Plan Your Maine Spring & Summer Vacation

Travel Ideas and Resources to Help You Plan Your Maine Spring and Summer Vacation.

Maine 2015-2016 Guide to Inns and Bed & Breakfasts - View on the web or request a copy by mail. Visit Maine Tourism Association

Heading to Portland, Maine? Check out the hot deals on www.visitportland.com/hotdeals.aspx

Make stuffed lobster at home. View recipe on Down East Maine Magazine.

Lighthouses are ubiquitous to the coastal Maine landscape. Plan a tour on your next Maine adventure. Navigate (pun intended) to www.mainetourism.com and type lighthouses in the search box for a variety of tours featuring lighthouses.

Exciting events are happening at Maine Coastal Gardens: Plein Air Painting Days, Tea & Tulips, Rare Plants of New England, Garden Dinner Series and much more. Visit www.mainegardens.org/calendar-events/events

Maine newspapers: Bangor Daily News, Ellsworth American, Herald Gazette, Mount Desert Islander, Portland Press Herald

Food and dining adventures await at the Hartstone Inn with Chef Michael Salmon. How about a lobster cooking class? www.hartstoneinn.com/cooking-school/scheduled-cooking-classes

For family fun at the beach, there is the April Spring Break package at The Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit, Maine.

New England Food Trail: A Roundup of All Things Culinary

Boston University's Seminars in Food, Wine & the Arts - Designed to educate and entertain, Seminars in Food, Wine & the Arts encompass a broad range of activities related to culinary arts. From walking tours of Boston’s culinary neighborhoods to bread making to cheese and wine tastings.

The Meadowmere Resort's Ogunquit Maine Cooking Package - Make Me A Chef Weekends includes an interactive dinner at Bintliff's restaurant, 10% Cooking School Course Discount at Stonewall Kitchen and more. 

Vermont Culinary Weekend Inclusive Package for Two at The Lilac Inn - Enjoy a culinary weekend in the charming Vermont village of Brandon, with hands on instruction from renowned Chef Robert of the Cafe Provence at The Lilac Inn. Limited to six couples per weekend. Remaining dates: February 21 & 22, March 21 & 22 & April 25 & 26.

Photo Courtesy of Old Sturbridge Village

Enjoy an authentic 19th-century culinary experience with the Dinner in a Country Village package & more at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA.- Available for check in on March 1, 2014 or March 22, 2014. Dinner in a Country Village is a unique opportunity to prepare and eat a meal as early New Englanders did, with participants assisting costumed interpreters with the roasting, baking, and mulling. The package includes a one-night stay, two-day admission to Old Sturbridge Village for two guests, and two tickets to Dinner in a Country Village, with pricing starting at $263 per package.

The Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont offers weekly wine tastings in their wine cellar, with varieties from all around the world.

Mark your calendar... The 9th annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival is September 19-21, 2014.

See Also:

An Online Collection of Historical Recipes From The 19th Century | Old Sturbridge Village

 

 

Learn the history of the New England region of the United States. View upcoming events, exhibits and more, at New England Historical Societies.