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...

By the sea, by the sea…

...by the beautiful sea. That's the location of the Inn by the Sea. The inn, a collection of rooms, suites, and two-bedroom cottages evoking Victorian...

Sweet, sweet Samoset

I live so close to the Samoset, that I rarely visit, but here I am in Rockland, for a conference and now I understand...

Bar Harbor dining and lodging with a view

Views! Views! Views! I spent the last few days at the Bluenose, in Bar Harbor. While there may be a few other places that...

Bethel Inn makes it easy

Grand dames come and go, but the Bethel Inn and Spa keeps chugging along. Sister grand resorts—The Mount Washington, in Bretton Woods, N.H., and...

Maine: By the sea, by the sea…

I spent many a sunny day in my youth on the sands of Cape Elizabeth's Crescent Beach, and special occasions often meant a dinner...

Is your pooch stressed?

Take him for a spa escape at the Cliff House, in Ogunquit. Doggie massage is the newest service at the oceanfront resort topping Bald Head...