My youngest daughter is currently taking a printmaking class at Bowdoin College, in the course of which she attended Printmaking ABC: In Memorium David P. Becker, an exhibition of prints selected from among the 1,500 prints David Becker bequeathed to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in 2010 when he died at the age of […]
Maine
Maine
Alan Bray’s Maine Magic
As we were driving up the coast and then inland to Bangor last week to see some art shows, Portland gallerist Andy Verzosa, who is co-editing a new book on contemporary art in Maine with me, asked me who I would select if I had to name one living artist to represent contemporary Maine […]
The vibrant city of Portland, Maine has many attractions, restaurants, and shops worth visiting, from its historic Old Port district along the harbor to its Arts District along Congress Street. Still, each year Yankee names our Editors’ Picks for “Best of New England,” and as usual, the city of Portland earned quite a few in […]
The salty scent of the sea mingling with the sweet perfume of beach roses wafted into my car as I followed Route 9 past Kennebunkport, Maine — which was just named one of the best beach towns in New England in the July/August issue of Yankee— to the small fishing village of Cape Porpoise. I […]
Where to Stay in Old Orchard Beach, Maine: Echo Motel and Oceanfront Cottages Nothing fancy, but the Echo is reasonably priced, modern, comfortable and located within walking distance of the downtown pier, but also just far enough away to provide guests some peace and quiet. Also, oceanfront cottages. www.echomotel.com Where to Eat in Old […]
Where to Stay in Falmouth, Massachusetts: Inn on the Sound: Perched atop a bluff with panoramic views of Nantucket Sound, the Inn on the Sound’s ten comfortably elegant rooms are open year-round. www.innonthesound.com Where to Eat in Falmouth, Massachusetts: The Glass Onion: Be prepared to wait in high season, as The Glass Onion does […]
Where to Stay in York Beach, Maine: Cutty Sark Motel Located on Long Sands Beach, every one of the motel’s 42 rooms has an ocean view. www.cuttysarkmotel.com Where to Eat in York Beach, Maine: The Union Grill and Pub Located within the Union Bluff Hotel. Be sure to try the onion rings or the […]
Where to Stay in Rockport, Massachusetts: Bearskin Neck Motor Lodge An somewhat plain, old fashioned motor lodge that has the infinite gift of location. Smack on the sea at Bearskin Cove. You can’t get any closer to the heart of Rockport. www.bearskinneckmotorlodge.com/ Where to Eat in Rockport, Massachusetts: Roy Moore Lobster Company Housed in […]
Here are Yankee Magazine‘s picks for the best places to stay, eat, and see for Kennebunkport, Maine, ranked #7 Beach Town in New England. Where to Stay in Kennebunkport, Maine Captain Lord Mansion Though Kennebunkport is flush with lovely inns, the butter-yellow Captain Lord Mansion is the flushest. The inn’s “Memory Garden,” features the names […]
Here are Yankee Magazine’s picks for the best places to stay, eat, and see for Ogunquit, Maine, ranked #1 Beach Town in New England.
When the elevator door slides open at the top of the Penobscot Narrows Observatory, the view hits you suddenly, startlingly. The glass wall of the tower is disturbingly close, and beyond it, the Penobscot River Valley unfolds 420 feet below. For a split second it feels as though you’ve been deposited directly into the clouds. […]
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport, Maine began life in 1952 as an artists’ cooperative called Maine Coast Artists. It was still Maine Coast Artists in 1992 (and always will be to me) when it celebrated its 40th anniversary with a landmark exhibition entitled On the Edge: Forty Years of Maine Painting […]