Another Waaahhh! No more lobster at Tidal Falls
Sorry to report that Tom Sidar, executive director of the Frenchman Bay Converancy, has confirmed that the lobster pound on its Tidal Falls preserve...
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...
Seal Cove Farm’s pizzas (and goat cheese gelato) are worth the detour.
Every now and then I stumble into a Eureka! find, and Seal Cove Farm's pizza is one.
This summer, Seal Cove—best known for its handcrafted,...
Holbrook Island Sanctuary, on Cape Rosier, Maine, offers family programs this summer
Holbrook Island Sanctuary is one of the lesser known gems of Maine's State Park system. When you want to escape crowds, go here. I've...
Tasting Maine: Favorite food finds from the Acadia region
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...
Foliage without crowds: Maine’s Schoodic region delivers big time
Last week I wrote about the Moosehead/Katahdin region as a favorite place to view the leaves but leave the crowds. This week, I'm sharing...
Desserted: Black Dinah Chocolatier Kate Shaffer shares techniques, recipes, and tales from her Isle...
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...
MDI lunch report: Tea and popovers at the Jordan Pond House
Lunch or tea on the lawn at Jordan Pond House, in Acadia National Park, has been an island tradition since the late 19th century,...
Maine Treasures: Acadia’s Oceanside Meadows
Waves lapping lulled me to sleep, and when I awakened this morning, gauzy curtains framed the ocean view from my third-floor room at Acadia's...
Arts news and notes from around Maine
Add a little art and culture to your Maine summer vacation with one of these exhibits or special programs:
The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress,...
Staycations: Control costs for your Maine vacation
Are you trying to control costs this summer yet yearning for a vacation? Consider a staycation--the trendy term for vacationing at home and doing...
Climb every mountain, swim every fjord: COA prez to hike Acadia National Park’s 28...
Call me impressed: On Monday, June 25, 2012, College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins plans to climb every mountain in Acadia National Park...
This just in: New RV campground opening in Winter Harbor
Acadia's Schoodic region is getting a new RV campground. Roger and Pearl Barto, who operate the Main Stay Cottages in Winter Harbor, have added...
Plan Ahead: Frenchboro Lobster Festival
If you crave something far simpler than Rockland's big Lobster Festival wingding, with music, parades, vendors, entertainment and crowds, plan ahead to attend the...
Southwest Harbor restaurants play muscial chairs, and old favorites return
But of course! As soon as the new edition of Moon Acadia National Park is on the printing press, the changes begin rolling in,...
