Fall for Wolf Cove
Worth the Drive, Volume 5, Fall 2026 North Coast & Pine Worth the Drive, Volume 5, Fall 2026 North Coast & Pine

Fall for Wolf Cove

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A century-old lakeside retreat enters a new chapter, where timeless Maine hospitality meets a fresh generation of innkeeping.

Autumn arrives quietly on Tripp Lake.

The first hints of crimson and gold appear along the shoreline. Morning mist drifts across the water. A loon calls from somewhere beyond the dock as the surrounding forest begins its annual transformation into one of Maine’s most spectacular displays of fall color.

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At the Edge of Maine
Worth the Drive, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Guest User Worth the Drive, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Guest User

At the Edge of Maine

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At Maine’s borders with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, culture, history, and flavor flow freely.

Geography nerds know one curious factoid about Maine:it’s the only state to border just one other state but two provinces. 

At the edges of the country, Maine is pushed by New Hampshire into Quebec and New Brunswick. The effects of this oddity transcend lines on a map, however. Mainers living and working in communities on the borders see that the history and flavors of local life celebrate all that emerges from creative exchange. 

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Bringing Broadway Home
Worth the Drive, Volume 3, Spring 2026 Guest User Worth the Drive, Volume 3, Spring 2026 Guest User

Bringing Broadway Home

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Mainers needn’t travel to NYC to experience the best in theatre.

For nearly a century, Portland Ovations has brought extraordinary artists to Maine. In the 1930s, our earliest seasons featured classical musicians who filled Portland’s halls with virtuosity and wonder. It was not until the 1990s that National Tours of Broadway musicals became part of our annual programming.

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