Fall Events in Kennebunk: Why September Through November Is another Peak Season The question lands in my inbox every August: “What’s happening in Kennebunk in the fall?” Most people assume the real season ends on Labor Day—that everything worth doing wraps up when summer does. Then they come stay with us in October and realize...
Did You Notice the Flying Ants on Friday?
Did You Notice the Flying Ants on Friday ( September 4th, 2026)? If you were outside on Friday afternoon, you probably saw them—thousands of winged ants swarming over yards and lawns like some kind of biblical plague. Don’t worry. Flying ants in Maine are completely normal, happen every late August and early September, and they’re...
Your Guide to York Harvestfest 2026
If you’re staying with us in York this October, block off Saturday the 17th. That’s Harvestfest — the one day a year Short Sands Beach trades sandcastles for craft booths, and half the town shows up. This is the 41st year the York Region Chamber of Commerce has put it on, and it’s grown into...
The Short Rib Potato Skins That Ruined Us for Regular Apps
The Short Rib Potato Skins That Ruined Us for Regular Apps Every trip up toward the White Mountains needs a food stop, and we have for you to add on the “best restaurants” in North Conway NH area list. Tuckerman’s just wrecked our standards for what a potato skin is supposed to be — and...
Don’t Unpack Yet — Go Get the Poutine First
Wondering where to eat at Attitash Village on your first night? Every guest asks us the same thing within the first hour of checking in, and our answer is always the same — you don’t even need to get back in the car. Head down to Matty B’s Mountainside Cafe, right in the Attitash hospitality...




