Travel + Outdoors

48 Hours

48 Hours in Cape Elizabeth, South Portland + Scarborough

These three communities are best known for their beaches and lighthouses, but they’re also rich with art and antiques, incredible food, and plenty of dog-friendly activities.

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    Ogunquit

    November, 2015 | By: Emily McConnell, Assistant Publisher at Maine magazine

    Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff As we’re packing the car for our weekend away, I tell my boyfriend Sergio that I’ve never actually been to Ogunquit, one of Maine’s quintessential coastal villages. Sergio’s been before;

    Sebago Lake Region

    November, 2015 | By: Alaina LeBlanc Tridente, The Brand Company

    Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff Three months ago my husband and I decided to leave the hustle 
and bustle of New York City and return to my home state of Maine to experience a quieter

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    Biddeford + Saco

    October, 2015 | By: Emily Davis, Online Editor at Maine Magazine

    Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff   On my first 48HRS assignment I meet my travel companion, my mom, in Portland and we excitedly venture south. I moved from Manhattan home to Maine one month ago,

    Bangor

    October, 2015 | By: Elizabeth Quaglieri, COO for Maine Media Collective

    Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff Growing up, my
 family took off to Prince Edward Island, Canada, every summer for our one-week, back-to-the-land camping trip. We would pack up the van the night before, not sleep a

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    York + Kittery

    September, 2015 | By: Sarah Prak, Graphic Designer for The Brand Company

    My bags are packed and I’m ready to go. The only thing I’m missing is my partner in crime, Brandon. I pick him up from his work and we head south to York—a 45-minute drive from our home in Portland.

    Freeport

    September, 2015 | By: Rebecca Falzano, Managing Editor for Maine Home + Design

    Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff When I tell people I’m heading to Freeport for a weekend “away” they look puzzled: the town is only 30 minutes from where I live. It’s true that we’re no

    Mount Desert Island

    August, 2015 | By: Kelly Clinton, Managing Editor for Maine magazine

    Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff At the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, my fiancé and I pass by cars with license plates from across the country and move through groups of people speaking different languages.

    Blue Hill Peninsula

    August, 2015 | By: Steve Kelly, Associate Publisher for Maine magazine

    Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff Each time I visit the Blue Hill Peninsula
I am struck by the stunning scenery, close-knit community, and passionate food scene. I’m excited to dive back in for the weekend with my wife Jocelyn

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    Boothbay, Wiscasset, and Damariscotta

    July, 2015 | By: Kate Seremeth, Art Director | Photography: Kate Seremeth

    Friday 1:00 p.m. Red’s Eats It’s pretty hard to drive through one of the cutest downtowns in New England and not stop for
 an ice cream cone at Red’s Eats, so I decide to pull over. Wiscasset’s downtown is perched