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The Art of Doing Less A Note From Rachel I planned the perfect Maine vacation. Then I stopped following the plan. I have a confession to make: I am very good at planning other people’s vacations. I know when you should make the dinner reservation, which boat you should book before it sells out, where to stop along the way and what time you should leave for Acadia. It’s quite...

A Note From Rachel Director of Community Development, Tides to Pines The lighthouse has closed. The shops have emptied. Dinner is over. Now what? I think evenings are my favorite part of a Maine vacation. Not because they’re exciting—but because they aren’t. By the time the sun begins to slip behind the trees, you’ve probably already done the things you came here to do. You’ve climbed the mountain, wandered through...

Joy of Wandering Alone A Note From Rachel By Rachel Loomis Lee, Director of Community Development, Tides to Pines One of my favorite parts of traveling might surprise you. Even when I travel with my husband, we almost always split up for a little while. Not because we don’t love spending time together—we do. But because we’ve learned that some of the best adventures happen when nobody else gets a...

Meet the Maine You’ve Been Looking For There are plenty of places to vacation. Places where every minute is scheduled, every restaurant requires a reservation weeks in advance, and every “must-see” attraction comes with a line. Maine isn’t one of those places. Or at least, not the Maine we know. The Maine we love isn’t about checking things off a list. It’s about slowing down enough to notice the things...

The Day a Midcoast Girl Fell a Little Bit in Love with the Mountains I’ll admit it. I am a coastal person. Give me salt air, working harbors, the sound of halyards tapping against sailboat masts, and a lobster roll eaten at a slightly crooked picnic table and I’m perfectly content. The ocean has always felt like home to me — wide, steady, familiar. So when I recently headed north...

  Midweek Maine Escape 15% Off Sunday–Thursday Stays There’s something magical about Maine on a Tuesday. The coffee shops are quieter. The hiking trails feel like they’re yours alone. You don’t have to wait for a table overlooking the harbor, and the sunsets are just as beautiful on a Wednesday as they are on a Saturday. If your schedule has a little flexibility, now is the perfect time to escape....

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Let’s be honest.  If your dog is part of your daily life, leaving them behind for vacation feels… slightly wrong. The good news? Midcoast Maine might be one of the best places in New England to bring them along. This is not a “dogs tolerated on a patio in the corner” kind of destination. This is: Morning harbor walks. Dock naps. Wind-in-the-ears car rides with the windows down. Cool evenings...

Feel Like Eloping in Maine? Let’s Talk. There’s a moment in almost every wedding planning conversation when someone says it. Usually quietly.  “What if we just… didn’t?” Not didn’t get married.  Just didn’t do the 187-person guest list. The seating chart diplomacy. The cake flavor debates that somehow feel like international negotiations. What if you skipped the production… and kept the promise?  If that thought has crossed your mind, Maine...

Tides to Pines is thrilled to participate in the seventh annual Vacation Rental Week! Professionally managed vacation rentals provide value and benefits for guests and property owners alike. This celebration of Vacation Rental Week is our chance to highlight these and encourage you to book a stay or entrust your vacation property to a professional manager. FOR GUESTS As a guest, vacation rentals are a great alternative to hotels, offering you much...