Morning in Maine
While I'm on the windjammer theme, let me tell you about my recent sail aboard A Morning in Maine, a 55-foot ketch based in...
Cheap Sleeps in the Kennebunks
You don't have to be religious to book a room at the Franciscan Guest House. An easy walk to Lower Village and Dock Square...
Traveling between Maine & Nova Scotia aboard The Cat ferry
The Cat Ferry is back. This 3.5-hour cruise aboard a high-speed catamaran makes traveling easy between Bar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. And...
The cheese whiz
I finally made it to The Cheese Iron, the Scarborough specialty shop that caters to cheese aficianados. Trust me, it's worth going well out...
Natalie’s at the Camden Harbour Inn reopens, launches new menu
Natalie's Restaurant at The Camden Harbour Inn reopened tonight, after a seasonal siesta, with a LOVE-themed party featuring tastings from its new menu. Suffice...
Checking in: The Federal Hotel & 555 North Restaurant
Over the decades, I've watched what's now The Federal hotel change owners, names, and styles. I think the current version will last. Reopened in...
It’s true. It’s true…
Sunday River is installing a chondula from South Ridge to North Peak. Yeah, I know, a what? It's a chairlift with occasional gondola cabins....
Grazing through Portland: Evangeline
Earlier this week, I enjoyed a $30 three-course fixed menu (available only on Monday night) at Evangeline. Easy to understand why Chef Eric...
North Haven: autumn on a Maine island, oysters, organic produce, and Angela Adams
Most of my friends who live beyond Maine's borders think I live in the most ideal place. And they're right, to a point. But...
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...
Spa escape
Listen up, girlfriends: Augusta, Maine's capital city, isn't a tourist destination, not by a long shot. It is, however, a great place for a...
Bar Harbor food faves opening in Portland
One of my summer pleasures is having dinner at Havana followed by a scoop or two of some outrageous flavor at Mount Desert Island...
Portland to Kingfield food musings
Every ski town–make that every town–should have a cafe like Kingfield's Orange Cat. I never pass it without stopping in, whether for tea or...
Rob Evans of Hugos wins Beard Award
Woohoo! Rob Evans, chef and co-proporitor of the four-diamond Hugo's Restaurant, in Portland, won the 2009 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the...
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...
