Outdoor ice skating is even more special because it is fleeting. Here’s our favorite outdoor skating spots from maintained rinks and good ol’ fashioned community skating ponds.

If you’re not a fan of cooking, but love good food...or maybe your schedule gets busy, and you’d like a local alternative to take out or grocery store to-go meals, you’re in luck.

Would you like to attract more birds and pollinators to your yard? With this resource, you can find which plants are the best fit for your property and conditions.

The deep woods and pristine waters of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument have attracted visitors for several thousand years, from the native Wabanaki people to loggers, scientists, artists and explorers, to today’s outdoor adventurers.

Maine has an expansive coastline with hundreds of Islands ready for adventure. Accessible by public and private ferry services, these destinations offer inquisitive travelers the opportunity to experience a different pace of living.

Sweet-scented azaleas, bee balm, roses, and phlox. Here are our favorite public gardens to enjoy in Maine (and one in neighboring New Hampshire!).

For generations now, Maine has been a center for ceramics. A unique blend of community, tranquility, and natural assets help support creative efforts in the ceramic arts.

From berry picking to cheese tasting, and kayaking to cafes, you’ll find no shortage of fun to be had on Maine organic farms.

Maine is home to an large population of artisan jewelers, who draw on a tradition that’s rooted in New England small-scale manufacturing and Maine’s centuries old status as a place where people make beautiful things with their hands.

These family-friendly dining spots are among the best in Maine. Some offer play spaces, others fantastic outdoor dining, and all have a great understanding of what families need most—quick, friendly service and satisfying, freshly made food.

When it comes to the great outdoors, to paraphrase Aldous Huxley, there is the known, there is the unknown…and in between, there are Maine Guides.

Acadia National Park marks the centennial of its founding with a big celebration highlighting a century of conservation and stewardship.

Maine’s microbrewers have been at the forefront of the U.S. craft beer movement ever since 1986, when pioneer David Geary opened the first microbrewery east of the Mississippi River.

With more coastline than California, Maine is a worldwide surfing destination, having been visited by such pro surfers as Dion Agius and Warren Smith.

There’s a good chance that your next blanket or sweater wasn’t just made in Maine—it was born and raised here, too. Take a short drive into farm country, and you might even get to meet the sheep, goat, alpaca, llama or rabbit that produced it.

Maine is truly a child’s wonderland, with countless natural wonders to experience and explore. Here are some family-friendly activities unique to Maine that your kids are sure to enjoy.

Summer theater has a long tradition in Maine, dating to the days when vacationers traveled here by rail, boat and car for idyllic holidays. That tradition is changing, but remains intact.

These environmentally friendly spas are celebrating local ingredients, using non-toxic and repurposed building materials and incorporating the beauty of the natural world into therapies unique to Maine.

A growing number of winter markets are giving us access to locally grown foods direct from farmers year-round.