Where in Maine
Can you name the island and the peaceful cape where this boat is docked?
Here are some pictures from the 2016 Penobscot Bay Food Cruise, an unforgettable week aboard the schooners Stephen Taber and Ladona.
Monument Cove
It took centuries of storm waves to hew Monument Cove’s namesake pillar from the rugged granite cliffs. Still, the improbable-looking monument is “quite ephemeral."
Acadia, The Bowl
There’s something oh-so-inviting about a mountain pond, and few in Acadia are more picturesque than the little spring-fed kettle pond known as The Bowl.
Earnest Goes to Camp
On the occasion of finding his 50-year-old camp letters, one veteran journalist pens a heartfelt love letter to his Maine summer camp.
Islesford Dock
Suspended on pilings over the waters of Hadlock Cove, the seasonal Islesford Dock Restaurant counts MDI summer resident Martha Stewart among its fans.
Colorfully painted antique tractor seats at Lawrence Lord’s Old Farm Museum, in Alexander, Maine
Lawrence Lord has amassed a collection of iron tractor seats that he diligently scrapes, repaints, and displays in vivid grids on the walls of his two-barn museum.
Cascade Falls, Saco Maine
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the April photo of Cascade Falls in Saco.
best-of-maine-lodging
We’ve been arguing for months. And eating. And shopping. And road-tripping. And at last, all that hard work has paid off. Presenting Maine’s best Travel and Play, from camping to cruising to hitting the links.