Anyone who has internet access can participate in this mid-winter birding event sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. All you have…
Mill Memorial Park – East Machias
A great spot for a picnic! East Machias’ town center rises on hills flanking both sides of a narrow, boulder-strewn stretch of the East Machias…
A great brewery in Bar Harbor – Atlantic Brewing Company
Do you like beer? Then the Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor is a great stop. According to their website: The Atlantic Brewing Company began…
Sixteen awesome things to do with the kids in Down East Maine
Planning a trip to coastal Washington County, Maine with kids this year? Or maybe you live in the area, but have never ‘played tourist’ with…
A Recommended Day Trip in DownEast Maine – Roque Bluffs State Park
As the owner/manager of several properties in coastal Down East Maine, I am asked often where the best place to swim in the ocean is…
Four reasons not to book your vacation rental through VRBO or AirBnB
Once upon a time in Vacationland… Susie had a killer vacation home in Machiasport, Maine. Because she wanted to offset some bills, Susie decided to…
Reversing Falls in Pembroke, Maine
The oh-so-interesting phenomenon of reversing falls can be seen in the narrows between Dennys Bay and Cobscook Bay in Pembroke, Maine. Because the tides in…
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge – DownEast Maine
Are you looking for moose? I’ve been going back and forth through, around and in the state of Maine for almost 20 years now…
Did a pirate bury his loot in the yard of a vacation rental in this Maine town?
Everyone loves a good pirate story, don’t they? After we purchased one of our vacation rental properties – Featherbed Island House – in Machiasport, we discovered that…
A Great Walk With A Dog in DownEast Maine
Downeast Sunrise Trail. Access to the Downeast Sunrise Trail is just minutes away from most of our properties. It is a multi-use corridor connecting eastern Maine…