The Maine Travel Maven shares her Best of Maine picks for Yankee Mag on...
One of my more fun and challenging assignments for the best few years has been picking the Best of Maine for Yankee Magazine. (I...
Winter arrives in Maine’s western mountains, and a few nibbles and nods
After a relatively mild winter, March roared in lionlike, with a major snowstorm that dropped upwards of a foot on Maine's western mountains. Saddleback,...
Shear entertainment
James McHenry shears a sheep the old fashioned way, with scissor-like shears, at Dieskirt Farm, Glenarif, Northern Ireland.
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,...
Monhegan Island seduces artists, birders, hikers, dreamers, and drifters
Ahhhh! The Artists' Island. Take a walk about Monhegan Island, and it's easy to see how it earned that moniker. Everywhere you look is...
Cheap Sleeps: budget-friendly lodging on Maine’s southern coast
It's not easy to find budget-friendly lodging on Maine's Southern Coast. The region's proximity to Boston and easy access have made it especially popular....
New pool, spa, restaurant, and other renovations at Maine’s oceanfront Samoset Resort notch up...
If you haven't been to Maine's Samoset Resort in a while, you'll be amazed at the changes. I toured the oceanfront resort in Rockport,...
Bald Mountain Camps winterizes for the future: It’s now a classic Maine lodge and...
Steve Philbrick, second-generation owner of Bald Mountain Camps Resort, in Maine's famed Rangeley Lakes region bit the bullet. After much soul seraching, he made...
Score! Suite dreams in Boston for Red Sox & Bruins fans
Yo, Red Sox and Bruins fans: Check out these sweet splurge-worthy Boston suites dedicated to the teams you love.
Fenway Park Suite at the Hotel...
Cheap Sleeps: Penobscot Bay, budget-friendly lodging near Camden, Rockland, & Searsport
Yes, you can find budget-friendly lodging along the western shoreline of Maine's Penobscot Bay. These have passed my sniff test.
Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea successfully launches homeless dog adoption program
Well that didn't take long! The first dog in the new foster-to-adoption program at the uber-dog-friendly Inn By the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, came...
Checking in: The Meadowmere Resort, Ogunquit, Maine
The family owned Meadowmere Resort puts the best of Ogunquit within footsteps. That's not the only reason to stay here. The Meadowmere's facilities make...
Checking in: Kennebunk’s Waldo Emerson Inn
Kennebunk's dog-friendly Waldo Emerson Inn was built by Waldo Emerson, great uncle of poet/essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 1754. The new wing was added in 1784. The inn, located next to the famed Wedding Cake House, blends historical detail with contemporary furnishings.
Checking In: Suite dreams at the Portland Harbor Hotel
Tough assignment, staying at the Portland Harbor Hotel and checking out the executive suites. Bottom line, if you can swing it, book one.
Now Maine...
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...
