Moon Coastal Maine (Moon Handbooks) [Paperback]

Hilary Nangle (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks | Publication Date: May 13, 2008

Award-winning writer and Maine native Hilary Nangle offers her unique perspective on this famed stretch of New England Coastline, from the gourmet restaurants of Portland to the idyllic island community of Monhegan. Hilary is the perfect tour guide, providing suggestions for great trips such as Icons of the Maine Coast and Lighthouses, Lobster, and L.L. Bean. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Coastal Maine has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. With detailed information on finding deals at L.L. Bean’s outlet store and eating in the open-air lobster wharves of Penobscot Bay, Moon Coastal Maine gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon Handbooks are the cure for the common trip.

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About the Author

Perhaps it's because she was born under the sign of Aquarius, but Hilary Nangle has always had a passion for the coast. The ocean has been a constant in her life since she first watched the sun rise out of the Atlantic while she was waiting for the school bus. In college, Hilary discovered her love for writing. She briefly pursued a graduate degree in Middle East studies, but when she realized that the career path wouldn't include Maine she dropped out and became a ski and white-water rafting bum. That introduced her to Maine's back roads and offbeat attractions, and her sense of wanderlust was ignited. When she tired of her parents asking when she was going to get a real job, she drew on her writing strength, working as an editor for the North American Pro Ski tour, managing editor for a food trade publication, features editor for a daily newspaper, and now as a freelance writer/editor. She edits the state's tourism magazine, Maine Invites You; has contributed to numerous magazines, newspapers, and dozens of guidebooks; and is a travel expert for a local television show. In 2003, she won a Harold Hirsch award for magazine writing. She never tires of exploring Maine, always seeking out the offbeat and quirky. To her husband's dismay, she inherited her grandmother's shopping gene, and can't pass a used bookstore, artisans' gallery, crafts fair, or antiques shop without browsing. She's equally curious about food, and has never met a lobster she didn't like. Hilary grew up in Greater Portland, but she's been migrating up the coast ever since, and now calls the Mid-Coast home. She lives with her husband, photographer Tom Nangle, and an oversized dog, Zack, both of whom share her passions for coastal walks and Maine-made ice cream.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 3rd edition (May 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566917530
• ISBN-13: 978-1566917537
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,016,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Maine

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visiting Coastal Maine...., February 27, 2009

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D. S. Thurlow (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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Hilary Nangle's enthusiastic guide to "Coastal Maine" captures the essence of what is still the relatively unspoiled and beautiful coastline between Kittery and Eastport. The roots of settlement in Maine may go back to the earliest days of European exploration in North America, but the coastline itself is the star here. From the expansive beaches south of Portland to the shopping mecca of L.L. Bean in Freeport to the magnificently rocky Acadia National Park to the remote towns and villages by the Canadian border, Coastal Maine has much to entertain.

This Moon Handback is a useful mixture of maps, photographs, travel narrative and practical information. Nangle divides the coastline into seven segments: The Southern Coast, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast Region, Penobscot Bay, Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle, Acadia Region, and the Down East Coast. In each segment, she explores the tourist highlights, entertainment possibilities, shopping, accomodations, and dining. Sidebar items address unusual features such as the tremendous tidal range in Eastern Maine or the unique accent of Downeast Mainers. The guide comes in a compact and easy to use format and includes lists of useful websites for further research.

"Moon Handbooks Coastal Maine" is very highly recommended as a planning and traveling resource for those headed for Downeast Maine.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Advice Helped Our Trip, September 14, 2009

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We just returned from a 9 day stay in New England. This book helped us prepare so we were able to maximize the things we enjoyed. We traveled from Boston up the coast to Acadia so this book provided background on what we wanted to see and what we wanted to skip. This was one of 4 books I purchased from Amazon to prepare for the trip.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A future trip, August 18, 2009

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We found the book very useful in planning a future trip to the Maritime Provinces of Canada.