Like many others, we first came to Kennebunkport as visitors, enjoying the Southern Maine coast while on vacation. We were walking down Ocean Avenue one afternoon and a painting in the window of Northlight Art Gallery caught our eye. It was a watercolor by Jack Standish. The scene was looking through a window into a …
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LAUNCH: A Maritime Festival returns to Kennebunkport
Fishermen, Boats, Chefs and Lobster! We’re celebrating all things nautical at Kennebunkport’s maritime Festival. Festivities kick off June 14th, 2017 for five days and is full of fun things to see and do every day. We’re launching events with the Fishing for Freedom for Wounded Warriors on Wednesday, June 14th. Support our wounded veterans by sending …
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Visit Kennebunkport, Enjoy Maine’s South Coast Antique Shops
Visiting Kennebunkport soon? If you are a collector, or just like poking through antique stores, we have several within easy driving distance of the Inn. There’s a number of “Antique Lists” that you can find which gives you a summary of the antique stores in Maine, especially those along Route 1. Our favorite is the MaineAntiqueTrail.com which …
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Cooking Classes a Great Way to Enjoy Kennebunkport Getaway
If you’ve spent any time here in Kennebunkport, you know we have some of the finest chefs in Maine. Did you know they offer cooking classes too? There’s a number of options available to budding chefs and foodies for cooking classes here in the Kennebunk’s that cover just about anything you may be interested in …
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Celebrate your Love and Romance in Kennebunkport in February
February 2017 is just around the corner. Here in Kennebunkport, we’re working with Cupid again to Paint the Town Red. Join us to find out why we’ve earned the distinction of being the most romantic town in New England! The towns of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport are both in on the celebrations and everywhere you look …
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A Kennebunkport Innkeeper Discovers Oqunquit’s Marginal Way
I hear you all saying “you’ve been in Kennebunkport how long now and you just experienced the Marginal Way walk?” Yes, and let me tell you how that happened. We are in our fifth season of owning and running the 1802 House Bed and Breakfast in Kennebunkport. There’s a lot of great things to see …
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Final Look at our Autumn Colors and Thinking of the Holidays
We’re quickly coming up on the end of the Fall Season, and what an amazing season it was. Leaf Peepers were treated to a glorious display of Autumn colors! Kennebunkport and Maine’s Southern Coastal region are the last in the state to hit peak for leaves changing color. There was some concern this year that …
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Here’s a Few Things to do in Kennebunkport in the Autumn
The sun is sitting a little lower in the sky and there’s a freshness in the morning breeze. We’re past September 21st and it’s officially autumn in Maine. Kennebunkport is a great year around travel destination. Summer is the busiest, and most popular time of year, but we prefer autumn in New England and not …
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