Maine’s L. C. Bates Museum is an authentic cabinet of curiosities
I mean, really, where else in Maine, or New England for that matter, can you see a trophy marlin caught by Ernest Hemmingway; a...
Monhegan Island seduces artists, birders, hikers, dreamers, and drifters
Ahhhh! The Artists' Island. Take a walk about Monhegan Island, and it's easy to see how it earned that moniker. Everywhere you look is...
Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era
Make it a point to wander all the way to the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art to see Tanja Alexia Hollander:...
Jonesport museum preserves Maine’s sardine-processing heritage
UPDATE: The museum is permanently closed
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I'm a sucker for small, focused, and quirky museums, and this gem, in Jonesport, Maine, sure fits the bill....
Visit Campobello Island, home to Roosevelt-Campobello International Park
Visiting Campobello Island, New Brunswick, home to Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, is a must whenever I'm in way down east Maine.
If Down East Maine is...
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...
An Only-from-Maine gift: The Umbrella Cover Museum Uncovered & Exposed
Shopping for that perfect gift that says only in Maine? Since 1996, founder, director, and curator Nancy 3. Hoffman (the 3 is no typo,...
Seguinland artists exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art, summer 2011
Oh dear! With the opening of Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900–1940 at the Portland Museum of Art on June 4, I fear the...
Maine’s lobsteboat race season kicks off today
Gentlemen, start your engines. Yup. Maine's lobsterboat racing season kicks off with races today, Sat. June 19, in Boothbay Harbor and tomorrow, Sun. June...
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.
History buffs and vintage auto fans: Don’t miss Founder’s Day in Paris Hill, Maine
Once a year, tiny Paris Hill comes alive for its Founders Day celebration, when Bob Bahre shares his private car collection with the public....
Maine’s South Solon Meeting House is a surprising visual treat, thanks to artists from...
Open the door to Maine's South Solon Meeting House and Wow! Neither the classically influenced colonial, white-clapboard architecture nor the serene location on a...
10 ways to escape the heat in Maine
We're looking at a few days of scorching heat, at least by Maine standards. Keep that in mind: It IS worse elsewhere. And many...
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...
Planning ahead: Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Light up your life on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, with a visit to one of 25 ocean, river, and island lighthouses open for the...
