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 …
This Maine family resort is the last of a vanishing breed. So many of these “family resorts” on the Maine Coast have floundered or faded, but not Sebasco Harbor Resort. It’s managed to maintain a multi-generational, friendly, laid-back, ice cream days, rec-center-nights vibe, while keeping up the standards of its …
WHY GO: For off-price shoppers, or shoppers of any kind, Freeport Maine is a glorious place. Of course, Big Daddy, L.L. Bean, led the charge here, making way for Brooks Bros, Cole Haan, Banana Republic, Coach and a slew of luxury name brands. Come for the goods, stay for a …
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: There is no disputing that the towns of the Southern Maine Coast – Kittery, York, and Ogunquit – are the most crowded. As you drive from the border town of Kittery (outlets) to York Beach to the popular Ogunquit on US Route 1, you’ll experience traffic jams and …
WHY GO: How can you resist a town that decided to counter Spain’s Running of the Bulls with its own chill, groovy, Vermont take: “Strolling of the Heifers?” Brattleboro VT is just the sort of fun-poking place ripe for exploring. There are three brewhouses in town, each with its own focus …
The Four Columns Inn, an iconic, whitewashed 15-room luxe “Country Inn,” a dozen miles from Brattleboro in the classic whitewashed New England town of Newfane VT, was shuttered in 2013 and reopened, afresh, in mid 2015. Once enchanting enough for the likes of Mick Jagger (who stayed over for his …
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: The oft-overlooked upper reaches of Vermont, affectionately known as the Northeast Kingdom, or NEK, has farmland, cheese, Bag Balm, and one of the best breweries in the country according to many craft brew fans. At its center, the city of St. Johnsbury VT holds some classy surprises, including a …
Leave it to the 19-room Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford VT to make log-pine luxurious. The Cedar Glen room, kited out in Adirondack-chic, is an elegant blend of pine and plaid, and one of the most difficult rooms to leave once settled in. But this is not the only reason the …