Bicyclists benefit with a car-free experience with Acadia's delayed opening. Hilary Nangle photo

Acadia National Park’s reopening begins June 1

Yes, Acadia National Park's reopening is imminent—at least for Maine residents. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and...
Asticou Inn

Asticou Inn announces new chef, curbside menu

When the genteel Asticou Inn & Restaurant in Northeast Harbor reopens for the 2020 season, Chef Emily Damon will be in the kitchen. Damon,...

Maine’s International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Sanctuary designation, the second of its kind in the National...
Maine lobster

Love Maine lobster? Enjoy it now and help Maine lobstermen

Love Maine lobster? According to a Maine lobsterman I just interviewed, due to coronavirus, the influx of Canadian lobsters (if you check the bands...
Bicentennial Maine Statehood Stamp

New Maine statehood stamp celebrates state’s bicentennial

The U. S. Postal Service is celebrating Maine's Bicentennial with a new Maine Statehood stamp

Amtrak Downeaster Kids Ride Free flash sale

Here's a super deal for families, but hurry because this Amtrak Downeaster flash sale is very limited. For each adult ticket sold, one child...

Travel car free between Portland, Freeport, Brunswick, Maine

It's easy to travel car free between Portland, Freeport, and Brunswick, Maine, via the Amtrak Downeaster train and the Greater Portland Metro...

The Boathouse Restaurant opens in Kennebunkport

C Classical Maine fare gets an update on Chef John Shaw's menu at The Boathouse Restaurant, in Kennebunkport. The restaurant, part of the Kennebunkport Resort...
America's oldest inn is back in new form. courtesy photo

The rebuilt Groton Inn honors its legacy as America’s oldest inn

GROTON, Mass..—Once America's oldest inn, The Groton Inn is the newest addition to the Migis Hotel Group. The original hotel, dating from around 1678,...

Eurostar’s new high-speed rail connects London with Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Now you can zip from London's St. Pancras International rail station to Rotterdam in three hours and a blink (one minute) or Amsterdam in...
The Blair Hill Inn overlooks Moosehead Lake. ©Hilary Nangle

Inn-teresting news from Maine: New innkeepers and more

Will a familiar face welcome you back to your favorite Maine inn this summer? Here are some of the ownership and status changes you'll...
Hungry for something other than the usual Fenway ballpark fare? Check out Eventide Fenway for creative, upscale fare rooted in classics. Courtesy photo

Eventide Fenway redefines the Fenway frank

Hot dogs go upscale at Eventide Fenway, the casual offspring of Portland's James Beard Award-winning Eventide Oyster Co. sited just steps from Fenway Park....
Check into one of the comfy cottages at the Oakland House. ©Hilary Nangle

Brooksville’s Oakland House stays in the family with new owners

Rick and Robin Littlefield, cousins of the late Jim Littlefield, have acquired Oakland House Inn and Cottages from Jim's wife, Sally. Rick and Robin...
Chef Andrew Chadwick presents a Maine-made menu at the James Beard House on Apr. 5.

Inn by the Sea chef brings Maine to Jame Beard House Apr. 5

Executive Chef Andrew Chadwick, of Sea Glass restaurant at Cape Elizabeth's Inn by the Sea, will pay homage to Maine's farmers, foragers, and fishermen...