A vacation cottage above Penobscot Bay sounds like the destination itself. And it is. But for guests who stay in the Samoset Village oceanview cottages managed by Sail Away Maine Realty in Rockport, the cottage turns out to be something more than a destination. It’s a starting point, a home base, a place to come...

There are places in New England that carry their history lightly, as if the weight of it has simply become part of the landscape. The Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine is one of those places. Perched above Penobscot Bay with an 18-hole oceanfront golf course rolling down to the water, the resort has been a...

Let’s be direct about something: staying in a hotel in Midcoast Maine is fine. You’ll sleep in a bed, there will be towels, and someone will slide a folio under your door on checkout morning. But it’s not the same thing — not even close — as waking up in a cottage above Penobscot Bay...