The White House Inn

A stately boutique Inn offering the discerning guest modern, luxurious amenities, and the experience of capturing an elegant, bygone era.  Located  in the historic district of Belfast, a creative and eclectic mid-coast town nestled between Camden and Bar Harbor.

1 Church Street The White House Inn, designed by renowned architect Calvin Ryder and built in 1840 by John Patterson White, a former Mayor and favorite son of Belfast, is a strikingly handsome and beautifully detailed house. Its listing with the National Register of Historic Places was awarded in 1973 based on its contribution as one of the finest examples of Greek revival style in Maine.

The Garden

The Music Room at The White House Inn 

Marble fireplaces, deep plaster moldings, columns and signature Ryder stairway define this spacious Inn.

The White Room

Meet your hosts Santiago and Diana.

This magnificently conceived and executed manor stands proudly in the historic district of Belfast on an acre of beautifully manicured lawn complete with an antique gazebo.

 The Inn is located five blocks from Main Street where a profusion of art galleries, unique shops, trendy cafes, and sailing and fishing boats greet the visitor.

We are on a mission to find the coolest places in Maine!

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Dunegrass Country Club

Dunegrass Country Club has been offering local and visiting golfers the opportunity to experience an uncommonly high caliber of golf for Maine and New England since 1998.  Designed by internationally known golf course architect, Dan Maples, Dunegrass Country Club has quickly gained the reputation as Portland area’s premier public golf course.

Dunegrass Country Club is 18 holes that meanders over 300+ acres of wooded, back dunes. At 6,644 yards, with a par 72, the course offers a challenge from the back tees that will have serious golfers thinking twice before placing their bets! With four sets of tees on each hole, every level of golfer will find the course playable.  Dunegrass Country Club was idyllically crafted on Maine’s coastal terrain and sculpted into a masterpiece of golf design. Natural features including streams, hill sides, undulations and rock cropping have been preserved to produce a visual feast.

Fairways Restaurant is the Restaurant and Sports Bar located at Dunegrass Country Club.  Fairways offers a full menu, from salads and soups to steaks and chicken parmesan and many Maine delicacies, such as full Lobster and fried clams, to satisfy even the most discerning of palettes.  Come to Fairways for a quick bite after a round of golf, a drink during our Happy Hour, or to take advantage of one of our dinner specials. 

With a warm ambiance, friendly staff and an ongoing schedule of fun events [such as live music, trivia and sponsored happy hours], Fairways Restaurant is the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy the evening with close friends. 

 

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No Passport Necessary

Fun times preparing for our Maine Wedding Story that begins May 10.   You won’t need a passport on this international journey.  Just tune in to our blog page starting May 10. 

Despite some people’s false beliefs, you don’t need a passport to Maine either (I mean if you’re from the USA)!  Come join us in our beautiful state year round or get to know this majestic land all over again if you’re from here.

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Friendly fellow Mainer Storm

Where in Maine?

Gorgeous sunsets over the weekend.

This guy’s almost as brilliant in hues as last night’s sunset.  Where in Maine are you greeted by a colorful, friendly bear (seems like a oxymoron, doesn’t it?). 

Cool things like this are why you gotta…

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Giveaway #1 – One Hour Vacation to Rheal Day Spa

Do you need a one hour vacation?  We’ve got the perfect one for you.  We are proud to be partnering with a high end spa in a quaint coastal town – Rheal Day Spa – on our wedding event of the year.    Our first giveaway is courtesy of Rheal Day Spa.  Drum roll please…. a one hour massage.  If you’re not from Maine, it’ll be worth the trip.  Anyone over 18 anywhere is welcome to enter.  How do you enter?  Become a fan of Annie and Peter’s Maine Wedding on Facebook.

Thank you Rheal Day Spa.

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April Fields and Flowers in Maine

Thankful for an early spring.

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Do You Love Maine?

Well, if you do, now you have a chance to win a small piece.  No, we are not giving away Maine land.  But we are partnering with Maine businesses to give away several cool Maine things.  If you’re not from here and you’d like to have a weekend getaway, if you’re from here and you’d like have dinner for two, you just might want to pay close attention.  Seafood anyone?  Spa treatments anyone?  Country Club Golf anyone?  Entry is free.  No purchase necessary (smile – we sound like a soda commercial).  What do you do?  Sit back, relax and enjoy the fairy tale wedding story of Annie and Peter.  We’ll be following them all over the globe ( just to Europe and back) beginning May 10.  How do we know you’re following?  Well, you can become a follower on the blog by clicking follow on the right hand side of the screen on www.meanderingmaine.blogspot.com.  You can increase your chances by signing up for our newsletter to receive updates.  You can increase your chances even more by becoming a fan of Annie and Peter’s Maine Wedding on Facebook.  This is a real wedding and it’s really happening in Maine on September 17.  You won’t want to miss it. 

Hope to see you on the winning side!  There will be several (winners). 

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Maine Free Family Fishing Festival

The Upper Andro Anglers Alliance in co-operation with Trout Unlimited will host a free family fishing festival on Saturday, June 5.  The festival will be held at Angevine Park on the North Road in Bethel, from 9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine. Free casting workshops and fly-tying instruction will be available throughout the day.

            Local Maine guides and members of the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited will teach the workshops.  Instruction will include both spin casting and fly casting for older youth and parents.  Maine’s Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program will supply complimentary rods and reels for use at the festival.

            Families can practice newly learned casting skills in the one acre pond and are welcome to take home their catch.  The pond will be stocked with trout courtesy of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  Each young angler will receive a mini-tackle box complete with bobber, sinkers and hook courtesy of the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance.

           Kids can learn how to tie flies with materials provided by local outfitters and fly shops. Children will be able to take home their hand-tied flies.

Families participating in the event will be eligible for door prizes from local outfitters and businesses as well as L.L. Bean and Kittery Trading Post.  The Bethel Fire Dept. will host a barbecue of hotdogs and hamburgers, chips, and drinks and families are welcome to bring a pack lunch.

           The weekend of June 5 and 6 is a free fishing weekend in Maine. Resident and Non-resident freshwater fishing licenses are waived each day. 

The Family Fishing Festival is one many nationwide events that provide families with an opportunity to have fun on the water.  The events are promoted by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (www.rbff.org).   For those families wishing to stay overnight and fish or canoe the Androscoggin River on Sunday, special family packages are available for the weekend at local lodging establishments.  

                For information on the Family Fishing Festival, contact the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance at 207-824-3694, fish@upperandro.com or www.upperandro.com.

Maine Beaches

Here’s a sandy little beach in New Harbor.  It’s a special place because some special people brought me there. 

Where’s your favorite Maine beach or piece of rocky coast line?

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Maine Middens

Continue this way to discover what Maine Middens are and where you can find some.

Picture from Maine.gov 

A site listed on the National Record of Historic places - what remains of Whaleback Shell Midden, Glidden Midden and other shell heaps on the Damariscotta River were created over 1,000 years ago.  Different dates are given in different resources, but it is believed that Native American Indians harvested oysters from the river beginning before the time of Christ.  

Whaleback Shell Midden was named for its shape.  Much of this heap changed in the 1880’s due to the shells being mined to make chicken feed.

Glidden Midden, across the river from the park, is one of the largest shell heaps in the eastern US.

A map of the trail in the parking lot.

A budding apple orchard along the path leading to the middens.  In a few more weeks, you won’t want to miss this sunny day stroll.

The remains of Whaleback.

Deep layers of shells that date back way before our country was founded.

A view up the river into town – Damariscotta.

Glidden Midden across the river.  I first learned of this shell heaps when a friend took me canoeing on the Damariscotta River during my college years.  I remember looking up at these massive mounds with trees growing on them in complete awe.

A place to rest and enjoy the view.

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Spring has sprung.

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Once in a blue moose.

Not sure who created this work of art, but it’s pretty cool.

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of art, but it’s pretty neat.

A New Series of Blogs Beginning May 10

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Save the Date

Meandering Maine would like to invite you to be a part of a special fairy tale story of Maine girl, who has moved to the big city, coming home to tie the knot.  We will be following Annie and Pete all along their journey to "I do" with a professional photo journalist.  Their story will be featured nationally and internationally.  We will be going abroad to capture his life in London for all our viewers as the groom lives in Europe.  The story will have a beautiful ending with a live pod cast of the "Big Day"on the internet.

Follow it on the blog page of www.meanderingmaine.com or directly on www.meanderingmaine.blogspot.com.

Sign up for updates on the bottom of any page of our website - www.meanderingmaine.com or ask how you can be an advertising sponsor.

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We are on a mission to find the coolest places in Maine. We would like your help! Send us your favorite places in or photos of Maine at info@meanderingmaine.com.

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