Statewide
Summer at Camp
Even as iPods and cell phones invade our kids’ lives, Maine summer camps maintain a timeless connection with nature.
Wild Winter
A new book describes how Maine’s flora and fauna adapt to our changing seasons. Here’s the story of how three creatures — barred owls, red foxes, and snowshoe hares — weather the month of February.
A Foodie’s Guide to Snow Country
These fifteen dishes will send you outdoors with a full belly and a big smile.
In Good Spirits
Lewiston happens to be the longtime home of White Rock Distilleries, one of the country’s leading manufacturers and importers of spirits, but with dozens of microbreweries and small wineries scattered across Maine, it was only a matter of time before boutique distilleries entered the scene. The spirit — if not the illegality — of bootlegging survives in Maine. Here are a few of our favorite craft spirits.
Cranberry Gin
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery, Union
207-785-3024,
In the Line of Duty
Few people fully understand, or appreciate, the role that Maine’s Warden Service plays in safeguarding the state’s natural resources.
Island Hopping
Navigating the Maine Island Trail Association’s (207- 761-8225) 185 island and coastline sites spanning over 375 miles just got a whole lot easier. This membership organization provides stewardship of these public and private coastal sites and is dedicated to helping boaters enjoy them responsibly. Just this year MITA made its twenty-two-year-old paper guide available online.
Return of the Iron Horses
As passenger rail expands in Maine, what should travelers expect to happen?
Camp!/Swim!/Hike!
Maine’s state park system is turning seventy-five this year and you are hereby invited to attend the celebration.
