Quick Picks: Where to stay, eat, and play in Hallowell, Maine

Hallowell hugs the Kennebec River just south of Maine’s capital city, Augusta. Once a major port for ice, granite, and lumber, the well-preserved late-19th-century...
The ceiling, walls, choir loft, and entry of Maine's South Solon Meeting House are a riot of color and art. Hilary Nangle photo.

Maine’s South Solon Meeting House is a surprising visual treat, thanks to artists from...

  Open the door to Maine's South Solon Meeting House and Wow! Neither the classically influenced colonial, white-clapboard architecture nor the serene location on a...
Some of the cabins at Castle Island Camps on Long Pond, in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, are built right over the water. Hilary Nangle photo.

Maine’s Belgrade Lakes: the real On Golden Pond

Long before the movie, Maine's Belgrade Lakes were drawing fishermen, summer rusticators, writers, and even beauty queens. On Golden Pond, that dreamy sunset-of-life film...
Make it point to visit the eclectic L.C. Bates Museum, on Route 201, in Hinckley, just east of Skowhegan. It's a classic cabinet of curiosities filled with all kinds of unexpected treasures. courtesy photo.

Maine’s L. C. Bates Museum is an authentic cabinet of curiosities

I mean, really, where else in Maine, or New England for that matter, can you see a trophy marlin caught by Ernest Hemmingway; a...

Maine Huts & Trails opens Grand Falls Hut

Maine Huts & Trails, the hut-to-hut multi-use trail in Maine's western mountains, got a big boost this weekend with the opening of its third...

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...

Free ice cream tomorrow (really!)

Family-owned Gifford's Ice Cream kicks off its 30th-anniversary season, tomorrow, Friday, March 19, by offering free, small ice cream cones from 6-8 p.m. at...

Preserving Maine’s inland wilderness

Two recent acquisitions have protected some of Maine's prized wilderness. The Appalachian Mountain Club has acquired and protected the Roach Ponds tract in the...

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...

Spa escape

Listen up, girlfriends: Augusta, Maine's capital city, isn't a tourist destination, not by a long shot. It is, however, a great place for a...

Frost on the pumpkin

Tonight! A hard frost is predicted. It is shaping up to be an absolutely gorgeous fall weekend, sun and temps in the 60s during...

Seeking Common Ground: Maine’s best agricultural fair

It's fay-uh season in Maine, and if you want a different take on the usual fair fare, head to the Common Ground Fair, Sept....

The Theater at Monmouth

If you're in the vicinity of Fast Eddie's (see previous post), don't miss The Theater at Monmouth, a.k.a. the Shakespearean theater of Maine. It's...

Fast Eddie is cruising again

Happy Days are here again, at Fast Eddie's, at least. The Winthrop, Maine, drive-in restaurant is back in biz thanks to Russ Angell and...
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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...