Here are the places that provided the setting or the inspiration for some well-known stories.
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Out & About: ‘Orient Express’ stops in Ogunquit
Also, Texas Tenors in Arundel and a Beatles tribute in Harrison.
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Out & About: Double the fun from Maine State Music Theatre
Catch “The Wizard of Oz” in Brunswick and “Ain’t Misbehavin'” in Portland.
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Out & About: Music festivals departing, arriving
Bowdoin International Music Festival ends as Portland Chamber Music Festival returns.
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Out & About: Classic musicals and a music festival
“Hello Dolly!” in Brunswick, “Cabaret” in Ogunquit showcase the light and dark sides of Broadway.
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Out Late: Create your own cocktail at Vessel and Vine
Even before you walk through the door of Vessel and Vine, located in an old house, you can feel the love and attention that owner and bartender Nikaline Iacono has poured into every detail. Plants decorate the outside, which leads into a retail area selling wine, beer and vintage glassware. There’s not much that can […]
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Price Points: Lobster dishes
Scan any menu for the highest prices, and odds are good that any lobster dish will ring in at or near the very top—a lobster entree in even a mid-priced restaurant will average between $30 and $40. Or, the menu often will simply offer the mysterious, “Market Price.” But as elusive as that may seem, […]
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History Buff: Fort Popham state historic site
A treasure awaits on Hunnewell Point at the bottom of the Phippsburg peninsula. But Mainers and tourists often discover it by chance, not because they’re hunting for gems like Fort Popham State Historic Site. Perched 16 miles below Bath at the end of twisty Route 209, the free historic site is a mile and a […]
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Rainy Day: Candlepin bowling
When you live in New England and you hear the word ‘bowling,’ there’s usually been no debate about what that means. Around here, bowling is traditionally assumed to mean candlepin, whereas elsewhere the default is ten-pin. (We generally specify ten-pin as “big ball bowling.”) And there are historic reasons for that bias; candlepin began in […]
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Get Wet: Thomas Point Beach
If tidepools were your favorite part of the beach as a kid, you’ll love Thomas Point, where low tide leaves ankle-deep rivers between stretches of moist, sometimes muddy, sand. There’s a small sandy beach overlooking Thomas Bay, an occasional sailboat in the distance. A day at this clean tidal beachfront park in Brunswick is just […]
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