Visit Maine: A Maine travel guide by region of the state.

Escape to Maine’s Attean Lake Lodge

Where to go Hilary Nangle - August 10, 2016

With spring comes the realization that summer's around the corner, and it’s time to get cracking on planning a family vacation. But where, you...

View taking in the pool, staggered cottages, and Penobscot Bay taken from above the lower pool at Glenmoor by the Sea.

Checking In: Glenmoor by the Sea oceanfront cottage

Cabins & Cottages Hilary Nangle - July 30, 2021

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Each of the 19 cottages and 12 rooms at Glenmoor by the Sea offers ocean views. Amenities at the 12-acre, dog-friendly property in Lincolnville, Maine, include two pools, access to a rocky beach, a generous continental breakfast, a workout room, and two playgrounds.

Watch lobster boats unload their catches from The inn at the Wharf, in Lubec, Maine. Hilary Nangle photo.

Maine waterfront hotels on working wharves

Where to go Hilary Nangle - June 13, 2022

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At these three Maine waterfront hotels, you can fall asleep listening to the waves lap and awaken to lobster boats chugging out to sea....

The Press Hotel in Portland, Maine, is decorated with a newspaper theme honoring the building's former life as home to the state's largest paper. ©Hilary Nangle

Checking in: The Press Hotel, Portland, Maine

Checking-In Hilary Nangle - April 24, 2018

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The Press Hotel, on the corner of Congress and Exchange Streets, puts most of downtown Portland's must-see sights, must-eat restaurants, and must-do experiences within...

For a taste of the real, ungussied-up Maine, loop down to Jonesport and spend a day or two immersed in a real lobstering village. hilary Nangle photo.

The view from Jonesport, Maine: an authentic, ungentrified lobstering village on the down east...

Where to go Hilary Nangle - August 4, 2012

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Jonesport is a bona fide, way-way down east Maine lobstering village with a salty disposition and a stunning location. Not too many tourists other...

Maine’s azalea and lilac gardens blossom with spring’s tidings

Where to go Hilary Nangle - May 22, 2011

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Azaleas, rhododendrons, and lilacs are beginning to blossom, and these Maine public gardens are full of their color and promise. Note: Some have donation...

Learn to find and prepare wild mushrooms in Mid-coast Maine

Where to go Hilary Nangle - April 23, 2011

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Every now and then I stumble across an innovative lodging package, one that goes well beyond the ho-hum usual offering of room, meals, and...

Docent-led small group tours of Winslow Homer's Maine studio are expected to sell out. Hilary Nangle photo.

Don’t miss touring Winslow Homer’s studio on Prouts Neck, Maine

Where to go Hilary Nangle - July 25, 2012

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You can visit painter Winslow Homer's studio in Prouts Neck, Maine. In September 2012, the Portland Museum of Art opened the studio where the...

Cheap Sleeps: budget-friendly lodging on Maine’s southern coast

Where to go Hilary Nangle - February 20, 2018

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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....

All agog about Maine’s Gardens Aglow

Where to go Hilary Nangle - November 25, 2018

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Brighten the season with Maine's Gardens Aglow, the annual holiday light extravaganza at the Maine Coastal Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. If this vibrant illumination isn't...

Bald Mountain Camps winterizes for the future: It’s now a classic Maine lodge and...

Where to go Hilary Nangle - January 15, 2011

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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...

The ceiling, walls, choir loft, and entry of Maine's South Solon Meeting House are a riot of color and art. Hilary Nangle photo.

Maine’s South Solon Meeting House is a surprising visual treat, thanks to artists from...

Where to go Hilary Nangle - November 15, 2011

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Open the door to Maine's South Solon Meeting House and Wow! Neither the classically influenced colonial, white-clapboard architecture nor the serene location on a...