Today we invite you to join us for a leisurely stroll down memory lane along Maine’s rocky coastline, at the Giant’s Stairs. Located in Harpswell, Maine, this in and out cliff walk is approximately a mile long and skirts the rugged coastline on a footpath through fragrant beach roses with breathtaking views of Casco Bay, […]
It was too hot for us to go on an adventure this weekend. Instead, please join us as we daydream about our 2016 visit to Roque Bluffs State Park. Located on Schoppee Point in Roque Bluffs, Maine, this park offers over 6 miles of dog friendly hiking through diverse terrain. Consisting of 274 acres, the […]
The Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover, New Hampshire is a dog friendly hike buzzing with activity. Follow these trails through fields of wildflowers surrounded by the sounds of bees, to a pond where you just may see a resident heron. Continue into the forest for perhaps a quick glimpse of a deer, while […]
Learn about Maine’s early history at dog friendly Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site. Located in New Harbor, Maine, Pemaquid Point has been used for thousands of years by Native Americans, and became an English outpost and fishing station in the 1600s. It was also the site of the early conflicts in the 17th and 18th […]
We bugged Mom and Dad to take us for a scenic dog walk at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine. This dog friendly park offers a picturesque lighthouse, and views of Casco Bay and Portland’s skyline. It is also part of the Greenbelt Walkway. Although modeled on an ancient Greek monument, beautiful Portland Breakwater […]
Spoiler Alert: lions and tigers and elephants are NOT at Stonehouse Forest in Barrington, New Hampshire. Or at least that may be what the previous owner dreamed he would find when he pieced together 50 parcels of land to create his own private exotic game hunting reserve. However, apparently this “European investor” was not familiar […]
After being sidelined for over a year, here is our first new dog trail review for 2021! We visited the Massabesic Experimental Forest in Alfred, Maine. Now as you can probably understand “experimental forest” sure caught my attention. But you’re not going to find mad scientists lurking behind every tree, or monsters running amuck. What […]
Avast me hearties! Whether you be a landlubber or a pirate at heart, you could win $20,000 in this treasure hunt celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial! Ayuh! You read that correctly. Somewhere in our state Kurt and Kelly Stokes, the principal owners, and Curt Andrews, senior designer/creator of Dirigo Treasures Maine, have hidden this grand prize! Best […]
Join us as we take a hike up memory lane at dog friendly Mount Agamenticus in York, Maine. Consisting of over 10,000 acres and 40 miles of trails ranging from easy to difficult, Mount Agamenticus offers endless opportunities for dog friendly hiking. On the day we visited in 2016 our dogs hiked the popular Ring […]
In our continuing stroll down memory lane of dog friendly places we visited that we think you’d enjoy exploring too, today we are going all the way back to our 2016 trip to Mackworth Island in Falmouth, Maine. Located just minutes away from Portland, Mackworth Island is a scenic 1.25 mile walk around the perimeter […]
