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    Take a free guided hike in one of Maine's state parks on New Year's Day

    Start 2012 on the right foot with a First Day Hike in a Maine...

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    Maine's State Parks are offering four, free, First Day Hikes, each led by park staff, on Sunday, Jan. 1: Aroostook, Cobscook Bay, Wolfe's Neck...
    Craving tortierre or pot en pot or raisin pie? Check out Bouchard Family FArms new French-Acadian Cookbook.

    Bouchard Family Farms cookbook preserves Maine’s French-Acadian recipes

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    Ployes! Pot en Pot! Tortierre! Creton! Raisin Pie! If you've ever had the good fortune to travel in Maine's St. John Valley, you're likely...
    Lucy's Granola is delicios and not overly sweet. It's hand mixed in Blue HIll Maine by Lucy Benjamin and her family.

    Tasting Maine: Favorite food finds from the Acadia region

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    I spent the better part of the past five months noodling the highways and byways of Maine's Acadia region researching a new edition of...
    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: Wow!

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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...
    Lost Valley is in Auburn, Maine.

    Save money by skiing & snowboarding at Maine’s family-sized alpine areas

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    Maine’s big resorts get most of the attention, but for young families or anyone on a budget, smaller areas provide not only a fun...
    Brandied orange, mocha latte, and Maine potato chip are all chocolate bar flavors from Dean'sSweets, in Portland. Courtesy photo

    Dean’sSweets & Fox Family Potato Chips: New chocolate bars marry two of Maine’s best

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    Chocolate-maker Dean Bingham, of Dean'sSweets, has found inspiration in the bar—the chocolate bar. The Portland, Maine, chocolatier has introduced three chocolate bars to his...
    chocolate never tasted so good as that created by Kate Shaffer of Black Dinah Chocolatiers on Isle au Haut and shared in her new cookbook Desserted.

    Desserted: Black Dinah Chocolatier Kate Shaffer shares techniques, recipes, and tales from her Isle...

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    Life doesn't get much sweeter than creating a successful gourmet chocolate business on  a Maine island that's home to a remote section of Acadia...

    Hungry for Maine fare? Portland’s Harvest on the Harbor is an event to savor

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    Portland, Maine's, annual Harvest on the Harbor food and wine experience has become the culinary event in a state renowned for its locavore culture,...
    Artists and artisans along with farmers and bakers can be found in the towns bordering Maine's Eggemoggin Reach. Hilary Nangle photo

    Maine’s Blue Hill peninsula delivers coastal Maine without the crowds

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    Maine's dreamy Blue Hill Peninsula is an off-the-beaten-path treasure. Galleries, restaurants, and small shops pepper the byways webbing a rolling landscape that's carved in granite, fringed with spruce, and splashed with ponds.
    The views open up as you ascend the Beachcroft Trail in Acadia National Park, Maine. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Spend an autumn morning hiking Acadia National Park’s Huguenot Head

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    What better way to spend a glorious autumn morning than hiking in Maine's Acadia National Park. It's not only views that make hiking the...
    In the early morning quiet and soft golden light, North Haven is especially enticing. Hilary Nangle photo

    North Haven: autumn on a Maine island, oysters, organic produce, and Angela Adams

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    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...
    People line up to purchase bread from Barak Olins' Zu Bakery. hilary Nangle photo.

    Barak Olins’ ZU Bakery gives meaning to life

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    UPDATE: ZU Bakery moved to 81 Clark St., Portland, in 2022. BIG UPDATE: The James Beard Foundation named ZU Bakery its 2024 "Outstanding Bakery," defined...
    Penny Jordan and her siblings and dad saved the family farm by working with the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust. Hilary Nangle photo.

    All is Well at Jordan’s Farm, in Cape Elizabeth, thanks to development easements—and don’t...

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    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...
    The ruins of Acadia Natonal Park co-founder George Dorr's home are hidden in the Compass HArbor section of Acadia National Park. Hilary Nangle photo

    Escape Bar Harbor’s crowds in the Compass Harbor section of Acadia National Park

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    Shhhh, now don't tell too many people about Compass Harbor, a lovely little, relatively unmarked section of Acadia National Park that's an easy one...
    After playing the Samoset's oceanfront course, hoof it out to the Rockland Breakwater or up the Camden Hills, then soak in the new outdoor pool. Courtesy photo.

    New pool, spa, restaurant, and other renovations at Maine’s oceanfront Samoset Resort notch up...

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    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,...
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