Nibbles & Bites: Changes at K’bunk’s White Barn Inn & new restaurants from Portland’s...
Three of Maine's best-known chefs are making chess moves: Chef Jonathan Cartwright is leaving Maine's only five-star/diamond restaurant, the White Barn Inn, as of...
Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea successfully launches homeless dog adoption program
Well that didn't take long! The first dog in the new foster-to-adoption program at the uber-dog-friendly Inn By the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, came...
Southwest Harbor restaurants play muscial chairs, and old favorites return
But of course! As soon as the new edition of Moon Acadia National Park is on the printing press, the changes begin rolling in,...
Popovers, lobster, and pie on Acadia’s Quiet Side
The majority of visitors to Mount Desert Island say on the west side, congregating in Bar Harbor and the sights along the Park Loop...
Seal Cove Farm’s pizzas (and goat cheese gelato) are worth the detour.
Every now and then I stumble into a Eureka! find, and Seal Cove Farm's pizza is one.
This summer, Seal Cove—best known for its handcrafted,...
A day on Penobscot Bay aboard the Maine Windjammer Stephen Taber
Just as the show must go on, so must the race. Last Friday, on a foggy and damp morning, with Hurricane Arthur rumbling up...
Road Food: Did somebody say doughnuts?
Oh yum, here's a find! Jeremy Towne, a.k.a the Towne Fryer. This spring, Towne relocated from Machias to Whiting, where he keeps his doughnut...
History buffs and vintage auto fans: Don’t miss Founder’s Day in Paris Hill, Maine
Once a year, tiny Paris Hill comes alive for its Founders Day celebration, when Bob Bahre shares his private car collection with the public....
Visit Campobello Island, home to Roosevelt-Campobello International Park
Visiting Campobello Island, New Brunswick, home to Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, is a must whenever I'm in way down east Maine.
If Down East Maine is...
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...
Biddeford’s Palace Diner reopening on March 12, 2014
I mourned when I learned that the Capostoto family had sold Biddeford's Palace Diner, a classic 1926 Pollard towed to Maine, from Lowell, Mass.,...
Double treat: Camden Snow Bowl and Home Kitchen Cafe
I can't think of a better way to welcome the new year than a morning of skiing at the Camden Snow Bowl, followed by...
Rangeley Inn reopens under new owner
Travis Ferland is working to restore the Rangeley Inn to its former grandeur. Already, the three-story historical hotel in downtown Rangeley is looking better,...
Acadia National Park is officially closed, but many of its treasures are accessible
I'd like to share something with you that came to me from an innkeeper in Bar Harbor:
The government shutdown has closed the Park Loop...
Fine dining in the Maine woods? Find it at Blair Hill Inn overlooking Moosehead...
Once north of Bangor, I temper my dining expectations. I know I'll find plentiful farms with farm-made goodies, Mom-and-Pop restaurants serving huge portions of...
