Maine’s Vinalhaven Island: day trip or overnight
Vinalhaven island makes a wonderful day trip. It's also great way to escape a heat wave. Not only is the ferry ride a nice...
Top 10: Best of Rockland, Maine
Wondering where to start when it comes to the finding the best of Rockland? Right here.
Rockland rocks. Named a Distinctive Destination by the National...
Windjammer Days 2022 honors 16 Maine women on the waterfront
Boothbay Harbor — The 2022 Windjammer Days festival celebrates working women on the waterfront. Sixty years ago, Captain Marion Dash, the first female boat...
These Maine farms serve farm-fresh meals and more
Farm-to-table is so yesterday; in Maine, you can enjoy farm-fresh meals right on the farm. These farm-based Maine restaurants, cafés, and pizza ovens serve...
Visiting Canada from Maine: What to know
NOTE: Canada no longer requires full vaccination or use of ArriveCAN (that said, using the app may speed your way through a border crossing).
Visiting...
Maine summer 2022: What’s new or changed
Keeping up with what's new or changed is never easy, but staying on top of what's in store for Maine summer 2022 has been...
Maine vacation 2023: Plan ahead and pack patience
While you might get lucky and find a vacancy on a spur-of-the-moment Maine vacation in 2021, don't count on it. You need to plan in advance, and that means reserving not only accommodations but also restaurant tables -- and don't be surprised if your first, second, and third choices already are booked.
Carnaval Maine: Why go and what to know
Celebrate winter at Carnaval Maine. This event promises to be an annual occurrence, and it offers something for all ages. I went on opening...
Maine Central Model Railroad gets new home
One of Maine's largest model railways will be relocated to a purpose-built building on the campus of Kennebunkport's Seashore Trolley Museum, thanks to a $2.6 million donation from the Wyss Medical Foundation. It took the late Buz Beal and his wife, Helen, 12 years to build the Maine Central Model Railroad in a building adjacent to their Jonesport, Maine, home.
Maine’s best outdoor pools with ocean views
Enjoy Maine's best outdoor swimming pool views by planning a getaway at one or more of these inns, hotels, and resorts salting Maine's coast from Ogunquit through Mount Desert Island.
All aboard: Maine train rides & train museums
Train museums and excursion trains are plentiful in Maine, recalling a time when rail transportation was the norm. From the late 19th- to mid-20th...
New Farnsworth exhibits celebrate Wyeths
If you're a fan of the Wyeths, plan to visit Rockland's Farnsworth Museum for two Wyeth family exhibits. One focuses on 27 major works...
Apply now: Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist program
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program brings one artist and a guest to Maine's remote wilderness in August for two-weeks of inspiration.
The chosen...
Acadia National Park to launch vehicle reservation system
Acadia National Park is launching a pilot vehicle reservation system requiring reservations to enter the Sand Beach Entrance and Cadillac Summit Road, Oct. 1-18,...
Acadia National Park’s reopening begins June 1
Yes, Acadia National Park's reopening is imminent—at least for Maine residents.
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and...
