A man uses a spotting scope to look for birds in Acadia National Park

Maine birding festivals: Add to your life list

Add a new species to your life list at one of these Maine Birding Festivals.
flyer for the annual Bahre Antique Car Collection show

Bahre Antique Car Collection One-Day Show

You can view more than 50 extraordinary antique and classic cars during the annual Founder's Day charity event in Paris, Maine. The Bahre Antique...
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Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival is a downeast Maine treasure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZkiA8PAnIU Maine has plenty of festivals, but my favorite is the Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival, an all-around good-time event. I attend almost every...
Make plans to indulge in everything maple on Maine Maple Sunday. courtesy photo

Maine Maple Sunday: the sweetest day of the year

Maine Maple Sunday, when Maine's maple syrup producers strut their sap, is the sweetest day of the year. On the fourth Sunday of March, Maine's...

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...
This year's Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Festival celebrates working women on the waterfront.

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...

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...

Chill with Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal ice show

Crystal, Cirque du Soleil's first ice show, shimmers and shines. When you take one of the world's foremost athletic troupes and put it on...
Garden's Aglow, Maine

All agog about Maine’s Gardens Aglow

Brighten the season with Maine's Gardens Aglow, the annual holiday light extravaganza at the Maine Coastal Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. If this vibrant illumination isn't...

Eight great Maine summer music festivals

Get your groove on at one of these eight Maine summer music festivals. We've gotcha covered, from rock to folk, bluegrass to blues, pops...

A day on Penobscot Bay aboard the Maine Windjammer Stephen Taber

Just as the show must go on, so must the race. Last Friday, on a foggy and damp morning, with Hurricane Arthur rumbling up...

History buffs and vintage auto fans: Don’t miss Founder’s Day in Paris Hill, Maine

Once a year, tiny Paris Hill comes alive for its Founders Day celebration, when Bob Bahre shares his private car collection with the public....

Maine Restaurant Returns to add some pizzazz to your March

Despite the snow and frigid temps, my winter hibernation is over. I'm swinging back into Maine Travel Maven mode with a reminder about Maine Restaurant...

Harlequin romance: great opportunity for birders

Ready to romance a harlequin? Here's a wonderful and rare opportunity to spy threatened harlequin ducks in Maine. On Saturday, March 30, Bob and...

Specialty dinners & food programs in the Kennebunks

Two Maine inns in the Kennebunks are offering specialty dinners this fall. A Spirited Evening Harvest Dinner, Oct. 27 & 31 Ready to get spooked? Join...