Hungry? The Pine Tree State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Maine for 2014. BEST HARBORSIDE DINING: ARAGOSTA, Stonington Whether lunching on the harbor-hugging deck or dining inside at a white-clothed table, distant Isle au Haut is the backdrop […]
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Pinching pennies never felt so good! Check out our picks for the best bargains in Maine for 2014. BEST PIZZA BY THE SLICE: OTTO PIZZA, Portland With options like mashed potato, bacon, and scallion or butternut squash, ricotta, and cranberry, Otto’s has gained a passionate following. Its popularity has spawned locations in Portland, South Portland, and […]
A Providence designer turned a tiny, dilapidated 1800s house into a nautically inspired New England haven.
In Hope, Maine, a community rallies behind an improbable dream.
25 number of times a lobster sheds its shell during the first five years of life 98 estimated number of calories in a typical 3-ounce serving of lobster 61:9.5 feet and inches: length of the world’s longest lobster roll, containing 48 pounds of meat, recorded at the Old Port Festival in Portland in 2009Get Our […]
Looking to rest your head in the Pine Tree State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Maine for 2014. BEST RIVERSIDE INN: BUFFLEHEAD COVE, Kennebunk Pampering service and gourmet breakfasts distinguish the Gott family’s secluded, antiques-filled, home-turned-boutique-inn edging the tidal Kennebunk River. It’s a peaceful reprieve from the […]
Looking to rest your head in the Green Mountain State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Maine for 2014. BEST SMALL B&B: THE EDDINGTON HOUSE INN, Bennington This gem of a B&B offers more activity packages than many larger establishments. Tailor your stay around XC skiing, cycling, horseback […]
The chapel was built in 1912 for use by the staff and guests of the Poland Spring Resort. It is now owned by the Poland Spring Preservation Society which also owns the Maine State Building (from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago).[3] The chapel has a series of beautiful hand painted windows and […]
Looking for fun in the Pine Tree State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Maine for 2014. BEST HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDEN: HAMILTON HOUSE, South Berwick The setting for Sarah Orne Jewett’s novel The Tory Lover, the 18th-century Hamilton House and its handsome Colonial Revival gardens crown […]
From Caribou, Maine, to somewhere south of Hartford, there’s only one big-league ball team for New England…but a wide assortment of characters who love them, known as Red Sox Nation.
Skip the hectic commute into Boston and high ticket prices for a major league game and visit one of New England’s many wonderful minor league stadiums instead! Get up close for a fun and family-friendly game, all while saving some money and seeing what some of our smaller cities have to offer. What could be […]
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Spring | New England Numbers
What are the numbers behind spring in New England? The ounces of blood a blackfly will draw, the number of strolling heifers in Brattleboro, VT, lupine in Acadia National Park… 0.00007 ounce: blood drawn before a blackfly says, “I’m stuffed.” $2.00 price of “WE BREED ‘EM, YOU FEED ‘EM” bumper sticker from the Maine Blackfly […]