Explore Maine’s Katahdin Woods & Waters and Moosehead regions
Explore Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters and Moosehead Lake regions either from a convenient base between the two or by looping through via a gravel road connection.
Tremblant: Say mais oui to ski, spa, and winter fun
Quebec's Mont Tremblant, about 90 minutes northwest of Montreal, is a bit Old Quebec, a bit Europe, a bit Disney, and a whole lot...
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...
The Maine Travel Maven’s favorite Maine experiences in 2017
On each of the last 10 days of 2017, I shared one of my 10 most memorable Maine experiences from the year. These are...
Quick Picks: Where to stay, eat, and play in Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell hugs the Kennebec River just south of Maine’s capital city, Augusta. Once a major port for ice, granite, and lumber, the well-preserved late-19th-century...
Tooling around in Liberty, Maine
Downtown Liberty, Maine, comprises a barely handful of businesses, yet it draws visitors by the thousands each year. It's a bargain-hunters find.
For starters, there's...
Marsden Hartley’s Maine: The view from Katahdin Woods & Waters
Artist Marsden Hartley captured the magic and beauty of Maine's Katahdin Woods & Waters region decades before it was even under consideration as a...
Winter Escape: Cruising the Bahamas aboard HAL’s Nieuw Amsterdam
As much as I love Maine, come December, I'm craving sunshine and warmth. When the opportunity to cruise aboard Holland America Line's 2,106-passenger Nieuw...
Northern light nights
I've been negligent in posting over the past few days, primarily due to exhaustion. I'm in Churchill, Manitoba. Not for the polar bears, not...
Maine’s International Dark Sky Sanctuary
Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Sanctuary designation, the second of its kind in the National...
Lose the crowds, find the Berwicks
The Berwicks aren't on the usual tourist loop, but these southwestern Maine communities reward visitors with historical homes and literary connections. Snugged against the...
Escape Bar Harbor’s crowds in the Compass Harbor section of Acadia National Park
Shhhh, now don't tell too many people about Compass Harbor, a lovely little, relatively unmarked section of Acadia National Park that's an easy one...
Sugarloaf sugar shack
Here's something that will sweeten the Sugarloaf experience next spring. Between mid March and mid April, Sugarloaf plans to operate a sugar shack on...
Double treat: Camden Snow Bowl and Home Kitchen Cafe
I can't think of a better way to welcome the new year than a morning of skiing at the Camden Snow Bowl, followed by...
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...
