The Boathouse Restaurant opens in Kennebunkport

C Classical Maine fare gets an update on Chef John Shaw's menu at The Boathouse Restaurant, in Kennebunkport. The restaurant, part of the Kennebunkport Resort...
The Blair Hill Inn overlooks Moosehead Lake. ©Hilary Nangle

Inn-teresting news from Maine: New innkeepers and more

Will a familiar face welcome you back to your favorite Maine inn this summer? Here are some of the ownership and status changes you'll...
The intricate Maine Central Model Railroad covers 900 square feet and has sections allowing visitors to explore it thoroughly

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.
Bicentennial Maine Statehood Stamp

New Maine statehood stamp celebrates state’s bicentennial

The U. S. Postal Service is celebrating Maine's Bicentennial with a new Maine Statehood stamp
Make Acadia National Park Cadillac Summit Road to visit the highest point on the eastern seaoard, shown here during a late afternoon full moon.

Acadia National Park Cadillac Summit Road reservations

Reservations required for Acadia National Park Cadillac Summit Road from May 25 through October 22 BAR HARBOR, MAINE – The National Park Service requires vehicle reservations...

Maine’s International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Sanctuary designation, the second of its kind in the National...
James Wyeth, Islander, 1975, Oil on canvas, 34 x 44 3/8 inches, Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum

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...
Hungry for something other than the usual Fenway ballpark fare? Check out Eventide Fenway for creative, upscale fare rooted in classics. Courtesy photo

Eventide Fenway redefines the Fenway frank

Hot dogs go upscale at Eventide Fenway, the casual offspring of Portland's James Beard Award-winning Eventide Oyster Co. sited just steps from Fenway Park....

Acadia’s trails listed on National Register of Historic Places

Hikers and history buffs have another reason to visit Acadia National Park on Maine's Mount Desert Island. Acadia's trails now are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Park Loop Road Acadia National Park

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,...
Chef Andrew Chadwick presents a Maine-made menu at the James Beard House on Apr. 5.

Inn by the Sea chef brings Maine to Jame Beard House Apr. 5

Executive Chef Andrew Chadwick, of Sea Glass restaurant at Cape Elizabeth's Inn by the Sea, will pay homage to Maine's farmers, foragers, and fishermen...
Check into one of the comfy cottages at the Oakland House. ©Hilary Nangle

Brooksville’s Oakland House stays in the family with new owners

Rick and Robin Littlefield, cousins of the late Jim Littlefield, have acquired Oakland House Inn and Cottages from Jim's wife, Sally. Rick and Robin...
the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge from Lubec makes visiting Canada from Maine easy

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...
Asticou Inn

Asticou Inn announces new chef, curbside menu

When the genteel Asticou Inn & Restaurant in Northeast Harbor reopens for the 2020 season, Chef Emily Damon will be in the kitchen. Damon,...
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...