by Nicole Ouellette | Jul 6, 2018 | Day Trips
Whether you live on MDI or just visit us a lot, it can be sometimes nice to have an adventure in the form of a day trip. Day trips mean you can keep your home base and maybe see a little something you weren’t planning on. We are going to feature regular day trip...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 29, 2018 | Good Stuff
Festivals are one of the many great attractions Mount Desert Island offers. We’ve written posts about Bar Harbor based festivals and Southwest Harbor based festivals. This third and final blog post covers cool festivals happening and around on the rest of the...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 22, 2018 | Good Stuff
Summer festivals are a fun part of living on and visiting Mount Desert Island. Check out our previous post about festivals happening regularly in Bar Harbor. This post is about festivals that happen in Southwest Harbor, which some people nickname the...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 15, 2018 | Generally Useful Stuff
Everyone knows summer is tourist season on MDI. Millions of people flock to the island from across the globe as the weather warms. The warm weather also welcomes festival season. With a diverse grouping of festivals all over the island, there is something for...
by Nicole Ouellette | Jun 8, 2018 | Generally Useful Stuff
If you’ve ever traveled around MDI, you know that gas stations/convenience stores are a nice part of the local landscape. They are typically locally owned and you can count on certain things being there: gas, ready made food like chips and soda, as well as more...
by Jane Holland | Jun 1, 2018 | Top Five
The sun is out and we’re hungry – Picnic time! Living on MDI, we are truly spoiled for beautiful scenery and there is nothing better than packing a lunch stealing away from it all. Here are 5 lesser known favorite picnic spots of mine… but before we...
by Nicole Ouellette | May 25, 2018 | New at GiftMDI
It’s hard to believe our little ecommerce site launched a year ago! It feels like both much longer and much shorter time period than that! I had a bunch of people tell me this was a terrible idea but I just knew if people had an easy way to buy online, they...
by Jane Holland | May 18, 2018 | Top Five
Though understandably famous as an outdoor and coastal resort location, Mount Desert Island also has a thriving year rounds arts and cultural community. The longer lazy days of summer offer plenty of cultural opportunities and performances. Here are 5 of our...
by Nicole Ouellette | May 11, 2018 | Good Stuff
I can’t believe I’m coming up on ten years living on MDI year round. It took me awhile but I’ve figured out how to make a life here (lots of trial and error, honestly). Here are a few things I’ve learned. Truth #1: Most people are...
by Nicole Ouellette | May 4, 2018 | Maine Advice
Maine Advice is a column where we discuss your truly Maine problems. Nicole Ouellette (formerly of Dear Nicole in The Ellsworth American/Mount Desert Islander) answers with a guest advice giver. This month’s guest advice columnist is Cherie Gaylean. Cherie...
