Justin Smulski 
Exploring Maine—taking in its farmland vistas, lowtide hikes, and scenic mountaintops—takes a whole lot of driving. That often means that the cities and towns you’re driving through feel like just that: somewhere you’re sorta-kinda passing through temporarily. Yet Maine’s meteoric rise in tourism over the last ten years hasn’t just been about outdoor adventure and …
At the eastern extremity of the continental United States, Maine’s more than 3000 miles of coastal frontage lends itself to an endless array of beautiful destinations to watch the day’s early light race across the horizon. The sun’s rays hit Maine’s coast first before anywhere else in the country. The region’s relationship with the sunrise …
Read moreDawnland Destinations: Best Spots to Watch the Sunrise in Maine
A touch of the winter blues isn’t exactly unreasonable as we head into January with frigid temperatures and less snow throughout Maine than usual. Though we’re all eagerly awaiting fresh powder and frozen lakes for outdoor winter fun and gorgeous winter landscapes frosted in white, thoughts of sunny summer days are an understandable sliver of …
Read moreA Winter Blues Cure-All: Maine’s Best Lobster Pounds and Fry Shacks
Maine’s natural landscapes—coastal granite cliffs, mountaintop rock spires, rolling farmland, crystal clear lakes, and everything in between—position the state as a touristic haven for outdoor adventure and long road trips on the hunt for scenic splendor. The lakes and mountains of western and northern Maine are a clear crown jewel of exploration, and the combination …
You can’t swing a bean boot or a shuck an oyster without bumping into a Mainer truly convinced that Maine is the best possible place to live and willing to explain exactly why in resounding detail. There’s no shortage of reasons, we’re inclined to agree. But frosty mornings and a sudden, near-constant craving for hot …
Read more7 Reasons Why Christmas in Maine is the Absolute Best
When the temperature drops and the days shorten, a fair number of avid outdoor enthusiasts have a tough time adjusting. After a sunny summer of warm alfresco adventures, it’s a difficult adjustment to feel cooped up with significantly less daylight. We feel it even more so in Maine—the Downeast coast gets the sunrise before anyone …
Read more5 Awesome Maine Winter Activities + Sports (Other Than Skiing)
Maine’s reputation as vacationland is serious enough that they put it on a license plate. In every season an array of getaways and activities await you. You can hire a wilderness guide for a multi-day canoe camping trip, or take mailboat to a far-off coastal island with but a few residents. But, sometimes something as …
It takes just under three hundred miles of driving to make your way up the Maine coast from the New Hampshire state line in Kittery all the way to the Canadian border. That slow meander up the shoreline takes you through countless towns and fishing villages filled with fry shacks, lobster pounds, and stunning scenery …