by Nicole Ouellette | Nov 30, 2018 | Good Stuff
Santa is coming–and so are the accompanying local Christmas traditions! Some say MDI can be dreary this time of year but not if you are out enjoying these fun holiday celebrations! Witham Hotels Annual Charitable Christmas Celebration Every year in early...
by Nicole Ouellette | Nov 23, 2018 | New at GiftMDI
We’ve been trying to think with Gift MDI how we can reward our customers this important time of year. What makes us unique is that we are NOT a coupon based site. Businesses are not forced to discount their products to offer them. Actually, we want all...
by Nicole Ouellette | Nov 16, 2018 | Top Five
Social media is a great way to join a community. Like most small towns, MDI has some active Facebook pages related to different aspects of the community. Here are a few you might want to join: Where To Buy On MDI Full disclosure: we started this one. We found in terms...
by Nicole Ouellette | Nov 9, 2018 | Generally Useful Stuff
For some, winter might sound sad and depressing. But for many year-round MDI residents, this is exciting, in part because it means ice skating. MDI just recently got its first traditional ice rink. Tremont built an ice rink in early 2018 and it is maintained by the...
by Jane Holland | Nov 2, 2018 | Day Trips
The village of Otter Creek toady is unique in that it’s the only settlement on Mount Desert Island completely surrounded by Acadia National Park (ANP), but its current quiet residential feel belies a varied history. Long a seasonal Wabanaki hunting , fishing,...
by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 26, 2018 | Good Stuff
Back when Bar Harbor was the town of Eden (1796-1918), it established 13 districts. One of them was Hulls Cove. But Hulls Cove has history that pre-dates Bar Harbor or Eden. Native Americans from the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, and Maliseet tribes came to Hulls...
by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 19, 2018 | Good Stuff
There is definitely no shortage of quality places to stay on MDI in terms of hotels, bed and breakfasts, weekly rentals, and campgraounds. Here are some of the more unique places to rest your head on MDI and let the lights go out. Yurt Yurts are from central Asia, but...
by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 12, 2018 | Top Five
Everyone who thinks of Maine food thinks of lobsters and blueberries. But there are other things we think you’d enjoy that are equally Maine to the taste buds. Here are five Maine foods you may want to try (or if you’re a local, get your visiting friends...
by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 5, 2018 | Day Trips
Two previous blog posts have taken you through 266 miles of the Maine Sculpture Trail – Oh Canada Route. If you missed them, go back and check out Part 1 and Part 2. This final post describes our last day of this unique adventure. Day Three- Back At It After...
by Nicole Ouellette | Sep 21, 2018 | Day Trips
The Maine Sculpture Trail is an outdoor exhibit of 34 stone sculptures positioned over a 200-mile stretch of coastal Maine. If you haven’t already, check out our Part One post, and then come back here to continue your adventure. Day 2: Back At It After a...
