This one is taken on the Casco Bay Trail where you can see the main osprey nest on the island.
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main St Freeport, Maine 04032
Friday, February 07, 2014
Osprey Nest in Winter
Here's another short (about 1 minute) video of our hike through Wolfe Neck Woods in the winter.
This one is taken on the Casco Bay Trail where you can see the main osprey nest on the island.
This one is taken on the Casco Bay Trail where you can see the main osprey nest on the island.
Thursday, February 06, 2014
We Play in the Snow
Here we are playing in the snow at Wolfe Neck Woods State Park.
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main St Freeport, Maine 04032
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
2014 Room Reno
A couple of photos from the room reno's we did in January. These are just candid shots, the 'good' pix will be on the website in a few weeks.
The Casco Bay Room got a new king bed and 2 new chairs for reading. We added some wall art we had in our space to make it a 'Maine Cottage' look.
In the Crow's Nest we stripped the wallpaper and painted the room a sunshine-y yellow. There are new drapes at the window and a second chair has been added. (I'm sitting on it to take the photo!) Still trying to decide if I want to paint the dresser. The picture that is propped on the table is now hung up on the short wall. I have a few new pictures to put up once I get frames. You may recognize the quilts from the Casco Bay Room. I love these! Such a yummy blue.
The above is one of the new sinks we added. All of the bathrooms got new sink hardware.
We are still working on the Parlor Room. Wallpaper is stripped and the room is painted but we're getting new chairs this weekend and adding wainscotting. That will be a couple more weeks. In mid-February we'll start the work in the Winthrop Fogg room. The last one!
We hope you enjoy the changes we're making! Come on up and see us sometime!
In case you were wondering...when we do these reno's and remove older towels and bedding like sheets, blankets, quilts and the mattresses, we don't just throw them out. We take all of the items in good condition to a homeless shelter/halfway house. They use the linens & bedding in the shelter and provide the folks getting back on their feet with items for their new apartments. Any 'hardware' we get rid of like wall sconces, doorknobs, cabinetry all goes to the ReStore in Bath.
One year Rock took all the blankets we were replacing to the shelter. One of the guys who helped him unload looked in the bags and said to Rock, 'Thanks! This means I get my own blanket now. They didn't have enough last night.' Holy cow. We hear something like that and we just have to step back and think how lucky we are to not have to worry like that everyday.
You can donate in your area as well. If there are no people shelters, animal shelters will also take old towels and blankets. I know my mom makes quilts out of every possible odds and ends bits of fabric that get donated and those are given out to people on the streets in Poughkeepsie, NY.
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| Casco Bay in 2013 |
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| Casco Bay in 2014 |
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| Crow's Nest 2013 |
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| Crow's Nest 2014 |
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| New sink |
The above is one of the new sinks we added. All of the bathrooms got new sink hardware.
We are still working on the Parlor Room. Wallpaper is stripped and the room is painted but we're getting new chairs this weekend and adding wainscotting. That will be a couple more weeks. In mid-February we'll start the work in the Winthrop Fogg room. The last one!
We hope you enjoy the changes we're making! Come on up and see us sometime!
In case you were wondering...when we do these reno's and remove older towels and bedding like sheets, blankets, quilts and the mattresses, we don't just throw them out. We take all of the items in good condition to a homeless shelter/halfway house. They use the linens & bedding in the shelter and provide the folks getting back on their feet with items for their new apartments. Any 'hardware' we get rid of like wall sconces, doorknobs, cabinetry all goes to the ReStore in Bath.
One year Rock took all the blankets we were replacing to the shelter. One of the guys who helped him unload looked in the bags and said to Rock, 'Thanks! This means I get my own blanket now. They didn't have enough last night.' Holy cow. We hear something like that and we just have to step back and think how lucky we are to not have to worry like that everyday.
You can donate in your area as well. If there are no people shelters, animal shelters will also take old towels and blankets. I know my mom makes quilts out of every possible odds and ends bits of fabric that get donated and those are given out to people on the streets in Poughkeepsie, NY.
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main Street Freeport, Maine 04032
Valentine's Day Treat
Here's a quick little something to make for your kids, your spouse, yourself on Valentine's Day!
Heart shaped French Toast -
To make:
Use any French Toast batter you like. You can change up the flavor by changing the extract...orange, vanilla, almond, etc. (Sample FT batter: 2 eggs, splash of milk, dash of cinnamon & sugar, splash of vanilla extract, whisk together.)
This works best if the bread is cold so store in the fridge the night before to make it easier to cut out the hearts.
Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter that's close to the size of the bread, cut out as many hearts as you'd like. (Save the extra bread for croutons or stuffing.)
Dip the hearts into the batter on both sides and fry up on a griddle or in a frying pan. Flip once, fry and plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, add raspberries, drizzle with chocolate, serve.
They are just so dang cute!
Heart shaped French Toast -
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| French Toast Hearts |
Use any French Toast batter you like. You can change up the flavor by changing the extract...orange, vanilla, almond, etc. (Sample FT batter: 2 eggs, splash of milk, dash of cinnamon & sugar, splash of vanilla extract, whisk together.)
This works best if the bread is cold so store in the fridge the night before to make it easier to cut out the hearts.
Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter that's close to the size of the bread, cut out as many hearts as you'd like. (Save the extra bread for croutons or stuffing.)
Dip the hearts into the batter on both sides and fry up on a griddle or in a frying pan. Flip once, fry and plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, add raspberries, drizzle with chocolate, serve.
They are just so dang cute!
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main Street Freeport, Maine 04032
Friday, January 17, 2014
Monday, December 23, 2013
Golden Road Millinocket Maine
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| Telos Rd |
The Appalachian Trail crosses the Golden Road near Abol Pond.
Town names along the road are a little different to say the least. The photo above was taken in T3 R11 WELS. Translated: Township 3 Range 11 West of Easterly Line of the State.
Continuing down the road you come to Haymock Lake where you can stay at Macannamac Camps and Lodges for a real outdoors Maine experience.
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| A walk in the woods at River Pond Nature Trail |
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| Just below the power house on the West Branch |
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| One of the trails leading to the West Branch Falls |
The culmination of our drive was the Ripogenus Lake Dam. The Golden Rd continues on after this for another 50 miles or so to Canada.
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| Below the dam |
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| Gears on the Ripogenus Dam |
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| Katahdin |
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| Moonrise |
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| Your intrepid innkeepers |
Combine this drive with a few days at Baxter State Park and you are well on your way to enjoying a small slice of the Great Maine Woods! It's a 3 hour drive from White Cedar Inn so plan to stay here a couple of days for your 'ocean' time and then head inland for your 'mountain and lakes' time. One state. We've got it all! (The desert is here in Freeport!)
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main St Freeport, Maine 04032
Thursday, December 19, 2013
K Is for Katahdin
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| Katahdin from the Sandy Stream Pond Trail |
The most famous mountain in Maine? It's certainly the tallest at just shy of 1 mile (5, 269 ft). Although called 'Mount Katahdin' that's a bit of a redundancy. (Like La Brea Tar Pits which is 'The Tar Tar Pits' in translation!) Katahdin means 'Greatest Mountain' so it turns out we're all saying 'Mount Greatest Mountain'!
Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The last 100 miles of the trail are said to be the hardest with places that are not even trail but just scrambling over and between boulders deposited by the retreating ice when the glaciers melted.
BTW, that is not snow in the photos, it's granite.
Not much else for me to say...just enjoy the photos! Taken from 3 different sides of the mountain.
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| Katahdin from our room at the inn |
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| Katahdin from the Sandy Stream Pond Trail |
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| South Twin Lake with Katahdin |
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| Katahdin from the Golden Rd |
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| Katahdin (no, that is not a moose in the water, but we did stop because we thought it was!) |
It's about a 3 hour drive from White Cedar Inn to get to Millinocket. If you decide to head up that way and stay over, we enjoyed the 5 Lakes Lodge in Millinocket. (See photo above for the view from every room at the lodge!) Wonderful innkeepers and great breakfasts. They can get you set up for an early start if you're going to climb Katahdin!
If you'd rather camp in Baxter State Park you must have a reservation for both your camp site and a place to park your car at the trail heads. If you do not reserve in advance you may find yourself out of luck. Parking is minimal, roads are not quite 2 lane. No large vehicles, no motorcycles and no dogs allowed.
This is truly a park for enjoying nature!
White Cedar Inn Bed and Breakfast 178 Main St Freeport, Maine 04032
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