Maine's best ice cream

Maine’s best ice cream: Here’s where to find fresh, Maine-made ice cream statewide

Summer means ice cream, and if you're looking for Maine's best ice cream, gelato, or custard, I've done the research for you. Here's the scoop on where to find Maine's best homemade ice cream, from Kittery to The County.
One of Maine's Best food festivals

Maine’s best food festivals & events

Hungry for a taste of the real Maine? Feast upon this tasting portion of some of Maine's best food festivals and events. (Updated July...
The observatory is sited 447 feet above the Penobscot River

Maine’s unique Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory

The tri-level, glass-walled Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory caps the 447-foot-high west tower, delivering jaw-dropping views over Penobscot Bay, the Camden Hills, Mount Desert Island,...
Visit lighthouses along Maine's coast on Maine Open Lighthouse Day. Hilary Nangle photo.

Light up your life: Visit a Maine lighthouse this summer

The romanticism of lighthouse life has motivated many a traveler to seek out a Maine lighthouse or two, and there are numerous ways to...
View from the Outdoor Center of Sugarloaf Mountain ©Hilary Nangle

Sugarloaf’s West Mountain expansion

You can go home again. At least, my return to Sugarloaf Mountain Resort felt that way. I've been a Sugarloafer since, well, let's just...
Collage depicts three Maine hotels that always participate in HospitalityMaine's Hospitality for Habitat promotion (clockwise from left): the Beachmere in Ogunquit, the Nonantum in Kennebunkport, and the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth @Hilary Nangle

Hospitality for Habitat offers 50 percent off primo Maine lodgings

Check out Hospitality for Habitat and check into one of Maine's finer accommodations at a heavily discounted offseason rate.
Make plans now for Maine Restaurant Week 2026

Make rez now for Maine Restaurant Week 2025

Hungry? Maine Restaurant Week 2021 is on. This year's culinary event, March 1-12, lets you choose restaurants not only by location and meal, but also by delivery style--inside, outdoors, or curbside.
Images shows craft vendors tents at the annual free family-oriented fun Freeport Fall Festival

Why attend the Free Freeport Fall Festival

Whether you're looking to entertain the kids or to finish (start?) your holiday shopping, the free family-oriented fun Freeport Fall Festival is the answer....
White cottages behind picket fences have views to the ocean.

Checking-in: Dunes on the Waterfront, Ogunquit

Ogunquit's dreamy Dunes on the Waterfront could be a Hollywood set. White picket fences set off the adorable one- to three-bedroom white clapboard cottages...
The Five of Clubs lounge has a handsome full bar backed by a mirror and varied seating.

Checking In: Portland’s new Longfellow Hotel shines

Portland's new Longfellow Hotel, Maine's first wellness hotel, wowed me. This 48-room boutique hotel has rooms designed for sleeping, a wellness spa, a counter-service...