Jacqueline Dole is a food and travel journalist based in Maine. A lifelong New Englander, her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, TimeOut, Insider, Thrillist, Eater, and more.

However, the summer of 2024 also was Maine’s hottest summer on record ... While agriculture has largely been spared because of the drought’s late onset, it has caused a spike in dry well ...

Few would argue the merits of a long summer weekend in Portland, Maine — craggy coasts to explore, lighthouses to marvel at, ...