The "biggest and brightest" light display in Maine is now "aglow" at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay! Approximately 14 acres of the gardens are covered in nearly 200,000 lights and other holiday decorations. The "Gardens Aglow" festivities run...
This summer, Hallowell was included in Downeast Magazine's Readers' Choice Picks for best places to live in Maine. Nicknamed the "Little Easy", Hallowell is indeed little--Maine's second smallest official city (population 2,381)--but it has a vibrant restaurant, bar...
About an hour and a half north of Boothbay Harbor by car, on the way to Bar Harbor, you will come upon Belfast, an evolving seaside town that has become a bit of a foodie enclave in recent years. Belfast is home to a new harborwalk: a series of promenades and...
Camden is often visited for its shops, restaurants and picturesque harbor. But it's also a great destination for hiking. While Boothbay has some great walking trails maintained by the Boothbay Region Land Trust, none of the loops take more than about 45 minutes to...
Although Boothbay is such a small town, Boothbay's Opera House manages to entice world-renowned performing artists to play in its coffeehouse-like setting through the year. This February, I saw the Irish group, Altan, for just a fraction of the cost of a ticket to see...
There are two fantastic yoga studios in Boothbay that offer a range of classes and are open to students of any level, whether you're staying in Boothbay long-term or just looking to drop in for one class. Though if you are staying in town longer, both studios have...
Earlier this year I wrote about local photographer Robert Mitchell and the photography classes/outings he is offering for my guests. There are also several options for painting classes in Boothbay. Rocktide Inn hosts a painting class, which I am told is "lots of fun"...
Before your next visit to Boothbay, I highly recommend picking up one or more of the mysteries in Barbara Ross's Maine Clambake trilogy (and there will soon be a fourth....) Each mystery is set in Busman's Harbor, but of course we know it's really Boothbay Harbor, and...
This winter, while spending some time in Boothbay, I signed up for a cooking class with Eventide's chef extraordinaire, Kim Martin. Eventide is a shop in the center of the Harbor, overlooking Commercial Street, with its entrance just across from Enchantments. It's a...
The 4th Annual Claw Down will take place at the Ocean Point Marina on Thursday evening, September 17th, 2015. Over a dozen local chefs will compete for the Judges’ Choice and People's Choice awards for the best lobster "bites". That is, who makes the best dish with...
