A few of the inns in the Midcoast with a beautiful view!
(Phippsburg) The 1774 Inn Bed and Breakfast
The fresh morning air kicks you awake, and you gaze down the gently sloping ground, your eyes irresistibly drawn to that majestic, slow-moving body of water known as the Kennebec. The large bird has come closer, and is now swooping over the water in large, erratic circles, presumably looking for some unsuspecting fish too close to the surface.
You walk down the slope, the grass still slightly damp from the early-morning dew, through the stand of pine trees, towards the edge of the river. A flash of something moving fast near the far bank alerts you: could that be an osprey diving for its breakfast? You’ve heard about the diversity of wild life along this part of the Maine coast, and you’re trying to remember which bird song you should be identifying, and which type of duck is foraging for food in front of you.
You look back at the house commanding the slope. Amazing to think that it’s been guarding that same spot for over 230 years, virtually unchanged since Isaac Packard completed it in 1774 for local merchant, shipbuilder and politician James McCobb. You can imagine some long-dead predecessor standing in this very same place looking out over an almost identical landscape.
(Boothbay Harbor) Spruce Point Inn Resort & Spa
A secluded nature escape built in the late 1800’s on the coast of Maine.
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(East Boothbay) Five Gables Inn
A beautifully restored bed and breakfast inn 3 miles from Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and the last of the 19th century summer hotels in the Boothbays. Perched on a garden-framed hillside overlooking picturesque Linekin Bay, The Five Gables bed and breakfast is one of coastal Maine’s most exciting restoration projects, bringing back to life the only remaining summer hotel in East Boothbay, Maine.
(Damariscotta) Oak Gables Bed and Breakfast
A delightful experience awaits guests down at the boathouse. On the 14 x 16 foot Boathouse Deck, guests can sit back and watch the tidal Damariscotta River as it winds its way through the tranquil beauty of the Maine countryside. A few minutes out of town, heated pool, studio and river view apartments.
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