![]() Before boarding began, I popped across the street to the Good Tern natural-foods co-op (750 Main St., Rockland) for an incredible selection of Maine-grown goods and organic groceries. We arrived at the Rockland Ferry Terminal (517A Main St., Rockland) and made sure we had our tickets and line numbers in order (I’m like a dad at the airport what can I say?). 2 p.m.: Load up the cooler before boarding the ferry A case might sound like a lot for a few days, but we’re bound to meet people on the island, and it’s always nice to have something to bring to the cookout. With their help, we put together a case of awesome small-production wines - they have an especially fun domestic selection from rule-breaking younger winemakers. They own a great bar and wineshop in Biddeford, just south of Portland, and they’re some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. We made a little detour to stop at Lorne Wine (61 Main St., Biddeford) - owners Carson and Erin introduced me to North Haven when they invited me to an on-island pop-up they co-hosted with Sammy’s Deluxe in the middle of January (it was very cold and very fun). And for an island with a population of just around 400, there’s still always something new to discover.” This spring, when Friel was five months pregnant, they decided to take their annual summer trip a few months early: “We’ve found we really like the island in the shoulder seasons and I wanted to minimize the possibility of going into early labor in the middle of the Penobscot.” So with their rescue pup Willa in tow, they loaded up the car and headed off for a babymoon, taking full advantage of their last child-free hurrah in their favorite place. “The soft, rolling fields of wildflowers interspersed with spruce forests make you feel like you’ve been transported to some remote Scandinavian destination. “North Haven is unusually pastoral compared to other Maine islands,” Friel explains. In this recurring series, we find those people who’ve done all the work for you and have them walk us through a particularly wonderful, especially well-thought-out vacation they took that you can actually steal.Įvery summer since 2019, Lauren Friel, Boston-based sommelier and owner of Rebel Rebel, Wild Child and Dear Annie, and her husband, Brian, have taken a trip to North Haven, a tiny, lesser-known island off the coast of Maine in Penobscot Bay. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist Photos: Lauren FrielĮveryone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind –style spreadsheets to come up with the best vacations and itineraries possible.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |