Treat yourself to a sweet bed and breakfast experience on the fourth Sunday in March when sugarhouses open their doors to the public to show a classic Maine tradition - refining maple sugar into syrup. Throughout the state, these operations offer tastings and demonstrations to give people an appreciation of how syrup flows from tree to bottle.
Whether it’s Maine or neighboring New Hampshire, if you are looking for a bed and breakfasts weekend getaway to celebrate the longer days, and warm sun, then look no further. While you can certainly make a weekend out of visiting traditional Maine Sugarhouses why not also enjoy the hospitalities of local bed and breakfast inns and their specialized day itineraries.
Specialized Itineraries
Captain Lord Mansion Inn, Kennebunkport, Maine offers a day full of discovering authentic Maine as you take a tour of one of Maine’s traditional family maple sugar farms. You will catch a glimpse how native maple trees are tapped and sap is collected, view syrup making first hand in a genuine Shaker Barn and enjoy a New England lunch, complete with maple sugar dessert for the minimal cost of $12.00 per person. www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/maine/captainlordmansion.htm
Sunset Hill House, located in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire offers the perfect conditions for the Sap Run from March 16-April 14, 2007. Packages include two night's lodging, your choice of either a very special snowshoe sugaring tour by Fullers Sugarhouse, or a horse drawn ride at the Rocks estate (March weekends only), very own guide to the best sugar houses of the region (visit them all!) a basket brimming with Fuller's maple products when you arrive (Fullers is the sole maple provider to Sunset Hill House), breakfast (with maple syrup of course) each morning, and 5-course gourmet dinner with maple specialties each evening, and the chance to tap one of our 100-year-old sugar maples at the inn yourself! Packages in a queen room from $539/couple for the whole weekend.
www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/new_hampshire/sunsethillhouse.htm
Additional Bed and Breakfast Selections in Maple Tapping Towns
Inns of Maine
Blue Harbor House
“James Richards, Camden's first settler, built this Cape house on a 1768 home site. (The King granted him the land as the first person to fulfill all the conditions of a settler.) An 1810 carriage house has been refurbished to offer private suites, some with whirlpool tubs. Breakfast is served overlooking the Camden Hills and dinner is available by reservation. The bustling harbor is a five-minute walk away.”
http://www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/maine/blueharborhouseavillage.htm
Camden Windward House B&B
“All rooms include antiques and romantic amenities such as candles and fine linens. The innkeepers further pamper guests with a hearty breakfast featuring a variety of juices, freshly ground coffee and teas and a choice of items such as featherbed eggs, pancakes, French toast or Belgian waffles topped with fresh Maine blueberries. After the morning meal, guests are sure to enjoy a day exploring Camden, noted as the village where "the mountains meet the sea."
www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/maine/camdenwindwardhouse.htm
Inns of New Hampshire
Highland Lake Inn B&B
“This early Colonial-Victorian inn overlooks three mountains, and all the rooms have views of either the lake or the mountains. Many guest rooms feature handmade quilts and some have four-poster beds featuring Mascioni linens from Italy. Guests may relax with a book from the inn's library in front of the sitting room fireplace or walk the seven-acre grounds and enjoy old apple and maple trees, as well as the shoreline of the lake. Adjacent to a 21-acre nature conservancy, with scenic trails. and a stream to explore. Highland Lake is stocked with bass and also has trout.
www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/new_hampshire/highlandlake.htm
Wilderness Inn B&B
“Surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest, this charming shingled home offers a picturesque getaway for every season. Guest rooms, all with private baths, are furnished with antiques and Oriental rugs. The innkeepers also offer family suites and a private cottage with a fireplace, Jacuzzi and a view of Lost River. Breakfast is a delightful affair with choices ranging from fresh muffins to brie cheese omelets, French toast topped with homemade syrup, crepes or specialty pancakes. For the children, the innkeepers create teddy bear pancakes or French toast. If you wish, afternoon tea also is served.”
www.iloveinns.com/bed_and_breakfasts/new_hampshire/wilderness.htm
Many of the properties listed above are also in the best-selling bed and breakfast guidebook Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns with Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free Certificate. To learn more about the guidebook as well as additional Inns of interest, go to www.iloveinns.com.
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