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Ice covered lake at sunrise

Ice Season is Here!

Outdoors, Food, General, Trips, Family TravelBy MikeFebruary 13, 2025

It’s ice season, time to bundle up and get outside to enjoy your favorite winter activities on the glistening surfaces of frozen lakes and ponds throughout the MidCoast.

Adirondacks on the lawn facing the ocean, next to a cedar shingled building, Monhegan Island, Maine

Start Planning Your Visit to Maine’s MidCoast

General, Family Travel, Trips, Outdoors, FoodBy MikeJanuary 23, 2025

Whether you’re a foodie, history buff, outdoor adventurer, or simply looking to unwind with a book by the ocean, start planning your visit to Maine’s MidCoast today!

Lobster traps on a dock in Port Clyde, Maine

On The Way to Acadia, Explore the MidCoast

General, Trips, Family Travel, Outdoors, FoodBy MikeDecember 19, 2024

Traveling to Acadia from the south, you’ll pass through Maine’s MidCoast and Islands region. The area is arguably Maine at its best. This is where “the mountains meet the sea.”

Festival of Lights, Rockland, Maine

Festive Lights and Cozy Nights in the MidCoast

Food, General, Family Travel, Trips, OutdoorsBy MikeNovember 12, 2024

With winter on the horizon, MidCoast villages and towns bustle with festive energy and holiday activities. Here are a few worth checking out!

Carrots, radishes, peppers and apples -- autumn harvest

Celebrate Fall Flavors in the MidCoast

General, Trips, FoodBy MikeOctober 10, 2024

The crisp air and bright fall foliage mean locally harvested seasonal foods will be front and center on menus throughout the MidCoast. Here are a few of our favorites.

Leaves, lakes, and lighthouses, enjoy autumn in MidCoast Maine

Leaves, Lakes, and Lighthouses

Family Travel, Outdoors, General, TripsBy MikeSeptember 19, 2024

The coastal mountains and hills of Maine’s MidCoast will begin to glow with color as fall foliage arrives — it’s one of the best times to visit and explore.

Boiled lobsters on a picnic table

So Many Great Lobster Shacks. So Little Time!

Food, Family Travel, General, Outdoors, TripsBy MikeAugust 12, 2024

For a truly memorable lobster experience, go where the locals go: to a lobster shack along the road or on the edge of a harbor.

Windjammer off the coast of MidCoast Maine

Summer Sailing Festivals

Trips, Family Travel, Outdoors, GeneralBy MikeJune 27, 2024

There are few better sailing destinations in the world than the coast of Maine, where the love and adventure of being on the water is celebrated all summer long.

Fireworks over Boothbay Harbor, Windjammer Days

Get Ready for Summer Festivals

Trips, Food, Family Travel, Outdoors, GeneralBy MikeApril 23, 2024

There’s a MidCoast summer festival to celebrate nearly every taste in music, food, and simply having fun in the sun.

Photo collage of books by MidCoast Maine writers including Elizabeth Strout, Adam White, Rachel Carson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Gilbert, Tess Gerritsen

Writers of the MidCoast

GeneralBy MikeApril 22, 2024

You may not realize how many famous Maine writers have ties to the MidCoast, having either lived in or written about the region.

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