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Archer’s on the Pier – Seafood on the Water

Archer’s on the Pier is located at 58 Ocean Street on the water in Rockland Harbor. This is chef/owner Lynn Archer’s second restaurant in town the first being the Brass Compass Café. It is a casual local seafood eatery that offers awesome views of the Rockland Breakwater, harbor and several marinas with both inside and …

Tips for Attending the Maine Lobster Festival 2014

Maine Lobster Festival 2014 Tens of thousands of people will descend on Rockland, Maine the first weekend in August for the Maine Lobster Festival. The Maine Lobster Festival is the largest festival dedicated to the Maine Lobster in the country and has been celebrating this favorite crustacean for almost seven decades. Here are a few …

Suzuki’s Sushi Bar

419 Main Street 207-596-7447 Reservations Strongly Recommended Located at 419 Main Street in downtown Rockland, Suzuki’s Sushi Bar is considered by many sushi aficionados to be best sushi restaurants in Maine, as even the most self-proclaimed die hard sushi snobs are always impressed with the fresh local fare offered. Opened in 2006, Keiko Suzuki …

Café Miranda – Not the Food of Cowards!

This small eclectic bistro has called Rockland, Maine home for almost 25 years and was one of the first restaurants to open at the beginning of Rockland’s renaissance to the foodie Mecca in Maine that it is today. Chef owner, Kerry Altiero, is self-taught and credits his Italian and Polish grandmother for encouraging his passion …

Escape the Wedding Bill Blues : Elope to New England

Goggle “How much does the average wedding cost?” and you will find figures ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 and lots of numbers in between. You will see articles on the “average” wedding cost versus the “median” wedding costs and urban locales like NY City with averages over $75,000 versus other geographic areas with lower figures. …

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