Boldly Go Solo
How to set out solo, but not travel alone: Trips, tips and ideas for the active traveler.
Category: -Maine
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If you call 207-228-0300, you can hear an audio tour of the current exhibition, "Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine at the lovely Portland Museum of Art in Maine. Not that you should try this at home. Without the paintings in front of you, it could be dull. It's mainly if you're interested in hearing what the…
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Any lighthouse fans out there? On September 15, lighthouses in Maine will be opening their doors to visitors. You can climb the towers of the state's lighthouses situated on the coast, on islands and along rivers. The fourth annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day will take place rain or shine. (Like the London Olympics?) The event is the…
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My tale of cross-country skiing on the beach in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, just south of Portland, is in The Washington Post today. A year later, that trip still feels magical. A beautiful inn. Fabulous skiing. Great food. It may be difficult to replicate the experience at the moment, due to the lack of snow this year. But…
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The sound of cross country skis in fresh snow has never mixed with the smell of the sea in my imagination. Until this year. I met up with my friends Adele and Sheara in Boston last month for our 14th annual cross country ski weekend. After an overnight in Massachusetts, we headed to Cape Elizabeth,…
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My friend Diane and her husband Wessel recently visited Flagstaff Lake Hut, one of the huts that is part of Maine Huts & Trails. As a cross country skier, I was intrigued by her account of the two of them walking into the woods with all their cross country ski gear for a little winter…
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