PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 30, 2026
Our winters are the stuff of Hallmark Christmas movies, and our summers are so glorious people will spend their life savings on lodging just for a taste. As for fall, do a Google image search for Acadia National Park. For most Mainers, this is the least wonderful time of the year. Aside from a few sunny days, you won’t be needing your T-shirts for a while. Turning to other Mainers for their tips, I learned that this transitional period does have some perks of its own. Birding is one activity that actually can be more exciting this time of year. And waterfalls are often at their most impressive during the spring thaw. Beachcombing, too, benefits from the weather patterns, with late-winter storms and larger swells, as well as extreme tides around the equinox, resulting in more shells and sea glass on the shore. ~ Leslie Bridgers