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    The ruins of Acadia Natonal Park co-founder George Dorr's home are hidden in the Compass HArbor section of Acadia National Park. Hilary Nangle photo

    Escape Bar Harbor’s crowds in the Compass Harbor section of Acadia National Park

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    Shhhh, now don't tell too many people about Compass Harbor, a lovely little, relatively unmarked section of Acadia National Park that's an easy one...
    After playing the Samoset's oceanfront course, hoof it out to the Rockland Breakwater or up the Camden Hills, then soak in the new outdoor pool. Courtesy photo.

    New pool, spa, restaurant, and other renovations at Maine’s oceanfront Samoset Resort notch up...

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    If you haven't been to Maine's Samoset Resort in a while, you'll be amazed at the changes. I toured the oceanfront resort in Rockport,...
    Authentic Somalian and Morocan flavors come out of the tiny kitchen at Fez, in Portland, Maine. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Fez, Portland’s new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant dishes out authentic flavors

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    On a lark, I had lunch at Fez, Portland, Maine's, new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant on Washington Avenue. Loved it! That's the short story, now let...
    Fresh seafood plus Grindstone Neck of MAine smoked seafood products are served at Fisherman's Inn REstaurant. Courtesy photo

    Fisherman’s Inn Restaurant in Winter Harbor, Maine, shares recipes for Thai-style mussels and finnan...

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    Restaurants come and go in Winter Harbor, Maine, but Carl and Kathy Johnson's Fisherman's Galley has stood the test of time, serving fresh and local...
    For a real immersion into Maine's logging heritage, plan a visit to the Ambejejus Boom House, a National Historic Landmark accessible only by water, in Maine. ©Hilary Nangle .

    Dip into Maine’s logging heritage at the Ambajejus Boom House

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    Chuck Harris has restored Maine's Ambajejus Boom House and filled it with artifacts from Maine's logging era. This National Historic Register-listed property is on Ambajejus Lake, near Millinocket and Baxter State Park.
    For those venturing into the world of Japanese cuisine for the first time, the salmon lady Miyake-style roll at Miyake restaurant, in Portland, Maine, is a good intro. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Miyake’s new restaurant in Portland, Maine, is a perfect backdrop for the master’s cuisine

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    Miyake has barely been in its new location in the Portland Harbor Hotel building on Fore Street for a week, but judging from my...

    Nibbles and bites in South Portland, Maine: Taco Trio and Scratch Baking Co.

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    Psst: Seeking Maine's best bagels? Hankering for a taste of the Southwest? Mosey over the Casco Bay Bridge to South Portland (SoPo, if you're...
    Members of the Maine Windjammer ASsociation fleet parade by the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse during the annual Parade of Sail in 2011. Tom Nangle photo.

    A day aboard America’s oldest working schooner: Rockland Parade of Sail and the recipe...

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    I had the good fortune to sail aboard American's oldest active commercial schooner, the Lewis R. French, during the Maine Windjammer Association's annual Parade...
    Chef Bryan Dame prepares fresh and local fare, served in the ocean view dining room at the Tides Beach Club, overlooking Goose Rocks Beach, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Tom Nangle photo.

    Nibbles and bites: Grazing through Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine

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    Recently, I spent a few days in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine, and I made an effort to visit a few of the newer places...

    Celebrate clams at the 46th annual Yarmouth, Maine, Clam Festival

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    Dig into history than dig into lunch by taking part in an archeological program at Pemaquid Falls, Maine.

    Dig into Maine’s past: archeology field school at Pemaquid Falls

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    The Pemaquid Field School, offered by Southern Maine Community College is a three-week hands-on archeological program under the direction of Dr. Neill De Paoli. ...
    Some of the cabins at Castle Island Camps on Long Pond, in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, are built right over the water. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Maine’s Belgrade Lakes: the real On Golden Pond

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    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...

    Fiddle with family and friends at the Maine Fiddle Camp this summer

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    Bunk down in primitive cabins or pitch a tent, dine outdoors under a tent, and fiddle the days and nights away at the lakeside...

    Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge lets you climb beacon towers

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    Once each year, seven land-accessible lighthouses along the mid-Maine coast open their towers for the Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, a two-day self-guided driving tour...
    Make it point to visit the eclectic L.C. Bates Museum, on Route 201, in Hinckley, just east of Skowhegan. It's a classic cabinet of curiosities filled with all kinds of unexpected treasures. courtesy photo.

    Maine’s L. C. Bates Museum is an authentic cabinet of curiosities

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    I mean, really, where else in Maine, or New England for that matter, can you see a trophy marlin caught by Ernest Hemmingway; a...
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