Maine travel must: Univ. Maine at Machias Ukulele Club Band
For the past two years, University of Maine at Machias Professor Gene Nichols (on drums, photo) and the UMM Ukulele Club Band have performed...
Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus, Maine: Just like Grandma’s, only better
Diet in advance, order conservatively, and plan to share. That advice comes paired with nearly any recommendation for Grammy's Country Inn. This unassuming restaurant...
Ployes, creton, and chicken stew
Whenever I asked a local where to get the best taste of the St. John Valley (or St. Jean, if you're French)—that strip of...
10 reasons to visit Peaks Island, Maine
My friend Jackie Dishner—author of Backroads & Byways of Arizona, speaker, and mountain bike rider—dishes on her day on Peaks earlier this summer.
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Escape summer’s heat on a Maine windjammer
On a hot, muggy day earlier this week, I joined guests aboard the 95-foot ketch Angelique, one of the members of the Maine windjammer...
Top 10 Acadia and Mount Desert Island
If you want to experience the best of Acadia National Park's largest section, you'll need a plan. This Top 10 Acadia and Mountain Desert...
Wanna see a Maine moose?
Saddleback resort, in Rangeley, Maine, is offering free moose-spotting tours during the summer. The resort's Moose Patrol bus departs Saddleback’s downtown Guest Service Center ...
Find wildlife, Shakers, and Poland Spring history along Maine’s Route 26
Visiting the Maine Wildlife Park, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community, and Poland Spring Museums, all located along Maine's Route 26 between Gray and South Paris, make a great day trip for all ages.
Cool off this weekend at the Salad Days summer social picnic
Escape the heat wave on the Maine Coast by visiting Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, in Newcastle, for its annual Salad Days fund-raising...
Ethnic grazing through Brunswick
I think you'd be hard pressed to find another town with the variety of ethnic restaurants per capita as Brunswick, Maine: Thai, Chinese, German,...
Sneak Preview: Coastal Maine Botanical Garden’s Children’s Garden
Yesterday I toured the new Bibby and Harold Alfond Children's Garden at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, in Boothbay. Wow! Based on Maine children's...
Celebrate Gifford’s 30th anniversary
Today, Wednesday, June 22, save 30% on ice cream and other menu items at Gifford's Ice Cream stands in Skowhegan, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and...
Sail into Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days
Today, Tuesday, June 22, and tomorrow, June 23, are the days to be in Boothbay Harbor for the annual Windjammer Days celebration....
Maine’s lobsteboat race season kicks off today
Gentlemen, start your engines. Yup. Maine's lobsterboat racing season kicks off with races today, Sat. June 19, in Boothbay Harbor and tomorrow, Sun. June...
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...
