Utah? Colorado? Nope, Maine
Don't know that I've ever experienced better snow anywhere than what's at Sugarloaf right now. Light, dry, fluffy, not a sign of ice or...
Dairy-free, gluten-free truffles
Dean'sSweets has created two new non-dairy and gluten-free truffle flavors for Passover. The hand-dipped truffles, made without dairy products or grains, are available in...
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...
A peak dining experience
Fine dining at Sunday River? While I've yet to experience it, the concept has arrived. Dining @ The Peak, in the North Peak Lodge,...
Truth in travel
A Tripso poster provides the real definitions of all those airline and airport terms. (Warning: not to be read with a mouthful of tea...
Sugarloaf is fabulous
No, really! It's open summit to base, east side to west side. Not every trail of course, but I did see folks shusshing down...
Ski season, already?
Yup, you read that right. Sunday River is open. Sugarloaf, as seen by this Nov. 5 photo, has begun snowmaking and is targeting a...
Cat empties Kingfield classroom
Classes are over at Kingfield's Schoolhouse Bakery. The building has been sold and sources tell me it's being converted to a spa. While I...
A hug for Hugs
Ya know, Hugs could do everything wrong, but as long as they served me a basket of those pesto breadsticks, I'd still love the...
Island History Goes up in Flames
Northeast Harbor's fire has received the most attention, but on July 24, Swan's Island, off Mt. Desert Island, lost its heart. Its library burned...
Snow!
Nothing prettier than a frost of snow against turning leaves. Check out this photo from Saddleback, taken this morning. And wait until another week...
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...
The ski report
If you live south of, say, Augusta, Maine, you're likely experiencing that season known as "spring." Up here in the north country, not. Our...
Dinner and a Downhill
Whatcha doin' for dinner Friday night? Sam Hayward, James Beard award-winning chef at Portland's Fore Street, is taking a road trip to Carrabassett Valley,...
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...
