Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge lets you climb beacon towers
Once each year, seven land-accessible lighthouses along the mid-Maine coast open their towers for the Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, a two-day self-guided driving tour...
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...
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....
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...
Wood versus metal: Maine’s lobster trap Christmas trees
Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of Jonesport Beals' big kahoona lobster trap tree, but I do have photos of this year's traditional wooden...
Maine’s International Cryptozoology Museum
Maine has more than its fair share of quirky museums, but the quirkiest of the lot has to be The International Cryptozoology Museum, in...
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,...
Foliage escapes: Antiquing and leaf-peeping in Cornish
Oh here's a gem, a delightful Maine village that oozes New England charm. Folded in the foothills of the White Mountains, well seasoned Cornish...
Foliage without crowds: Maine’s Schoodic region delivers big time
Last week I wrote about the Moosehead/Katahdin region as a favorite place to view the leaves but leave the crowds. This week, I'm sharing...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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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...
Find wildlife, Shakers, and Poland Spring history along Maine’s Route 26
Visiting the Maine Wildlife Park, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community, and Poland Spring Museums, all located along Maine's Route 26 between Gray and South Paris, make a great day trip for all ages.
