Kennebunkport Beaches Are Delightful!

Kennebunkport and Beaches are Synonymous!

Summer fun in Kennebunkport, Maine includes a trip to one of our local sandy beaches. Goose Rocks Beach is about 6 miles east of the village of Kennebunkport. It is a crescent shaped, white sandy beach that offers tolerable swimming in Maine's cold waters. The beach is fairly shallow so the water warms up quite nicely in the hot summer sun! Personally, Bev and I enjoy walking the beach; our grandson was recently here and we helped him search the beach for seashells. He filled a bucket with beautiful iridescent shells that he took home as Maine treasures. Occasionally, you can find beautiful sand dollars; however, the day we went to the beach, we found none.

At the Captain Lord Mansion, we'll help with your trip to the beach by providing beach towels and beach chairs. However, be sure to stop by the Kennebunkport Police Station to buy your parking pass! Parking tickets tend to spoil your day of fun. Rick Litchfield, your innkeeper

Kennebunkport Trivia!

What President has his summer home in Kennebunkport? (The home was built by his maternal grandfather in the early 1900s.)

1. George Washington
2. George H. W. Bush (#41)
3. George Clooney

How many beaches are in the Kennebunk's?

1. None
2. 4 (Goose Rocks Beach, Colony Beach, Gooches Beach, Mother's Beach)
3. 5 (Plus Parsons Beach)

How many museums are in the Kennebunks?

1. None
2. 2 (Brick Store Museum, Kennebunkport Historical Society)
3. 3 (Also the Seashore Trolley Museum)
   

What was the economic activity that made Kennebunkport prosperous before tourism?

1. Whaling
2. Fishing
3. Shipbuilding

How many trains per day brought tourists to Kennebunkport from New York and Boston before World War Two?

1. Seven
2. Five
3. Two

How many large hotels existed in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport to serve the tourists during the years before World War Two?

1. 27
2. 15
3. 8

Kennebunkport has many distiquished restaurants; what is the name of the celebrated restaurant honored with the AAA 5 Diamond Award?

1. The Cape Arundel Inn
2. The White Barn Inn
3. On The Marsh

What is the name of the summer stock playhouse in the area?

1. The Arundel Barn Playhouse
2. The Gorge Bush Memorial Playhouse
3. The Port Playhouse

What is the only Kennebunkport Bed and Breakfast Inn honored with the AAA 4 Diamond Award?

1. The Kennebunkport Inn
2. The Captain Lord Mansion
3. The Captain's Garden House

What famous authors lived and wrote in the area?

1. Booth Tarkenton
2. Rachel Carson
3. Kenneth Roberts
4. All of these
   

Answers: 2,3,3,3,1,1,2,1,2,4 I hope you have some fun with this post! Rick Litchfield, Your Innkeeper