Parks and passes
With temps expected to push well into the 80s later this week and a holiday weekend on the horizon, it's time to start thinking...
Moose Mainea
Wanna see a moose? This is the best time of year to do so, and the area around Moosehead Lake is prime moose-spotting territory....
Is your pooch stressed?
Take him for a spa escape at the Cliff House, in Ogunquit.
Doggie massage is the newest service at the oceanfront resort topping Bald Head...
Puffins, warblers, and eagles, oh my!
Deer Isle is going to the birds. The third annual Wings, Waves & Woods festival of birding and art, sponsored by the Island Heritage...
Steal away to Ogunquit’s Rockmere Lodge
Through April 9, rooms at the Rockmere Lodge, which has a spectacular location on Ogunquit's Marginal Way, are—get this: $90 midweek, $98-$110 Friday through...
Bethel Inn makes it easy
Grand dames come and go, but the Bethel Inn and Spa keeps chugging along. Sister grand resorts—The Mount Washington, in Bretton Woods, N.H., and...
Sundance dreams
Almost everyone's heard of Robert Redford's Sundance film festival, but mention the ski resort of the same name, and the response is often a...
Deals, deals, deals…. skiers/riders take note
The skiing conditions are phenomenal here in northwestern Maine. The snow is light and very dry (thanks to that recent sub-Arctic air mass), the...
Check out Bethel’s Briar Lea
Here's my new fave spot in Bethel, the Briar Lea. Jenni and Richard Frederick's inn and pub is a week bit of England in...
Pre-Prelude quietude
Spent Wednesday night at K'port's Cape Arundel Inn. This is a very comfortable B&B with a smashing location: It's on Ocean Drive, with views...
View from Goulding’s, Monument Valley
Talk about a fab view!
Gouldings Trading Post is a historic property in Monument Valley, Utah. Not only is there a motel with divine views,...
Spa escape
Listen up, girlfriends: Augusta, Maine's capital city, isn't a tourist destination, not by a long shot. It is, however, a great place for a...
Harboring secrets
I toured the new addition to the Portland Harbor Hotel yesterday with the general manager, and no question, this is a great addition for...
Escape the leaf-peeping crowds
If I wanted to lose the tour buses, the vehicle parades, the lines and the masses, and I wanted to not only see the...
Cheap Sleeps in the Kennebunks
You don't have to be religious to book a room at the Franciscan Guest House. An easy walk to Lower Village and Dock Square...
