Hilary Nangle

Plan the perfect summer weekend in the Maine Acadia Region with our 2024 guide to the best places to eat, stay, and play.

When the temperatures cool down and the foliage color heats up, there’s no better place for a Maine autumn getaway than Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.

At age 12, I made my first turns down Sugarloaf’s trails, then narrow and twisting, during spring break. Although a beginner, I followed my chum Diana and her mountain-brat friends, all of whom had been skiing since they could toddle. Not only did I survive intact, but I also left with a tan that rivaled […]

German-food fans have been making pilgrimages to Virgil Morse’s farm since he began selling fresh sauerkraut in 1918. Today’s customers seek out Morse’s European Deli & Kraut Haus Restaurant not only for their famous cabbage, but also for the hard-to-find specialty foods coveted by descendants of the region’s Central European and Scandinavian settlers. “Much to […]

For outdoor adventure or indoor comfort, get ready to lose yourself in the beautiful towns and mountains of western Maine.

Midcoast Maine’s fraternal twins, Bath and Brunswick, are yin and yang, distinct yet complementary, connected by Route 1, the region’s major artery–and by the aptly named Merrymeeting Bay, where two of Maine’s major rivers (and four other smaller ones) mingle. Bath, identified by the flock of cranes pecking away at Bath Iron Works, hugs the […]