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This is the first edition of what we hope will be a regular way to keep in touch with friends and guests about what is going on at the Linekin Bay Bed & Breakfast.
As many of you already know we opened our inn to our first guests on Labor Day weekend. We had a very successful fall season as each weekend we were booked along with many weekday nights. We have remained open throughout the winter and have been encouraged with the number of guests that we have had during the "quiet season." During this time construction has continued on our fourth room, "The Holbrook Suite" ,which was just recently completed.
This room features a king size cherry Rice carved post pediment bed, a Hearthstone gas fireplace, sofa bed, wing back chair, and a ceiling fan which graces the high ceilings. A television with cable is set in an armoire. The bath has an antique claw foot bathtub, corner shower, tile floor, and pedestal sink. The room has its own outside private entrance from a long porch where you can enjoy one of our beautiful sunsets while rocking in a wicker chair. Its name comes from brothers Ezekiel and Eliphalet Holbrook who built this magnificent ten room house in 1878. They used proceeds from their very successful store E. & E. Holbrook Store to build the house. One reason for their success is that their store supplied all goods and many services for the workers at the pogie factories located on Linekin Bay. For the whole story check out the history section of our web page. We are very excited about our new web site (www.linekinbaybb.com) which went on line April 28th. Our good friend and retired Lewiston Police detective David Gudas has put his heart and soul into this project and the results show it. In his very creative manner, which has garnered Dave an award for the web page he created for the Lewiston Police Dept., you can not only see many photographs of our B&B, but also hear such sounds as Marti and Larry greeting you and our 120 year old door bell. The reaction we have had so far is very positive as now people can see all of our guest rooms, common areas, and the grounds and really see just how beautiful everything is. How does the old saying go " A picture is worth ..." We are fortunate again this year to have local artist Richard Secor displaying his works at our inn. This is a win/win arrangement for both of us as we are fortunate to have lovely paintings throughout the house and it gives Dick another opportunity for people to see his work and hopefully stop in at School Street Gallery owned by he and his wife Melissa.
Their gallery is also located in East Boothbay just a mile and a half from our inn. One of the reasons that we decided to open our bed and breakfast in the Boothbay Region is because of the land trust properties which are available for hiking, sight seeing, and bird watching. The Boothbay Region Land Trust protects 758 acres on the peninsula. One of these properties is located a stone's throw from our front door.
Linekin Preserve just down the street includes 651 feet of frontage on the Damariscotta River and 2.35 miles of hiking trails. It is just one of six land trust properties which offer hiking trails. So remember if you come to the Boothbay Region, don't forget your hiking boots. Another reason we wanted to have our inn in the Boothbay Region is because of everything the area has to offer. The "Harbor" as locals refer to Boothbay Harbor offers a multitude of shops, restaurants, puffin and whale watches, lighthouses and sunset cruises, and schooner sailings. Throughout the year we have events such as Fisherman's Festival, Windjammer Days, Harbor Jazz Weekend, Fall Foliage Festival, and the Harbor Lights Festival. Add to this fireworks displays during Windjammer Days and July third, plus all the events throughout the year at the Boothbay Railway Village and you can see how Boothbay is a great place to spend your vacation on the lovely Maine coast. Our resident contractor Jim Roberge of Sawdust Builders showed his great building skills again. He and Larry built a 16’ by 25’ deck off the back of the house. Now guests can enjoy their morning coffee or afternoon dessert while they sit on a lounge chair and enjoy the beautiful views of Linekin Bay.
During the summer guests will also have the option of having breakfast served to them at the umbrella table on this deck. The new deck can also be seen in our Common Areas web site section. This is our first full season so most of the summer we still have rooms available. Still, a word to the wise, each week we take a couple of reservations for summer bookings and our guest book is starting to fill in. If you have a specific date that you would like to stay with us, please call so that you can be assured of getting the day and room you would like. MONOGRAMMED POLO SHIRTS, T-SHIRTS, CAPS, & CANVAS TOTE BAGS This season we are offering polo shirts, T-shirts, caps, & canvas tote bags embroidered with our logo of the beautiful stained glass sign which shows a sailboat on Linekin Bay.
All of these items are of high quality and the different colors chosen compliment the colors used in the logo. So before you hit the souvenir shops, be sure to check out the Linekin Bay Bed & Breakfast collection. |
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