Maine’s Blue Hill peninsula delivers coastal Maine without the crowds
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.
Spend an autumn morning hiking Acadia National Park’s Huguenot Head
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...
North Haven: autumn on a Maine island, oysters, organic produce, and Angela Adams
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...
Barak Olins’ ZU Bakery gives meaning to life
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...
All is Well at Jordan’s Farm, in Cape Elizabeth, thanks to development easements—and don’t...
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...
Escape Bar Harbor’s crowds in the Compass Harbor section of Acadia National Park
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...
New pool, spa, restaurant, and other renovations at Maine’s oceanfront Samoset Resort notch up...
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,...
Fez, Portland’s new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant dishes out authentic flavors
On a lark, I had lunch at Fez, Portland, Maine's, new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant on Washington Avenue. Loved it! That's the short story, now let...
Fisherman’s Inn Restaurant in Winter Harbor, Maine, shares recipes for Thai-style mussels and finnan...
Restaurants come and go in Winter Harbor, Maine, but Carl and Kathy Johnson's Fisherman's Inn stood the test of time. Although closed (now, the...
Dip into Maine’s logging heritage at the Ambajejus Boom House
Chuck Harris has restored Maine's Ambajejus Boom House and filled it with artifacts from Maine's logging era. This National Historic Register-listed property is on Ambajejus Lake, near Millinocket and Baxter State Park.
Miyake’s new restaurant in Portland, Maine, is a perfect backdrop for the master’s cuisine
Miyake has barely been in its new location in the Portland Harbor Hotel building on Fore Street for a week, but judging from my...
Nibbles and bites in South Portland, Maine: Taco Trio and Scratch Baking Co.
Psst: Seeking Maine's best bagels? Hankering for a taste of the Southwest? Mosey over the Casco Bay Bridge to South Portland (SoPo, if you're...
A day aboard America’s oldest working schooner: Rockland Parade of Sail and the recipe...
I had the good fortune to sail aboard American's oldest active commercial schooner, the Lewis R. French, during the Maine Windjammer Association's annual Parade...
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...
