Category: Maine
Restaurant Review: Marriners Restaurant; Camden, Maine
When we travel, we try to eat locally whenever possible (i.e. no chains allowed!). I love finding local gems by asking store clerks, baristas, & waitresses what their favorite places in town are, which is exactly how we found Marriners Restaurantin Camden.We stumbled into Marriners early one morning before we headed out to kayak. You…
Foto Friday: Maine Loves Ice Cream, Beer & Blueberries
You could definitely do a trip through Maine consuming only ice cream, local beer & blueberry flavored items. In fact, when we were there in August, I did! Here’s the best of Portland, Camden & Bar Harbor’s offerings…
Portland, Maine: Portland Lighthouse Tour
How can you visit Maine & not visit a ton of lighthouses? It seems obvious, but I actually had trouble plotting out a true lighthouse tour. A little Googling & I found this one, which worked out really well. The turn by turn directions are below, along with some photos of the various lighthouses. It…
Maine: Cycling Acadia National Park
When we booked our trip to Maine in the spring, I kept reading about the same activity over & over again: cycling the 27 mile Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park. My husband, already an avid cyclist, was excited to ride in such pretty scenery, but I wasn’t so sure. Much more likely to…
Hotel Review: Bass Cottage Inn; Bar Harbor, Maine
After mostly moderately priced accommodations during our stay in Maine, we were both looking forward to the Bass Cottage Innin Bar Harbor, Maine, our splurge of the trip.When we arrived a bit earlier than check-in, Jeffrey, the inn keeper, met us at the door & gave a fantastic lunch suggestion (Side Street Cafe), guaranteeing that check-in would be…
Hotel Review: the Inn at Camden Place; Camden, Maine
The Inn at Camden Place is a bit of a hybrid inn-boutique hotel. It’s a very basic inn, without all the amenities of a hotel or bed & breakfast, but still had a small, charming feeling. We enjoyed chatting with the inn keeper, Judy, but found that most of the other guests beat us in age by…