Coastal Living Magazine Mentions Maine in Top Tens!

After seeing a note about Maine from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from Coastal Living Magazine I just had to follow the link to the Mag. Here's what I found!

Coastal Living Magazine

Top 10 Staff Favorites

Our writers reveal their most memorable travel experiences.

SaraSara's
Blue Hill, Maine
This Downeast boutique carries everything from pink margarita flip-flops and funky clutches to this-must-be-heaven cotton nightgowns. Owner Sara B. Leighton turned her dream of opening a shop into a reality five years ago, and she makes everyone who steps through the door feel special. The words "You're Beautiful" are painted on dressing-room mirrors, and there's even a "huffy husband's chair" for the men. Also check out the new Castine location, overlooking the city dock; 207/374-2227 or sarasaras.com. ―Editorial Assistant Allen B. Bunting

Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals

These events combine two of our favorite things.

Harvest on the Harbor
Portland, Maine, October
A culinary hot spot, Portland proves the perfect locale for a weekend with top chefs and international wines. The festival will offer tastings, seminars, and dinners featuring local bounty. Highlights include tastings with caviar retailer Browne Trading Company, the "seafood supplier to the stars." Festivities conclude with a gala dinner by master chef David Pasternack; 207/775-2126, ext. 122, or harvestontheharbor.com.

Top 10 Artists Colonies

Share the creative spirit―and find a great memento―in these coastal havens.

Monhegan Island, Maine
No cars, paved roads, or streetlights mar the scenery on Monhegan Island. Perhaps that's why it has attracted artists for more than a century―there's beauty to capture at every turn. Plan to devote a day to visiting, because the island is accessible only by boat. (Ferries run from Port Clyde, Boothbay Harbor, and New Harbor.) A few galleries welcome visitors to browse through studios; monheganwelcome.com.

See the Light

Explore our favorite historic lighthouses from Maine to Oregon.

Popular Choice

Maine's official state quarter displays a schooner passing this structure―the Pemaquid Point Light. The tower, 38 feet tall, has been deemed Maine's "prettiest lighthouse."

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Jim comment: Thanks to Coastal Living Magazine!