Charmed, I’m sure
You have to trust me on this. I know the exterior of the Country Charm Restaurant, in Steuben, is rather forlorn, perhaps neglected looking...
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...
Maine’s best food festivals & events
Hungry for a taste of the real Maine? Feast upon this tasting portion of some of Maine's best food festivals and events. (Updated July...
Popovers, lobster, and pie on Acadia’s Quiet Side
The majority of visitors to Mount Desert Island say on the west side, congregating in Bar Harbor and the sights along the Park Loop...
Escape summer’s heat on a Maine windjammer
On a hot, muggy day earlier this week, I joined guests aboard the 95-foot ketch Angelique, one of the members of the Maine windjammer...
Hallowell, Maine: Where to stay, eat, and play
Hallowell, Maine, hugs the Kennebec River just south of Augusta, the state's capital city. Once a major port for ice, granite, and lumber, the...
Craving fried fish? These Maine seafood shacks do it right
Maine is renowned for its lobster shacks, but its fried seafood shacks are equally tasty finds. At these 10 coastal Maine seafood shacks—a mix...
Ethnic grazing through Brunswick
I think you'd be hard pressed to find another town with the variety of ethnic restaurants per capita as Brunswick, Maine: Thai, Chinese, German,...
For Asian fare in Mid-coast Maine, Camden’s Long Grain delivers
With the exception of Suzuki's Sushi, in Rockland, most Asian restaurants in Mid-coast Maine are of the Chinah Dinah variety: lots of Americanized foods,...
Maine reasons to shop Freeport beyond Bean’s
Next time you shop Freeport, including the L.L. Bean Mothership and the satellite national outlets, seek out the Maine-owned shops amidst them.
Unlike many outlet...
Fresh Tracks splurge
It's SO worth splurging on Whistler's Fresh Tracks program. For $17.25 adult, $12.60 ages 6 to 12, you get to board the Whistler gondola...
All is Well at Jordan’s Farm, in Cape Elizabeth, thanks to development easements—and don’t...
Last week, I had the good fortune to visit a number of Maine farms with the Maine Farmland Trust, an organization that's working to...
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...
Breakfast at the Lonely Moose
Well it's not the Porter House*, but Chef Brian's new venture, the Lonely Moose (at the old Mainley Yours), in Stratton, has breakfast nailed....
