Journal Category
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Trenton, and the coast of Down East Maine.
Acadia & Maine
The one Acadia booking you can't wing: the Cadillac Summit Road vehicle reservation. The two-wave ticket drop, the 10 a.m. play that works, and the workarounds when it's sold out.
July 20, 2026
Acadia & Maine
The owners' honest dining list for Acadia, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, and Trenton — lobster in the rough, the best-value breakfast, date-night rooms, and the legendary Hibernator Challenge — ranked by price.
July 20, 2026
Acadia & Maine
The only piece of Acadia on the mainland — the same granite drama as the main island with a fraction of the people. The Schoodic Loop, biking, the Anvil Trail, and Winter Harbor.
July 19, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Seven days on the coast, built from a private home in Trenton outward — classic Park Loop Road, the Quiet Side, Schoodic, a day on the water, the carriage roads, and the slow tide day guests remember most.
July 19, 2026
Acadia & Maine
The tides, the granite, and the rocky shore that gives this stretch of the Trenton coast its character — and the hyper-local anchor beneath Eagles Nest.
July 18, 2026
Acadia & Maine
The working-coast culture around Eagles Nest — lobstering, the tides, the seasons of Frenchman Bay — and Ernest Stanley Dodge's memoir of a Maine boyhood on this exact shore.
July 18, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Mount Desert Island holds most of Acadia and the region's harbor towns. Here's what to do on and around the island — and where to base a quieter trip.
February 23, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Renting on the coast of Maine comes down to location, season, and the right home. A practical guide for the Mount Desert Island and Acadia region.
February 20, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Acadia is one of the most family-friendly national parks in the country. A simple plan for visiting with kids — carriage roads, easy summits, and a calm home base.
February 17, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Both put you minutes from Acadia — but they make very different trips. The verdict up front, then the honest trade-offs on space, crowds, dining and drive times.
February 14, 2026
Acadia & Maine
Can you stay inside Acadia? Only if you camp. A survey of every real option — in-park campgrounds, the island towns, and the mainland gateway — and who each one actually suits.
January 5, 2026