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Seeking Common Ground: Maine’s best agricultural fair
It's fay-uh season in Maine, and if you want a different take on the usual fair fare, head to the Common Ground Fair, Sept....
Chocoholic’s choice
Just back from nibbling my way through the first Mid-Coast Maine Wine and Cheese Festival, held at two Rockport locations, Cellardoor Winery's retail shop...
Lose the crowds
We visited Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park yesterday, meeting friends at the Jordan Pond House for lunch (the salad with apples and cranberries...
Foliage Faves: Blair Hill Inn
Vermont gets all the press—but it also gets gazillions of leaf peepers. Here's a place where you can enjoy the colors without the crowds....
Morning in Maine
While I'm on the windjammer theme, let me tell you about my recent sail aboard A Morning in Maine, a 55-foot ketch based in...
Victory Chimes two views
One from the air, early on a bright sunny day; and one from the sea, taken later that afternoon, as the fog rolled in....
My Maine air show
No, not THAT air show. Yesterday, I flew up, up, and away in a 1933 Waco UBF2 biplane from the Owl's Head Transportation Museum,...
Sweet, sweet Samoset
I live so close to the Samoset, that I rarely visit, but here I am in Rockland, for a conference and now I understand...
Saddleback Surprise: Cook new honcho
The announcement just landed in my inbox. Warren Cook, the former prez and co-owner at Sugarlaof who resigned from the mice lab after allegations...
Portland’s best “junk food” lunch
A slice of Stephen Lanzalotta's pizza (fresh, wholesome, delicious) from Miccuci's Market paired with a $5 shake (actually $4 and made with ice cream...
The Theater at Monmouth
If you're in the vicinity of Fast Eddie's (see previous post), don't miss The Theater at Monmouth, a.k.a. the Shakespearean theater of Maine. It's...
Fast Eddie is cruising again
Happy Days are here again, at Fast Eddie's, at least. The Winthrop, Maine, drive-in restaurant is back in biz thanks to Russ Angell and...
Shipshape in Searsport
For years I drove past the inland faux lighthouse on Route 1 in Searsport. I finally stopped in a few years ago; wow!...
All in the Family
Previously I've blogged about the Oakland House, which has been in Jim Littlefield's family since it was awarded in the mid 1600s as a...
Favorite Places: Nervous Nellie’s
Even on foggy, damp day (and Lord knows we've had enough of those this summer), Nervous Nellie's Jams & Jellies is a treasure.
Located off...
