower Allagash Falls, one of the highlights of paddling Maine's Allagash Wilderness Waterway.Matthew LaRoche photo.

Canoeing Maine’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway: Tips for time constrained

Thinking about paddling Maine's Allagash Wilderness Waterway? AWW Superintendent Matthew LaRoche provides options for those with the desire, but without the time to spend...
Lobster shack Boothbay Maine Maine vacation 2021

Top 10: What to see and do in Boothbay, Maine

What to see and do in Boothbay, Maine: My top 10 list of what not to miss when visiting this Midcoast Maine peninsula.
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...
Chef William Howe's fish chowder aboard the Maine windjammer Angelique. Hilary Nangle photo

Nothing better than fish chowder on a Maine windjammer: Here’s the recipe

“I don’t really use recipes,” says William Howe, chef on the traditional Maine windjammer Angelique as he peels potatoes for the day's fish chowder...