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Bring home a taste of Maine with "Notes from a Maine Kitchen" a treasury of recipes highlighting seasonally available Maine foods.

Notes from a Maine Kitchen celebrates seasonally available Maine ingredients, anchoring recipes with a...

Eat Hilary Nangle - August 6, 2011

Talk about perfect timing: A review copy of Notes from a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, by Kathy Gunst, arrived in the mail at...

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

Activities Hilary Nangle - July 31, 2011

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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

Eat Hilary Nangle - July 22, 2011

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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...

10 ways to escape the heat in Maine

Activities Hilary Nangle - July 21, 2011

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We're looking at a few days of scorching heat, at least by Maine standards. Keep that in mind: It IS worse elsewhere. And many...

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

Eat Hilary Nangle - July 20, 2011

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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...

Boating Hilary Nangle - July 19, 2011

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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

Eat Hilary Nangle - July 17, 2011

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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

Eat Hilary Nangle - July 12, 2011

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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

Activities Hilary Nangle - July 8, 2011

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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. ...