To market, to market

I'm a huge fan of farmers' markets, and whenever traveling I try to visit local ones. This morning, I visited the Damariscotta Farmers Market...

Favorite Places: Nervous Nellie’s

Even on foggy, damp day (and Lord knows we've had enough of those this summer), Nervous Nellie's Jams & Jellies is a treasure. Located off...

Plan Ahead: Frenchboro Lobster Festival

If you crave something far simpler than Rockland's big Lobster Festival wingding, with  music, parades, vendors, entertainment and crowds, plan ahead to attend the...

Quebec City fave

You know this is the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, right? You know that the city is pulling out all the stops, with a...

Steuben Gems: woodworkers, walks, and wildlife

First, let's get the pronunciation right, it's stewBEN. Next, let's nail down its location: It straddles Route 1, wedged between Gouldsboro (Schoodic Peninsula) to...

One potato, two potato: Seek out Maine’s Fox Family Potato Chips

Honest, I've never been one who covets potato chips. Sure, if they're served with a sandwich, I'll usually chow a few, but I never...

Rusticating at The Rusticator

As I noted previously, this year the Oakland House, in Brooksville, has embarked on a relationship with Richard Hansen, of Cleonice, in Ellsworth, to...

Do you Cockatoo?

Dining in Stonington can be a bit of a crapshot. Yes, there are choices--and some can be quite good--but the key words are can...

Schoodic Region: Chews News

(NOTE: Wish I could provide links on these, but for all there either aren't any or they weren't active.) In Winter Harbor, Gerrish's Store has...

Sign of summer: Ice cream soda

Honest, I had the best of intentions. I stopped at Royal River Natural Foods, in Yarmouth, intending to get some lunch fixings, but the...

MDI lunch report: Tea and popovers at the Jordan Pond House

Lunch or tea on the lawn at Jordan Pond House, in Acadia National Park, has been an island tradition since the late 19th century,...

Having it my way, at Cafe This Way, in Bar Harbor

Thursday night, we went to Café This Way, tucked behind the Alternative Market (follow the painted footsteps), just off Mt. Desert Street, across from...

Setting anchor in Round Pond, Maine

Years ago I lived in Round Pond, Maine, and I still have a soft spot for this lovely little seaside village on the Pemaquid...

Would you like fries with that? Say yes, at Portland Maine’s Duckfat

Even those on a French fry budget can get a taste of Portland Chef Rob Evans’s renowned cuisine at Hugo’s can saunter across the street...

News & Chews: The Rusticator

Few resorts evoke that old-timey Maine spirit as The Oakland House, in Brooksville, facing Eggemoggin Reach. The property, comprising 15 cottages, an inn and...