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...
Harlequin romance: great opportunity for birders
Ready to romance a harlequin? Here's a wonderful and rare opportunity to spy threatened harlequin ducks in Maine. On Saturday, March 30, Bob and...
This and that: News, notes, & events from around Maine
Choo choo! Model railroads and free admission
Train fans take note: The Maine State Museum, in Augusta, is celebrating model railroads Dec. 7 and 8....
Three books share Maine’s great outdoors with enthuisasts and armchair dreamers
Ahhhh, October, summer's last stand. I treasure October: the light is soft, the air is gentle, the breezes are clear, and the bugs are...
Musical notes from around Maine: Strand concert series and PSO’s new season
Here are some upcoming concerts and musical events in Maine worth your attention.
Suzanne Vega and Arlo Guthrie Headline the Strand Fall Concert Series
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Tool geeks, fixer-uppers, and artisans, meet your happy place: Liberty Tool
If it weren’t for Skip Brack, it’s likely the rural town of Liberty, Maine, a dip off Route 3 just inland from coastal Belfast,...
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...
Tour Portland’s Kotzschmar organ
The Kotzaschmar Organ, the first municipal organ in the country to be designated a municipal organ and one of only two still in existence...
3 reasons to visit sleepy Corea, a village near Acadia National Park’s Schoodic section
Whenever I visit Maine's Schoodic Peninsula, home to the only mainland section of Acadia National Park, I also detour out to Corea, a lobstering...
The view from Jonesport, Maine: an authentic, ungentrified lobstering village on the down east...
Jonesport is a bona fide, way-way down east Maine lobstering village with a salty disposition and a stunning location. Not too many tourists other...
Don’t miss touring Winslow Homer’s studio on Prouts Neck, Maine
You can visit painter Winslow Homer's studio in Prouts Neck, Maine. In September 2012, the Portland Museum of Art opened the studio where the...
When visiting Acadia National Park, don’t miss Mount Desert Island’s gardens
When immersed in the often jaw-dropping natural beauty of Acadia National Park, it may seem superfluous to seek out man-made gardens, but Mount Desert...
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...
Got Moxie? Find out with a good read, then celebrate at the Maine’s Moxie...
Are you familiar with Moxie, official soft drink of Maine? Jim Baumer and Frank Anicetti want to make sure you know about a beverage...
Arts news and notes from around Maine
Add a little art and culture to your Maine summer vacation with one of these exhibits or special programs:
The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress,...
