Maine Huts & Trails goes luxe, a bit
No more having to schlep wine or beer in from the trail head to the Poplar Stream Hut on the Maine Huts & Trails...
An autumn ramble in the western mountains of Maine
Even though the color is a bit from peak, it's still gorgeous in the Bethel area. If you're looking to slip away for a...
Foliage Faves: Moosehead Lake
According to the Maine foliage report, the Moosehead region is currently moderate, which means if you travel now through the next week or so,...
Portland snooze
The Holiday Inn by the Bay is one of the ugliest buildings in Portland, but it also delivers perhaps the best bang for the...
Island hopping 3: North Haven
North Haven isn't the most welcoming of islands, but it makes for a nice half-day trip (take the 9:30 Rockland boat and return on...
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...
Splurgeworthy: Camden Harbour Inn
Once a classic summer hotel, over the years, the Camden Harbour Inn had morphed into a B&B, sprouting wings and adding private baths, and...
Sweet dreams at the Blue Hill Inn
Two nights at the Blue Hill Inn isn't nearly enough time to enjoy the inn, never mind the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle.
I...
Haute dining, good value
No matter what your budget, getting good value for your buck makes a difference. In a town where $40 entrees aren't unusual, the White...
Bar Harbor’s Bass Cottage Inn: A most unVictorian Victorian
When you like the concept of a B&B but dislike the forced camaraderie, love Victorians but loathe clutter and frou-frou, and prefer a convenient...
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 dreams in Bar Harbor
Every time I visit The Inns at the Ullikana in Bar Harbor, I stay in a different room, and every time, I swear it's...
Shear entertainment
James McHenry shears a sheep the old fashioned way, with scissor-like shears, at Dieskirt Farm, Glenarif, Northern Ireland.
Northeast by Down East
If you want a taste of Maine's Down East coast abroad, loop around the Antrim Coast, which wraps around the northeast of Northern Island....
Parks and passes
With temps expected to push well into the 80s later this week and a holiday weekend on the horizon, it's time to start thinking...
