Posted in Road Trips, Travel, tagged boston ma travel, Chester Lindsay Churchill, cutepotato.com, family trips boston, family trips massachusetts, February break trips, hidden boston, jen hazard maine writer, Jen Hazard travel writer, Mapparium, mary baker eddy library, neoclassical style building boston, New England, road trips from Maine, sightseeing in boston, stained glass globe, the christian science monitor, the world in 1935 on March 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Over February break, our family spent a few days in Boston. There were many highlights to the trip — a lively Boston College basketball game, a delicious tour of Tazo Chocolate Factory, and a visit to The Institute of Contemporary Art. Still, the favorite for all of us was seeing an incredible, three-story stained glass globe called The Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library.
Photo courtesy Mary Baker Eddy Library
Posted in Activities, Food, tagged 33 elmwood, active indoor play maine, bolos kitchen cantina and candlepin, bowling in maine, brunswick maine, candlepin bowling in maine, caribou maine, Carrabassett Valley, cutepotato.com, family travel Maine, happy wheels south portland maine, indoor play maine, jen hazard maine writer, melody roller rink, oakland park bowling lanes, open gym maine, rockland maine, roller skating in maine, rollodrome auburn maine, south portland maine, sugarloaf anti-gravity complex, The Maine Pitch, the point indoor turf, warren maine, westbrook maine on January 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »
When it’s too cold to enjoy the outdoors, or the snow conditions are not quite up to snuff, we try to find active indoor spaces that have something for all of us. Following are a few new favorites and suggestions for where you can find similar locations throughout the state.
Posted in Adventure, tagged #themaineplaybook, blackstrap hill preserve, cutepotato.com, Domaine de la Fort Perdue Quebec, family travel, frozen trails, how to make maple syrup, jennifer hazard maine writer, Jesup Path, knight's pond preserve, maine cooperative extension, maine families, maple syrup 101, Montreal, nature preserves in maine, Quebec city, river point conservation area., southern maine, the maine play book, winter travel, winter trips for families on January 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year and welcome to winter! We love January for a variety of reasons: it’s a time to wind down from the holidays, start fresh and make our annual list of winter trips we want to experience. Here are a few highlights:
Posted in Adventure, Trails, tagged arrowsic maine, cutepotato.com, fall walks in maine, family walks in maine, historic lighthouse, jen hazard maine writer, lighthouses, maine, maine trails, maine walks, squirrel point light on October 11, 2018| Leave a Comment »
First, can MP just say, wow! It’s been well over a month since she’s posted here. She forgets how busy the start of the school year can be for her family. That’s why whenever Columbus Day weekend rolls around, it’s a gift to sleep in, catch up on a few to-dos around the house, and explore our home state.
Posted in Food, Restaurants, Travel, tagged beach inns in maine, beach towns, beaches maine, cutepotato.com, family-friendly restaurants maine, gardens maine, higgins beach inn, higgins beach maine, jennifer hazard food writer, jennifer hazard maine writer, lobster roll, lobster roll maine, maine eats, maine food, maine restaurants, migis hotel group, scarborough maine, shade eatery, street corn, summer salads on July 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Every once in awhile, on a spectacular summer weeknight, our family will act like tourists and visit a relaxed, beachside destination for dinner. Shade, a restaurant located inside the Higgins Beach Inn in Scarborough, is such a place. The casual restaurant features a bar with cherry red chairs. There is table seating on the cozy sun porch or on the spacious screened porch. On the day we arrived, we were unusually early, so the hostess invited our family to choose a non-alcoholic drink at the bar and walk to the beach while we waited.
Posted in Adventure, Road Trips, Trails, tagged cutepotato.com, destination moosehead lake, Family-friendly hikes, jen hazard maine writer, Jen Hazard travel writer, kokadjo, Lily Bay State Park, little kineo, little kineo mountain, maine, maine hikes for families, Moosehead Lake on June 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »
While there are many places in Maine that we love, the Moosehead Lake region is near and dear to us. We discovered its quiet beauty in 2015, when our family was fortunate to score a last minute, waterfront campsite at Lily Bay State Park. Since then, we’ve returned every summer, either with friends or on our own, to explore more of the area.
One of our favorite local finds in the region is Little Kineo Mountain. Just two miles round trip, this is the perfect hike for all ages. While you have to be willing to drive at least an hour and traverse some dusty dirt roads to get to the trailhead, the experience is well worth the effort. There is no shortage of mountain and water views during the trip, and if you’re lucky, you might spot a moose or two on your way. Just be sure to bring a map or written directions along with you, as cell phone coverage is spotty.
Posted in Adventure, Celebrations, Events, Gardens, Parks, Travel, tagged boothbay maine, camden, Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden, coastal maine botanical gardens, cutepotato.com, daffodils in Maine, family-friendly Maine gardens, Hamilton House, Historic New England, jen hazard maine writer, Jen Hazard travel writer, kennebunkport, Laurel Hill Cemetery, maine, maine gardens, McLaughlin Garden & Homestead, Merryspring Nature Center, mother's day, mother's day events maine, New England gardens, new gloucester, saco, snug harbor farm, South Berwick, south paris maine, Southwest Harbor, the garden at Pineland Farms, Vaughn Woods State Park, Wardbrook Farm, West Kennebunk on May 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »
For Mother’s Day this year, MP’s wish is for good weather and a breakfast visit to a local garden with coffee, croissants and a book in hand. If you’re also a mom in search of Sunday morning serenity, here are a few favorite Maine gardens to enjoy plus a few fun events for the weekend:
