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Monthly Archives: August 2010

First a Wine Nook, Now A Book Nook! Always A Little More Nooky at The Captain Lord Mansion!

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Rick Litchfield

   What happens when your wife tells you that you have cluttered up the guest rooms with too many books placed on shelves and mantels?  The short answer is you have the housekeeping staff remove as much of the clutter as possible.  The question I had was "Where do we put books that will be convenient for [...]

Kennebunkport Residents Recently Honored Bush 41 With “An Anchor to Windward”!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Rick Litchfield

From Wikianswers.com comes this definition of "An Anchor to Windward"; "During a storm, if a ship is being blown toward a hazard, the crew can drop the anchors on the windward side of the ship (the side facing the wind) in order to stop the ship from running aground or wrecking. Such an "anchor to [...]

What is “The Kennebunkport River Green” and Who Owns It?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Rick Litchfield

The "River Green" sits directly in front of the Captain Lord Mansion and stretches between Pleasant Street and Ocean Avenue.  Today, the sloping lawn is well manicured and is home to various summer events such as art shows, craft fairs and band concerts.  There is quite an interesting story of how the green came to be [...]

We Remember: Excerpts From The 20th Anniversary Captain Lord Mansion “Captain’s Log”, Spring 1998

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Rick Litchfield

Recently we came across an old Captain Lord Mansion newsletter dated "Spring 1998".  We called these newsletters "The Captain's Log" and  mailed them to our quite extensive guest mailing list.  However, with the advent of the computer and emails, we discontinued direct mail newsletters about the time this 1998 newsletter was published.  It was fascinating [...]

Wow! The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor are Superb!

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Rick Litchfield

Although we have been very busy maintaining the gardens at the Captain Lord Mansion and the Captain's Garden House, we took time last weekend to visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens with our daughter and grandson.  We traveled early in the day and missed most of the traffic going north.  The weather was sunny and warm, with [...]