Acadia Birding Festival

Here's something to tweet about: No less an authority than Roger Tory Peterson called Mount Desert Island "the Warbler capital of the world."...

Top 10: Best of Rockland, Maine

  Wondering where to start when it comes to the finding the best of Rockland? Right here. Rockland rocks. Named a Distinctive Destination by the National...

A day on Penobscot Bay aboard the Maine Windjammer Stephen Taber

Just as the show must go on, so must the race. Last Friday, on a foggy and damp morning, with Hurricane Arthur rumbling up...
Camden Snow Bowl, in Camden Maine, may be small, but it offers big views. Camden SNow Bowl image

Sea & ski & slide for the roses

If you're one of the many skiers and snowboarders who really don't need a humongous resort, miles of trails, high-speed lifts, and the prices...

Holbrook Island Sanctuary, on Cape Rosier, Maine, offers family programs this summer

Holbrook Island Sanctuary is one of the lesser known gems of Maine's State Park system. When you want to escape crowds, go here. I've...

Bourdain in Maine

Yup, it's true. The celebrity chef is coming to Maine in a few weeks to film a Maine show. He'll be visiting four Portland...

A tisket, a tasket, a Native American basket, and much more

If you're traveling along the Maine coast, you might want to detour inland a bit to catch this new festival: Tribes of the Dawn...

‘Loaf to open Friday

The countdown is on. The weather gods have spoken: temperatures have dropped, snowmaking has begun, and Sugarloaf is planning to open this Friday. And...
Visit lighthouses along Maine's coast on Maine Open Lighthouse Day. Hilary Nangle photo.

Light up your life: Visit a Maine lighthouse this summer

The romanticism of lighthouse life has motivated many a traveler to seek out a Maine lighthouse or two, and there are numerous ways to...

Don’t miss Kingfield POPS: great music and art in western Maine in June

Singer/songwriter Dave Mallett, a Maine icon; the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, with Grammy Award-winning maestro Lucas Richman;  R&B/Soul singer Leah Tysse; fiddle legend and MPBN...

My Maine air show

No, not THAT air show. Yesterday, I flew up, up, and away in a 1933 Waco UBF2 biplane from the Owl's Head Transportation Museum,...
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Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival is a downeast Maine treasure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZkiA8PAnIU Maine has plenty of festivals, but my favorite is the Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival, an all-around good-time event. I attend almost every...

Seth Wescott: double Olympic gold

Olympian Seth Wescott, who calls Maine's Carrabassett Valley home, won his second Olympic Snowboardcross gold medal yesterday; he'd won the inaugural Olympic event in...

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...