Miss Portland shines and scores
My new favorite breakfast joint is the Miss Portland Diner, on Marginal Way (between Franklin and Forest). The restored, original Worcester Lunch Car Company...
Checking in: Portland’s Percy Inn is a great choice for independent-minded travelers
The Percy Inn delivers everything an independent-minded traveler needs. This handsome, 1830 Federal-style row house is sited downtown Portland, Maine, just a few steps...
Nibbles and bites in Greater Portland, Maine: Local 188, Caiola’s, and the Inn by...
I'm traveling along the Maine Coast this summer researching a new edition of Moon Coastal Maine. I'll be posting updates every now and then...
Maine: By the sea, by the sea…
I spent many a sunny day in my youth on the sands of Cape Elizabeth's Crescent Beach, and special occasions often meant a dinner...
Savor summer at Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake
Migis Lodge is a gem, a magical all-inclusive retreat sheltered by towering pines and edging Sebago Lake. It's the kind of place that echoes...
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...
Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era
Make it a point to wander all the way to the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art to see Tanja Alexia Hollander:...
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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Dog-friendly Inn by the Sea pampers pups & people
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The über dog-friendly Inn by the Sea makes it easy to travel with your pooch. This luxury inn edging Crescent Beach State Park in...
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...
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...
Dean’sSweets & Fox Family Potato Chips: New chocolate bars marry two of Maine’s best
Chocolate-maker Dean Bingham, of Dean'sSweets, has found inspiration in the bar—the chocolate bar. The Portland, Maine, chocolatier has introduced three chocolate bars to his...
By the sea, by the sea…
...by the beautiful sea. That's the location of the Inn by the Sea.
The inn, a collection of rooms, suites, and two-bedroom cottages evoking Victorian...
Chef Jay Villiani shares two recipes for Maine shrimp
Even if you hate snow, ice, and everything winter, you can't help but love Maine shrimp, a.k.a. Northern Shrimp or Pandalus borealis. These oh-so-delicate...
Visit South Portland for bagels, breakfast, lighthouses, and history
When sunshine and a hint of spring greeted my awakening, I decided to loop out to South Portland for breakfast with a friend. It...
