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....
Q&A: Chefs Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier
Earlier this summer, I sat down with Chefs Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier, who won the James Beard Best Chef Northeast award for their...
New owner for Ogunquit’s historical Cliff House Resort & Spa
It's the end of an era: Fourth-generation owner Kathryn Weare has sold the Cliff House Resort & Spa, which tops the cliffs of Bald...
Biddeford’s Palace Diner reopening on March 12, 2014
I mourned when I learned that the Capostoto family had sold Biddeford's Palace Diner, a classic 1926 Pollard towed to Maine, from Lowell, Mass.,...
Five Questions: Ron Crusan, Director, Ogunquit Museum of Art
Enter the Ogunquit Museum of Art and it’s hard to decide where to look first: The works on the walls or the wall of...
Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free fare fills the plate at these Maine restaurants
Health food stores and natural foods groceries, along with Asian, Indian, and Mexican restaurants, are the usual go-tos for on-the-road vegetarians and vegans. While...
Nibbles and bites: Grazing through Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine
Recently, I spent a few days in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine, and I made an effort to visit a few of the newer places...
Maine’s azalea and lilac gardens blossom with spring’s tidings
Azaleas, rhododendrons, and lilacs are beginning to blossom, and these Maine public gardens are full of their color and promise. Note: Some have donation...
Maine’s lobster trap Christmas trees
Maine's lobster trap Christmas trees light up many harbors along the coast. Every season, more villages seem to add them, and the designs get...
Planning ahead: Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Light up your life on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, with a visit to one of 25 ocean, river, and island lighthouses open for the...
Grazing through Kittery
I spent a pleasant day earlier this week nosing around Kittery. Here's some food for thought:
Birth Announcements: The owners of ever-popular Anneke Jans have...
Lose the crowds, find the Berwicks
The Berwicks aren't on the usual tourist loop, but these southwestern Maine communities reward visitors with historical homes and literary connections. Snugged against the...
Kennebunkport’s Capt. Lord Mansion: ease, elegance, and fit for royalty
Rick Litchfield and Bev Davis, innkeepers at Kennebunkport's Captain Lord Mansion, were ahead of the boutique lodging curve before most folks even knew there...
Bridesmaids no longer: Arrows wins Beard award
Finally, in their sixth nomination, Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier, chef/owners of Arrows, in Ogunquit, win the big kahoona: The James Beard Foundation's Best...
Arrows’ chefs named 2010 James Beard finalist
Many are called, few are chosen sums up the 2010 James Beard award nominees from Maine. Although a number of Maine chefs and restaurants...
