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...
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...
Free map details Maine’s Public Reserved Lands
Ease into the great outdoors on Maine's Public Reserved Lands. Download a free map from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) that...
What to see & do in Quebec City, plus where to eat & sleep
Wondering what to see and do in Quebec City? I can help. Since I live in Maine, I consider Quebec City as my extended...
New owner for Ogunquit’s historical Cliff House Resort & Spa
It's the end of an era: Fourth-generation owner Kathryn Weare has sold the Cliff House Resort & Spa, which tops the cliffs of Bald...
Checking In: Inn at Ocean’s Edge, Lincolnville, Maine
The splurge-worthy Inn at Ocean's Edge delivers on its name. Tucked well off Route 1 in Lincolnville, this Maine inn's seven-acre property descends to...
Monhegan Island seduces artists, birders, hikers, dreamers, and drifters
Ahhhh! The Artists' Island. Take a walk about Monhegan Island, and it's easy to see how it earned that moniker. Everywhere you look is...
Checking In: Aragosta, Deer Isle, Maine
Oceanfront Aragosta, Deer Isle, welcomes guests to private, comfy cottages salting spruce woodlands and a nationally acclaimed restaurant.
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.
Checking In: Spruce Point Inn, Boothbay Harbor
From the minute one arrives at Maine's Spruce Point Inn, there’s a sense of ahhhh. The oceanfront resort sprawls over 57 landscaped acres salted...
Aboard the Floating Nomad houseboat now anchored on Bremen’s Pemaquid Pond
What it's like to stay aboard the Floating Nomad houseboat, which moved, with its sister Roam houseboat in 2021 to Pemaquid Pond in Bremen, Maine.
Checking In: Inn on the Harbor, Stonington
The Inn on the Harbor earns its name. The Stonington property hugs a thin strip of land between the road and the water, and its huge deck hangs over the harbor. Comfy guestrooms and a 2-bedroom apartment fill a handful of cheek-by-jowl downtown buildings.
Checking in: The Meadowmere Resort, Ogunquit, Maine
The family owned Meadowmere Resort puts the best of Ogunquit within footsteps. That's not the only reason to stay here. The Meadowmere's facilities make...
New owners reviving Bluff House Inn on the Schoodic Peninsula
The Bluff House, a lodge-style inn and cabins on Maine's Schoodic Peninsula, overlooks Frenchman Bay. ©Hilary Nangle
Checking-In: Lubec’s Inn on the Wharf delivers authentic taste of Maine’s seafaring heritage
If The Inn on the Wharf, in Lubec were any closer to the shoreline, I could cast a fishing line out my window. Instead,...
