Winners

Winners were selected by the first person to request a certain prize with the correct answer to the question.

1. Cathy Ansart St. George, Maine

An overnight stay at Camden’s Blue Harbor House.

The Inn is conveniently located just a few blocks from the harbor and shops. Our elegant yet casual atmosphere is a relaxing retreat for couples, families and business travelers.
You can expect pampering while staying with us. From delicious food to comfortable accommodations.

A full gourmet breakfast is served each morning of your stay.
Join us each afternoon for complimentary tea and cakes.

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So, you will have Monday, May 24th at the Blue Harbor House. You check in and have afternoon tea. At 5ish you are picked up by All Aboard Trolley and Limousine's

Limo!!

You have never seen or ridden in limousines quite like these!

All Aboard Trolley and Limousine will escort you to the stunning Cellardoor Winery. There you and your guest will have a cooking class with Lani, chef and owner Megunticook Market.

In Lincolnville, just five miles from Camden Harbor, the home for the winery and vineyard is a sixty-eight acre farm with a rich history and majestic views to Levenseller Mountain in the distance. Simply, it is a special place, charmed really, to which we proudly welcome friends and guests.

Upon purchasing the winery in 2007 and thus becoming just the fourth owner of the property in the past century, we respectfully restored the 200-year old post and beam barn. While preserving the original barn boards, and the sense of history, we expanded and upgraded the winery facilities, added a porch and loft space, both lovely places for guests to linger and relax, built a new tasting bar, and added a full commercial kitchen. The goal of these efforts was to bring the winery experience to the Midcoast of Maine.

2. Dave Varone Cumberland, RI

Have delicious Maine Oysters – hand harvested by Glidden Point Oyster Farm shipped to you anywhere in the US or have them shipped as a gift anywhere in the US. You won’t find better oysters. Check out their website. You will also receive a shucking knife and logo pint glass!!

Glidden Point Oyster Company is a family owned sea farm located in mid-coast Maine. We grow oysters in a very natural, pristine setting, using no machinery or processing equipment - everything is done meticulously by hand. Our culture techniques, handling methods, attention to detail, and HACCP certified facility combine to produce the finest cultured oysters available anywhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. Since 1987.

3. Rebecca Wood Kingsfield, Maine

Two Rounds of Golf at Dunegrass Country Club in Old Orchard Beach. This is quite the place.

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Planes, cooking, golfing and boats.  Meandering Maine with future bride and groom.

Announcing Soon…

We are in the process of updating our website.  You will see lots of changes coming soon.  In the meantime, keep checking in for the winners of the first round of giveaways.  We will be announcing soon.

Are You Ready for This?

We are expanding the first Great Maine Giveway. Hold onto your horses, or car or whatever you are sitting on -

1. Includes -

An overnight stay at Camden’s Blue Harbor House.

The Inn is conveniently located just a few blocks from the harbor and shops. Our elegant yet casual atmosphere is a relaxing retreat for couples, families and business travelers.
You can expect pampering while staying with us. From delicious food to comfortable accommodations.

A full gourmet breakfast is served each morning of your stay.
Join us each afternoon for complimentary tea and cakes.

Do you know what’s really cool about this? The innkeepers are from the UK. That’s where our groom is living in London. This goes so well with our wedding story.

Your Hosts
Terry and Annette Hazzard

As experienced innkeepers and natural-born hosts, Annette and Terry truly enjoy welcoming guests and helping them to get the most out of their visits to Camden. At the Blue Harbor House, they have created their unique style of Down East hospitality with a Scottish accent.
Terry and Annette met while working aboard the cruise ship "Pacific Princess" (which played the part of the "Loveboat" in the TV series). When the ship's itinerary brought them to the Maine coast, they vowed to return to this spectacular corner of the US. First, however, they went home to Scotland, married, and Terry became bar manager at the five-star Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. They subsequently purchased a six-room B&B in Edinburgh and, two years later, bought a small hotel, opening for business when their daughter, Jade, was just three weeks old! Now that they are the owners of the Blue Harbor House, they are living their dream of owning an inn on the beautiful coast of Maine.

So, you will have Monday, May 24th at the Blue Harbor House. You check in and have afternoon tea. At 5ish you are picked up by All Aboard Trolley and Limousine's

Limo!!

You have never seen or ridden in limousines quite like these!

All Aboard Trolley and Limousine will escort you to the stunning Cellardoor Winery. There you and your guest will have a cooking class with Lani, chef and owner Megunticook Market.

In Lincolnville, just five miles from Camden Harbor, the home for the winery and vineyard is a sixty-eight acre farm with a rich history and majestic views to Levenseller Mountain in the distance. Simply, it is a special place, charmed really, to which we proudly welcome friends and guests.

Upon purchasing the winery in 2007 and thus becoming just the fourth owner of the property in the past century, we respectfully restored the 200-year old post and beam barn. While preserving the original barn boards, and the sense of history, we expanded and upgraded the winery facilities, added a porch and loft space, both lovely places for guests to linger and relax, built a new tasting bar, and added a full commercial kitchen. The goal of these efforts was to bring the winery experience to the Midcoast of Maine.

About Lani:

My heart kept leading me back to food. After 10 years as an event planner, I had chosen menus for hundreds of meetings and gala events, taste tested hors d'oeuvres for conferences from London to Japan and traveled the country from California to New York. Finally I decided to make a break for it, my lifelong desire to cook for a living.At first, I considered cooking school but that would delay my urge to get into the kitchen, so I took a job at a popular cafe and bakery in Bronxville, New York. First it was baking muffins and scones then cookies, homemade pies and cakes. Soon it was catering, then managing the operation. Now what to do? I was on the hunt for a kitchen in Camden, but nothing appeared. One day, while surfing the internet, I came across a market (with a kitchen) for sale. My husband, Dale, and I packed for a road trip and jumped in the car to go see it. Although it was a little rough around the edges from neglect, I could see this country store as the center of community activity, just waiting for a fresh coat of paint and some new energy. I couldn't wait to get in the kitchen and start baking. We chose Maine because it is a food lovers paradise. There are fresh produce farmers, fishermen, bread bakers, cheese makers and food artisans making jams, jellies, pastries and confections. There are orchards, dairies and organic farms. This little market was the perfect place to bring all these artisans and farmers together.

That, folks, is all in number one.

2. Have delicious Maine Oysters – hand harvested by Glidden Point Oyster Farm shipped to you anywhere in the US or have them shipped as a gift anywhere in the US. You won’t find better oysters. Check out their website. You will also receive a shucking knife and logo pint glass!!

Glidden Point Oyster Company is a family owned sea farm located in mid-coast Maine. We grow oysters in a very natural, pristine setting, using no machinery or processing equipment - everything is done meticulously by hand. Our culture techniques, handling methods, attention to detail, and HACCP certified facility combine to produce the finest cultured oysters available anywhere. Satisfaction guaranteed. Since 1987.

3. Two Rounds of Golf at Dunegrass Country Club in Old Orchard Beach. This is quite the place.

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.

Enter to win: send email to info@meanderingmaine.com with where Annie & Pete got engaged, your name, address and phone number (not to be used for any other purpose) and which prize you would like.

We’re Kicking It Up a Notch

Check back tomorrow to see how we are upgrading giveaway #1.  You won’t want to miss it!

The Great Maine Giveaway

Photo by Annie Higbee Imagewright

There will be three chances to win in the first round of The Great Maine Giveaway for those following the wedding story of Annie and Pete.

1. Cooking Class at the stunning Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville on Monday, May 24th at 5:30 with chef and owner of Megunticook Market Lani Temple.

2. A Dozen Maine Oysters, a shucking knife and a logo pint glass from Glidden Point Oysters.  Shipped anywhere in the US and other parts of the world are possible.

3. Two Rounds of Golf at Dunegrass Country Club in Old Orchard Beach.

Enter to Win:

Send an email to info@meanderingmaine.com with:

1. Your Name, Address and Phone Number (this will not be used for any other purpose).
2. Answer the question: Where did Pete and Annie get engaged?  Hint: this can be found on an earlier blog.
3. Which prize you would like to receive.

 

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What’s to come -

Planes, cooking, golfing and boats.  Meandering Maine with future bride and groom.

I Said Yes!!

Text: sent to all friends and family August 28^th.

From: Annie Pease

WOW!! What a beautiful ring! The love story is even more beautiful. Let’s meet the groom and hear what he planned and how it went for him.

Meet Peter Gray..

Pete lives in London, England so he had to cross the Atlantic Ocean to do the deed. His side or the story…or as he puts it “what was supposed to happen”.

Well to be completely honest I wanted to propose for a long time, so leading up to it there was nothing going through my head other than what if she said no.  I’m not a fan of awkward situations. The day before, however, when I was flying home from London it was quite cool, the flight attendants found out I was going to propose and all got together to give me a bottle of champagne to open on the big day. As if that wasn’t enough, when we landed at Logan Airport the pilot wished me good luck over the intercom so the whole plane knew! It was quite cool but I think that increased the pressure level a bit.

-Peter Gray

Pete and I decided to spend the weekend at his family’s condo in North Conway, NH. After visiting the outlets we headed to Grant’s to pick up some essentials, and steak, potatoes and corn on the cob for dinner (I’m sure Pete bought brownies too, he does every time we go grocery shopping). The weather was absolutely beautiful and once the groceries were unpacked we decided to head to Mount Washington for a little hike. Pete suggested that we hike to the waterfall, only about 10 to 15 minutes up. He packed a backpack with “warm clothes and a couple of beers” to enjoy at the waterfall. We reached the waterfall and since the weather was ideal for hiking, I suggested we keep going. We ended up hiking for about 45 minutes, unbeknownst to me that the backpack Pete was carrying was much heavier than I thought…

- Annie Pease

BUT…Pete had “perfect plans”…how it “should have” gone.

It was a nice fall afternoon, Annie and I had just drive up to my family’s place in the mountains. It was still mid-afternoon and Annie suggested we go for a hike, playing magnificently into my plan. I suggested that we drive to the base of Mount Washington and hike up to Cascade Falls, it’s only about a ten minute trek up a nice easy path and has plenty of areas to set out a blanket and relax for a drink. We got to the falls, selected a nice rock underneath the water, I lay out a blanket and pull out the champagne. After a few minutes I took the video I made out of my bag and told her it was really funny and she had to watch it. She was clearly curious about me having carried a video, but after two minutes she seemed to have an idea of what was happening and when the last song finished I got down on one knee and sputtered out those four words. She said yes, we shoved the ring on her finger, a big hug and a kiss, and she whipped out her phone to call her mom. We spent the night calling people…well, that’s what was supposed to happen.

-Peter Gray

According to Annie, things went a little differently. She may have botched Pete’s planning just a little bit, but in the end the ring does go on her finger and…well you’ll see…

On our way down the mountain Pete suggested that we stop at the waterfall, which we did briefly but we hurried along (I had drank a liter of water on the way up and was anxious to reach the restrooms at the bottom). Relentless on his mission, Pete brought me to another trail that led to a river where we were going to sit and enjoy our drinks. It surprised me when after spreading out a blanket, Pete pulled his laptop out of his bag and told me he had a “funny video” you have to watch…quite suspicious. As the video rolled through pictures of us over the past two years, I had and inkling of what was about to happen, and when the song changed to “marry me Juliette, you’ll never have to be alone, I love you and that’s all I really know, I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress…” came on I knew. Pete kneeled down on one knee and said “Annie Pease, will you marry me?” I think I said yes, but to be honest I can’t remember. I was so excited! Pete then pulled champagne flutes and champagne out of his backpack (he can tell everyone how the champagne was presented to him). It is true after a hug and a kiss, I told Pete I had to call my mom and since I had no reception I ran out to the road to find some. We spent the next couple of hours calling family and friends to share our exciting news!

-Annie Pease

This begins Meandering Maine’s wedding story of the year, but it isn’t the beginning of Annie and Pete! Stay tuned and keep following to hear more about Annie and Pete growing up, meeting in college, and their beautiful journey to the altar.

The future Mr. and Mrs. Gray in London

Peter with his father Gary Gray.

The Great Maine Giveaway:

This week’s Great Giveaway begins with a cooking class with Lani Temple of Megunticook Market at the stunning Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville, Maine on Monday, May 24 at 5:30 pm.  You will join Annie and Pete in this cooking class.  There’s more.  So stay tuned this week for the rest of the giveaway and how to enter to win.

 

A big thank you to Cellardoor Winery and Megunticook Market.  This event will be a feature story on a future blog.

Thank you to our advertising partners who make this story possible.

 

 

 Air Companions

What’s to come -

Planes, cooking, golfing and boats.  Meandering Maine with future bride and groom.