This Friday kicks off what has become one of Maine’s most festive events — the Northern Lights Celebration at L.L.Bean. A forest of twinkling lights at the Freeport campus provides the perfect backdrop for photos, and if that weren’t enough, Santa and his reindeer make a cheery red barn their home on the weekends. When it gets too frosty outdoors, visitors can grab a complimentary hot chocolate and warm up in a yurt that’s decorated for the holidays. With this annual event, L.L.Bean has created a little bit of magic in the heart of Freeport.
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Northern Lights Celebration at L.L.Bean
Posted in Activities, Celebrations, Holidays, Shopping, tagged Christmas in Maine, cutepotato.com, december events in maine, family events in Maine, freeport maine events, Jen Hazard travel writer, L.L.Bean Freeport campus, L.L.Bean Northern Lights celebration, L.L.Bean tree lighting, maine, New England, new england holidays, november events in maine, winter fun in maine on November 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Outdoor Play for All Ages at 33 Elmwood
Posted in Activities, Adventure, Food, Restaurants, tagged bocce in maine, bowling in maine, cornhole in maine, cutepotato.com, family travel, jen hazard maine writer, Jen Hazard travel writer, maine and family, maine family travel, outdoor play space in Maine, the garden spot at 33 elmwood, westbrook maine on June 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
School break is finally here, and with the summer season comes plans for warm days and plenty of time outside! We love visiting 33 Elmwood for bowling and comfort food any time of year, but their new outdoor location, The Garden Spot, is the ideal place to enjoy a gorgeous summer day with family.

Photo courtesy Heid Kirn Photography
Indoor Fun for Families in Maine
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.
Family Sleigh Rides in Maine
Posted in Activities, tagged cutepotato.com, family activities in Maine, family events maine, farms in Maine, jen hazard, maine, maine travel writer, maine winter, sleigh rides, sleigh rides in Maine, sleigh rides New England, stables in Maine, world's greatest sleigh ride on February 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We recently stopped by Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth for their annual sleigh day event. The event is designed as a fundraiser for the historic farm, which is home to an antique carriage museum and two miles of public trails.
Winter Adventures 2018
Posted in Activities, Adventure, Farms, Road Trips, tagged beginner mountains maine, black mountain, carousel horse farm, chase farms, cutepotato.com, cutepotatomaine instagram, downhill skiing in maine, drafty acres farm, family-friendly adventures in maine, family-friendly ski mountains maine, goranson farm, hideaway acres, icelandic horses in maine, jay peak, jay vermont, jen hazard maine writer, Jen Hazard travel writer, lost valley, maine, maine winter adventures, pepper hill farm, pump house water park, sable oaks, shawnee peak, sleigh rides Maine, snowmobile stays maine, snowmobiling in Maine, Untamed Mainer, winter adventures, winter horseback riding, winterberry farm on January 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Now that it’s the start of the year, we’re turning our minds to all of the adventures we want to experience together. Our family has found the only way to embrace a Maine winter is to have something new and exciting to look forward to each month. Here are the top 5 on our wish list:
Treworgy Family Orchards + Corn Maze
Posted in Activities, Adventure, Farms, Road Trips, tagged corn maze, cutepotato.com, cutepotatomaine, fall activities maine, family time, family travel in maine, farm visits, Jen Hazard and maine travel, Jen Hazard travel writer, levant, maine, maine apple orchards, maine blogs, maine corn maze, maine farms, New England, New England farms, Paul Bunyan, pick your own flowers, treworgy family orchard on September 18, 2017| 2 Comments »
Treworgy Family Orchard is located in Levant, just 10 miles outside of Bangor, where owner Gary Treworgy and his big creative family design an incredible corn maze on the grounds of their farm. Since 2001, visitors have enjoyed their impressive mazes — which have ranged from a variety of animals to a Celtic labyrinth and even a knight fighting a dragon! This year’s design is Paul Bunyan, Legendary Lumberjack, and our crew decided it was high time we visit the farm to experience the maze for ourselves.