Maine

Vacation Home Week: Blueberry Fields in Maine

By Joanna England / August 19, 2014 /

We’re featuring some amazing vacation homes and communities on CandysDirt.com this week as part of our Vacation Home Week celebration. It’s our way of saying farewell to summer! Our first property is an amazing home that is a truly ripe opportunity: A home amongst producing blueberry fields in Rockport, Maine! The home itself is gorgeous,…

Why Everyone Leaves Dallas In August, and Where They Go: The Dallas Second Home Report

By Candy Evans / August 14, 2011 /

Do you find it impossible to get anything done in Dallas in August? Let’s face it: everyone in town has taken a hike. And do you blame them? I’d much rather be at the seashore in Maine, on the Gulf Coast at Alys Beach, even down at Cinnamon Shore (which opens a new coffee house next week)…

Maine Versus Pebble Beach, CA: The Hidden Jewel Called Drakes Island

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

I am not supposed to tell you about this little island just off route 1, in-between Kennebunkport and Wells, in southern Maine. But I could not resist this house. (And look at the beach in your front yard!)  It looks so beach-y and cool for us right now in Texas. And it’s a good comparison to…