Travelers with mobility issues will find a warm welcome and accessible rooms at the HArraseeket Inn, in Freeport, Maine, Charles Pannell photo.

Accessible travel expert Candy Harrington praises Freeport’s Harraseekett Inn

I asked accessible travel maven Candy Harrington to write a guest post about accessible travel in Maine. Here she shares her thoughts on Freeport's...
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Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era

Make it a point to wander all the way to the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art to see Tanja Alexia Hollander:...
Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan is on view at the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, through December 30, 2012.

“Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan” now on view in Rockland’s Farnsworth Art Museum

Here's an exhibition fans of Maine islands and art won't want to miss: Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan is on view at the...
The perfect gift for someone who loves Maine: Cartoons from Maine by Jeff Pert.

New book captures Maine in cartoons

I've been a fan of Jeff Pert's cartoons for years. The man knows Maine and Mainers, and he knows how to tickle our collective...

Quick Picks: Where to stay, eat, and play in Hallowell, Maine

Hallowell hugs the Kennebec River just south of Maine’s capital city, Augusta. Once a major port for ice, granite, and lumber, the well-preserved late-19th-century...
Vegan and vegetarian entrees share the menu with more mainstream choices at Franie & Johnny's, in Cape Neddick, Maine.

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free fare fills the plate at these Maine restaurants

Health food stores and natural foods groceries, along with Asian, Indian, and Mexican restaurants, are the usual go-tos for on-the-road vegetarians and vegans. While...
Don't miss Lower Allagash Falls, one of the highlights of paddling Maine's Allagash Wilderness Waterway.Matthew LaRoche photo.

Canoeing Maine’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway: Tips for time constrained

Thinking about paddling Maine's Allagash Wilderness Waterway? AWW Superintendent Matthew LaRoche provides options for those with the desire, but without the time to spend...

Winter arrives in Maine’s western mountains, and a few nibbles and nods

After a relatively mild winter, March roared in lionlike, with a major snowstorm that dropped upwards of a foot on Maine's western mountains. Saddleback,...

Maine chefs and restaurants well represented among 2012 James Beard semi-finalists

The James Beard Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for its 2012 James Beard awards. Maine chefs and restaurants in the running are, by category: Best...

For a topnotch fare, find The Lost Kitchen, in Belfast, Maine

CLOSED. Chef Erin French has taken her show on the road with an Airstream food truck. Chef Matthew Kenney's The Gothic has taken over...