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Offering beautifully decorated rooms in an historic building, attentive service, and a wonderful dining experience, the Captain Daniel Stone Inn and its No. 10 Water restaurant in Brunswick is a perfect 24-hour get-away experience – but we liked it so much we stayed the whole weekend!
Yes, it’s time to think about winter. We like to break up the dreary cold icy oil-burning months with nice trips. Here are a few from the past and (hopefully) the future.
George
Last year’s winter get-a-way to Matt and Wendy Polstein’s New England Outdoor Center 10 miles west of Millinocket was spectacular. Dining in their exceptional River Driver’s Restaurant, staring across Millinocket Lake at the snow-covered Mount Katahdin, reminded us of why we love Maine winters – especially when we are enjoying a fine dinner – inside! There is no prettier dining spot in Maine.
One great city. Two great brew pubs. And we’re not in Portland!
George
While Portland grabs the headlines for foodies nationwide, Bangor’s our kind of place, with savvy civic leaders, a great waterfront on the Penobscot River, awesome events like the American Folk Festival, and (soon) a new Convention Center.
Our home-away-from-home there is the Fireside Inn, owned by Bangor’s Lafayette family, hospitable hoteliers who offer superb service and comfort in their three-dozen hotels and inns.
Campobello Island is in Canada but it should be in Maine. It sure feels like home to us.
We spend a week every August at Campobello’s Island Chalet, and this year we added two new things: an exciting whale watching adventure with Island Cruises and tea with Eleanor Roosevelt!
We’ll bet you can’t visit Lubec just once. We certainly can’t. This place hooks you right in the heart and quickly becomes a place you miss when you are not there. On and off the water, there’s lots to do, but some of our best times here are spent doing “nothing.”
PHOTO: Brazilian Stew, a delicous dish at the Water Street Tavern in Lubec.
Ocean-side massages as waves lapped the shore, dinner featuring amazing food and a gorgeous sunset, an amenity-filled suite looking out over the bay – our weekend visit to Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor was one we will never forget.
A special Chef’s Table Dinner was our excuse to return to our favorite Bar Harbor Inn – the Bluenose – and the dinner at the Inn’s Looking Glass Restaurant was exceptional. But so is everything else at this resort with its stunning ocean views, gorgeous rooms, fabulous customer service and amenities, and one of the state’s top chefs, Arturo Montes.
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