Canelli’s, Yarmouth
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Joe Ricchio Being a Yarmouth native myself, I can safely say that dining out there can be a bit tricky at times. More often than not, it is something I do for convenience sake
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76 Pleasant Street, Norway
Posted on November 10, 2011 by Joe Ricchio While gazing through the dining room windows, admiring the sun setting over the snowy woods on the day after a freak October snowstorm, I assure my happily married friend Drew that I
Schulte & Herr, Portland
Posted on October 27, 2011by Joe Ricchio After enjoying an outstanding meal at a new restaurant, my first inclination is to regard it as a fluke. After having my hopes raised and then mercilessly smashed to the ground so many
XC Carrabassett
By Sandy Lang Photographs by Peter Frank Edward The snowstorm was a whopper on those last days of February, covering Maine in yards-deep drifts. But we had the winter itch to ski. Our cabin is 28 steps downhill from
Working Toward My Peak
FEATURE-November + December 2011 By Isaac Kestenbaum Illustrations by Alex Eben Meyer Working toward my Peak at the height of the holiday season. United Parcel Service workers refer to the annual holiday-driven freight increase as simply “Peak.” They talk
Cellardoor Winery
DRINK MAINE-November + December 2011 By Sophie Nelson | Illustration by Eric Hou Bettina Doulton on Cellardoor Winery: “Cellardoor Winery was started by a husband-and-wife team in the 1990s. They found the property, fell in love with the place, purchased it,
Freeport
EAT MAINE-November/December 2011 By Joe Ricchio | Illustration by Kathryn Thomas Each month Joe Ricchio gives local insight into his favorite places to eat and drink. He recommends that you pace yourself as you Eat Maine. Azure Cafe The best way
What We’re Reading-November + December
BOOKS-November + December 2011 By Sophie Nelson Illustration by Eric Hou Newly published from Maine: Recent favorites by local authors Robert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures Jane McCloskey McCloskey’s younger daughter, Jane, pieces together her
The Ware Street Inn
Guests will enjoy this lovely inn for its academic locale and distinct personality. On a tree-lined street near the Bates College campus in Lewiston, you’ll find the Ware Street Inn. Innkeepers Jan and Mike Barrett own the charming colonial, which
