WHY GO: In Searsport ME and on the island of Islesboro, it’s all about ship’s Captains and Islanders – a Mid-Coast Maine that’s far from the maddening crowds. From Searsport, it’s about 20 miles (South) to Lincolnville, where you’ll catch the ferry to lost-in-time Islesboro. In Searsport, explore great exhibits in …
WHY GO: Maine was a shipbuilding powerhouse, and still is, which is why the phenomenal Maine Maritime Museum is located in Bath on the Phippsburg Peninsula. Bath, in fact, is still home to mega-boat-builder, Bath Iron Works. Bath is just 10 minutes from one of the best college art museums …
WHY GO: These Kennebunk, Wells, and Saco ME attractions should be added to THIS Getaway Mavens Kennebunks post, as there is very good reason to visit them all. Preservation – of land, transportation and history – is the thread that connects all of these places; safeguarded by passionate volunteers and …
WHY GO: With a population of 7,500, Montpelier VT is the smallest State Capital in the United States, and, as a point of pride, the only one without a McDonalds. It’s also got a hippie (though not hip), socialist vibe about it. That’s not so surprising, given that Montpelier is …
WHY GO: Old Ellicott City MD, a former mill town in Howard County Maryland, has been ahead of its time and on the forefront of reinvention for several decades now. You’ll feel as if you’re in another world as you descend down into town from the ridge above, when all …
Every February the U.S. recognizes African American accomplishments. But why limit recognition of these valuable contributions to just one month? Here are eight places in Upstate New York where Black History comes alive year-round. Slavery In New Netherlands ALBANY NY: Fort Crailo. Travel back in time to the earliest period …
WHY GO: Settled in 1634, back-in-time Wethersfield CT, just three miles from Hartford, truly reflects its history as one of Connecticut’s two oldest towns. (It shares a “friendly rivalry” with Windsor). The Historic District, the oldest and largest in the state comprising dozens of buildings some dating from the 1600’s, …
WHY GO: Are you a collector of “First,” “Biggest,” “Longest” or “Most Extreme” places in the world? Do you love road trips? Interested in French culture? Well, Madawaska ME is the most extreme Northeast Corner of the USA, rich in French-Acadian history. And Fort Kent is the northern terminus of …
WHY GO: Four percent of the nations potatoes come from Maine, and of that 4%, nearly all (97%) come from the ground around Presque Isle ME. In the early 1900’s the town had 22 one-room schoolhouses so that kids could be close enough to their family farm to help with …
WHY GO: Come to Bangor ME and you’ll be introduced to war heroes, troop greeters, and snowplows the size of ships. Rabid Stephen King fans make pilgrimages to this city in the middle of Maine. But of course, there are other reasons to visit the Bangor area beyond catching a …