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December: Maine Winter Happenings
December 2016 — Winter is here, the holidays are weeks away, and Maine has a lot to offer those who love to explore. There's expanded service on Amtrak and a groundbreaking art exhibition in a new museum. For outdoor lovers, there is a growing system of lodges and trails that are ideal for snowshoers. A Maine […]
November: Maine Fall Happenings
November 2016 — November is an ideal month to delve into the arts in Maine, the subject of this month's colorful Maine Thing Quarterly digital magazine. For holiday shoppers, it's the time to work out a strategy for a Black Friday visit to Freeport. This is a month when stalwart waterside dining spots and cozy […]
Maine’s 2016 Foliage Season is One for the Record Books!
October 19, 2016 — The final 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports past peak conditions throughout Maine. "Without a doubt, 2016 will go down in the record books as being one of the most colorful fall foliage seasons seen in the past seven years. It was apparent that […]
October: Maine Fall Happenings
October 2016 – The red and gold splendor of foliage season is gradually moving north to south in Maine, but there's still time to come see the leaves go through their magical transformation. This month, read about the Katahdin Woods and Waters area and two Maine restaurants that were recently singled out in the national press. […]
Blankets of Color Spreading Across Maine This Weekend
October 12, 2016 — The 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports peak conditions throughout Maine this upcoming weekend. "Those leaf peepers who prefer a less hectic weekend for a fall foliage drive, now that the busy Columbus Day weekend has passed, will find that we're still awash […]
Beautiful Tapestry of Color Throughout Maine Columbus Day Weekend
October 5, 2016 — The 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports moderate to high color spreading throughout Maine. Northern Maine and the western mountains are reaching peak (75 percent) conditions with low leaf drop this weekend. "As if on cue, this Columbus Day weekend is a great opportunity […]
Fall Colors are Spreading Throughout Northern Maine
September 28, 2016 — The 2016 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports spreading color throughout Maine. Northern Maine is reporting low (10-30 percent) color change. Northern portions of zones 3, 4 and 5 are also showing low color change. Typically, northern Maine (zones 6 and 7) reaches peak […]
Autumn Arrives and Begins the Progression of Color
September 21, 2016 — The 2016 Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports very little color change throughout Maine. Northern Maine is still reporting very low (less than 10 percent) color change. Typically, northern Maine (zones 6 and 7) reaches peak conditions the last week of September into the first […]
September: Maine Fall Happenings
September 2016 – Foliage season is fast arriving, with the first red and gold leaves appearing in northern Maine. It's a great month for observing wildlife and watching the annual coastal bird migration. Families love fall for apple picking and the state's many festivals. For beer lovers, the Maine beer trail has become a worthy autumn […]
Let the Maine Fall Foliage Season Begin
September 14, 2016 — Today is the official start of Maine's fall foliage season. The 2016 Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reports very little color change in the forest. Northern Maine is also reporting less than 5 percent color change. Typically, northern Maine (zones 6 and 7) reach […]
August: Maine Summer Happenings
August 2016 — This is the sublime month when Maine inspires painters and poets. August is when farmers’ markets are filled with summer’s bounty, when a week of beach days is punctuated by a visit to one of the state’s extraordinary maritime heritage sites and the tally of new restaurants throughout the state seems […]
July 2016 — During the height of this beautiful Maine summer, surfers can be seen along the state's southern beaches and art lovers will be flocking to Midcoast Maine to visit the newly opened Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland. Others will take a cruise that checks out Maine's homegrown oyster farms. It's a […]
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