Just a few more days to get your Kitchen Tour ticket for the pre-sale price of $25. A day of touring beautiful kitchens and dining on delictable treats for $25, what a deal!
Stop in at any one of these local shops to buy your ticket: CAMDEN: Once a Tree, Party Fundamentals, Stonewall Kitchen; ROCKPORT: The Market Basket; ROCKLAND: Atlantic Baking Company; LINCOLNVILLE: Dot’s Market; BELFAST: The Good Table; WALDOBORO: The Well Tempered Kitchen.
You can also call the Merryspring office, (207) 236-2239, to reserve a pre-sale priced ticket to be picked up on the day of the tour.
It’s called A Taste at The Top, an event being held at Point Lookout, our neighbors to the north in Northport/Lincolnville, Maine on Saturday, July 24th, and it looks like fun!
Sponsored by Maine Brewers and Vintners, the event offers samples from the state’s premier micro-breweries and wineries, (too many to mention here), gourmet food, and live music in a spectacular ocean view setting. Check out http://www.centralmainebrewfest.com/ for all the info you need, including directions, and a list of vendors that are selling tickets now!
You may also email for tickets: tickets@centralmainebrews.com.
Friday, June 4th marks the beginning of the Belfast Art Walk season!Be sure to stop in downtown Belfast from 5-8PM for food, refreshments, and a look at the wonderfully unique and diverse art the town has to offer. Downtown shops will stay open late as well and there will be live music and street performers! Friday Night Art Walks will continue every Friday in July and August, and the first Friday in June, September, October and December of 2010.
This year’s nineteen participating galleries and studios will be open: Waterfall Arts, High Street Studio & Gallery, Daniel Anselmi at 75 Main Street Studio, Brambles, Art Alliance Gallery, Off the Beaten Path Gallery, Roots & Tendrils, Aarhus Gallery, Beyond the Sea, Belfast Co-op Café Gallery, Image Box Photos, First Light Gallery, Parent Gallery, Ben Hall at 960 Studio, Galerie Dufour, Betts Gallery at the Belfast Framer, Dina Petrillo at The Post Office Studio Workshop, Susan Cooney Fine Art Studio, and Maine Farmland Trust.Many of these locations will be having openings and receptions on the 4th.
There will be live performances on the streets and around town during the Belfast Art Walk.Performers for the 4th are dancer Heléna Melone, the band Big Blue, and saxophone player Lincoln Blake.
Learn more about the wonderful coastal town of Belfast, Maine.
Family built, owned and operated, the Schooner Yacht Heron sails 3 times a day from Rockport Harbor. The first trip of the day departs at 10:30 and includes a lobster roll lunch on board. The 2pm trip is an Indian Island Light / EcoTour – see the wildlife of Penobscot Bay. The sunset trip departs at 5:30pm and includes gourmet hors d’oeurves. The sailboat also operates charters and special events, such as the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta (sign up in advance!) In 2009, the Schooner Heron was featured as Sanderson’s Yacht in the movie, “The Rum Diary”, starring Johnny Depp.
Photo courtesy of Wooden Boat Co. - Schooner Yacht Heron
The 2nd annual Maine Home & Design Show will take place on June 5th and 6th, 2010 at the PointLookout Resort and Conference Center in Northport, ME, our neighbor to the north along the coast. The Lincolnville Business Group, of which The Inn at Ocean’s Edge is a proud member, will once again have a booth at the showcase the town to the thousands of expected visitors. Last year, the show was sold out and the same is expected for this year. The show hosts vendors exhibiting all manner of home design needs – from decoration to energy, from builders to real estate agents, and is the perfect venue for those looking to buy or build a home in Maine.
Farmers’ Fare just opened in the neighboring town of Rockport. In the open letter greeting visitors on their site, they welcome us, “We at Farmers Fare want to bring a contemporary interpretation to traditions that have always enriched our lives. We will host Sunday suppers, pig roasts, pumpkin carvings and other fun events. We pledge to provide a welcoming atmosphere, and scrumptious local food and products of highest quality. We will provide rooms for lectures and informal meetings about food, cooking, and growing healthy crops.” We visited one afternoon last week to check it out. One open large space serves as a market and a cafe. One of the walls has been painted with chalk paint, where many a recent visitor has left his mark.
Along the southern wall of the room stand coolers stocked with drinks and meats. The last one in line says, “Pay It Forward”. Hmm? What a wonderful idea! One can help themselves to a sweet frozen treat and, optionally, leave a dollar – “feed the cow”. Or put a buck in now and pick up your treat another time. Treats come in a variety of flavors including lemon, multi-berry and one labeled “???” – mystery flavor! Yum!
Stop by and visit our new neighbors, on Route 90, within a half mile of its northern intersection with Route 1 in Rockport.
The Juice Conference connects leaders of the creative economy to foster growth and prosperity. Weaving together the arts, technology, and entrepreneurship, Juice inspires innovation by bringing talented people together from widely different backgrounds to build on Maine’s traditions. Juice is a forum where attendees can learn, exchange ideas, share success stories and provide input to shape the development of strategies for Maine’s future.
The speakers’ list has just been announced and includes Nick Spitzer, Governor Baldacci, Liz Lerman, Marci Rossell and many others!
View of Camden from Mt. Battie in Camden Hills State Park
A parade shut down Route 1 through Lincolnville Beach as the rain held back on Saturday morning, October 2. Shoestring Theater from Portland stole the show with their costumes and stilts, entertaining the crowd, young and old. Many were entertained by the firetrucks, tractors, kids on bikes, a Ferris Wheel, a Farmer’s Market and much more. Traffic was temporarily rerouted via Beach Rd and Ducktrap Rd. Our camera crew captured some of the fun.
If anyone ever needed additional reasons to come to Midcoast Maine in early October, if the fantastic foliage doesn’t speak loudly enough by itself, here is a list of events to please many tastes.
Harbor Arts: Juried Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3rd & 4th:At the Camden Amphitheater and Harbor Park. Artists and artisans will display, discuss and sell their work in a festive open marketplace nestled beside Penobscot Bay.
Harbor Arts: Juried Arts & Crafts Show
Vinfest 2009
The Saturday, October 3 Vinfest lineup includes a stellar array of food, wine, music and activities for grown-ups. Cellardoor Winery (right here in Lincolnville) will host grape stomping, a homemade wine competition, wine tastings, lunch prepared and served by Riverfront Barbeque & Grille of Augusta, wine cellar tours, live music all day, farm stands, hot air balloon rides and many other interesting activities.
Camden International Film Festival: October 1 – 4. See our previous post detailing the festival activities.
Camden International Film Festival
Lincolnville Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 3: This celebration of fall will have something for the whole family, including a parade, farmers market, Ferris wheel, bounce house, cake walk, treasure hunt, live music, and many other fun activities for everyone to enjoy. Opens at 10am.
Stephen DeStefano to visit Black Point Inn this Monday when he will speak at the Scarborough Public Library in a talk hosted by the Scarborough Land Conservation Trust at 6:30 pm. […]
Crowd at the Chart Room Bar this afternoon as the US plays Ghana in World Cup Football action! An early goal from Ghana is keeping the crowd on the edge of their bar stools! Fast Tube by Casper […]
New flag right out of the box today, a little bigger than the one it is replacing, but we think it fits right. Adam our ever ready bell hop was up to the task. And so a new season here at Black Point Inn our very own oceanside resort. Fast Tube by Casper […]
Lynn chose a different career path after a couple of stints working at Migis in the 70s, but she still retains the memory of a couple of Very Important Details! Fast Tube by Casper Do you have employment memories? Share them with us if you dare! […]
Gene’s favorite spot is just a little off campus. Let him explain! Fast Tube by Casper And these cousins, third generation Migis guests, have a variety of favorites. It rather depends on the time of day; completely understandable! Fast Tube by Casper ] Time to do some more wandering……………….if you have something you’d like to share, come find me! Mary […]
Wow, this summer of glorious weather and fine times is speeding by. Took a moment yesterday to say hello to Gail, and to think again about our favorite spots at Migis Lodge! Fast Tube by Casper What is your favorite spot? Let us know on our Facebook page! Mary […]
The Windjammer Weekend was a great success with schooners to tour and sail and chowder to taste and rate. (We eagerly await the results of the Best Chowder contest although I’d say that all nine entries should be tied for Number 1)! Spring and summer 2010 on mid-coast Maine brought the most perfect weather and the only thing Hurricane Earl left in his path […]
This Labor Day Weekend Maine celebrates the mid-coast's maritime heritage and sea-faring culture at the Camden Windjammer Festival 2010. More than a dozen schooners sail into Camden Harbor and invite you aboard to tour these work horses of yesteryear. On land, the Maritime Heritage Fair showcase the tradesmen (and women) - boatbuilders, blacksmiths, c […]
