The Asticou’s $28-million renovation has brought modern comforts to its guest rooms and has also added new spa suites and family-friendly cottages. Its location in the quiet village of Northeast ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lauren Mowery covers drinks, travel, food, and sustainable living. Over the last decade, the negative impacts of mass tourism were ...

“You ever been Downeast?” a local asked when I arrived on Mount Desert Island a few weeks ago. I grew up in Massachusetts, and even as a native New Englander, the term “Downeast” always struck me as ...