Rockland Maine’s Old Granite Inn

Written by Kriss Hammond


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John's wife, Regan is an educator from New York City. John is a former engineer, so he keepsrepparttar inn in tiptop shape. There's a steam radiator for heat inrepparttar 138415 winter, but it is summer, and I didn't needrepparttar 138416 ceiling fans, so I popped openrepparttar 138417 large windows for fresh breezes coming offrepparttar 138418 saltwater bay.

The OGI has 11 standard rooms, nine with private baths, but try to get my room, #6,repparttar 138419 best room, with private bath and a king comfy bed, period-piece dresser drawers, and replicated gray-stripped Colonial Federalist wallpaper. The natural hardwoods throughoutrepparttar 138420 inn have been painstakeningly restored.

Onrepparttar 138421 ground floor,repparttar 138422 living room is stocked with books aboutrepparttar 138423 area, with a fireplace in front ofrepparttar 138424 sofas to curl up in with one of those tomes. The dining area is just off torepparttar 138425 back, where Regan serves her famous quiche inrepparttar 138426 morning. You can come cook for me anytime, Regan. Breakfast is from 8-9 a.m., with coffee at 7 a.m.

From 1906-1984repparttar 138427 Old Granite Inn served as an Elks Club, but it was originally built inrepparttar 138428 1700s as a family home. The gray terrazzo floors were added after a fire guttedrepparttar 138429 building inrepparttar 138430 1940s.

John and Regan Cary live in a more contemporary home attached torepparttar 138431 OGI. Regan was working hard in a computer cubby hole, designing a flyer for a rummage sale that day, taking place inrepparttar 138432 basement. I checked outrepparttar 138433 items for sale, and John was doing a brisk business for such an early morning start.

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Check out is at 11 a.m., but I was staying longer in town, so with Regan's permission I left my bags and came back later and leftrepparttar 138434 key inrepparttar 138435 basket byrepparttar 138436 door. That gave me a warm, small town feeling, and I can see why Rockland is voted one ofrepparttar 138437 best small towns to live in — because of people like John and Regan.

Summer Fun In Maine

The North Atlantic Blues Festival, winner ofrepparttar 138438 Blues Foundations "Keepingrepparttar 138439 Blues Alive Award", runs in July at Harbor Park, in Rockland. I noted that Shemekia Copeland was one ofrepparttar 138440 headliners atrepparttar 138441 2003 event, whom I saw in Vegas, and she shouldn't be missed. Tickets are only $20 per day, $25 atrepparttar 138442 door, or better yet, $35 for a weekend pass. Call 207/593-1189 or callrepparttar 138443 Rockland Chamber of Commerce at 800/562-2526.

Port cargo is up 43% overrepparttar 138444 prior year inrepparttar 138445 Rockland port, butrepparttar 138446 fishing haul is down atrepparttar 138447 Portland Fish Exchange, as wasrepparttar 138448 number of cruise ships inrepparttar 138449 harbor. The cruise ships are all going over to Bar Harbor, now, but you can still catch a family outing on a traditional coastal schooner throughrepparttar 138450 Maine Windjammer Association www.sailmainecoast.com. Do not missrepparttar 138451 Pirate Museum atrepparttar 138452 Farrington/Wyeth Museum in Rockland. Find out why pirates capture our imagination from these imaginative portraits, murals, and seascapes. I guess there is a little of a pirate in all of us. Then you will have some jargon to swap withrepparttar 138453 maties on your summer windjammer cruise. Forrepparttar 138454 best on Maine on TV check out "Bill Green's Maine" on Channel WLEZ www.WLBZ2.com in Bangor, Maine, or WCSH in Portland, Maine, or visit www.wcsh6.com

The Rockland Farmers' Market Association is an organization of independent local farmers, growers, and producers who offer a wide variety of locally produced farm fresh foods, plants, flowers and other products. Many of those products can be purchased inrepparttar 138455 stores on Main Street.

Acadia National Park is close by, great for rock climbing with Acadia Mountain Guides: www.acadiamountainguides.com or call 800/232-9559.

Maine State Ferry Service operates from Rockland byrepparttar 138456 Department of Transportation, PO Box 645, 517A Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841-0645; 207/596-2202. Call or write for a ferry schedule. The. For Aura restaurant reservations call

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Vacation Destinations

Written by S. A. Baker


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Now, back torepparttar budget we go. While we can look at all kinds of vacation destinations and set our dreams high, remember to realize that all vacation destinations will cost you something. Remember to consider hotel accommodations, airfare or transportation torepparttar 138414 location, car rentals, meals, drinks, taxes, tips, and spending money. You may choose to visit a vacation destination where there are a lot of sites to see. Realize that most likely you will need to pay a per person fee to see attractions or to rent equipment. There are many items to include in your budget. Once you have done this you can consider which vacation destination will be right for you.

S. A. Baker is staff writer at http://www.e-travelpromos.com


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