28 Reasons to Trust Reservations at The Captain Lord Mansion

Thursday night, May 30, 2007, in a ceremony at The Ivy Manor Inn in Bar Harbor, my wife, Bev Davis and I were pleased and honored to accept our 28th consecutive AAA Four Diamond Award for The Captain Lord Mansion.

The AAA Diamond rating system was first adopted by the Auto Club in 1977. Maine held its first Four Diamond Award ceremony in 1987 at the Black Point Inn in Scarborough. The 1988 award winners were all lodging properties.

The property with the longest history of winning the prestigious Four Diamond Award is the Stage Neck Inn in York Harbor, being awarded the honor for 31 consecutive years. The 28 consecutive years for the Captain Lord Mansion is the second longest period for AAA establishments in Maine.

Also, only about 3% of lodging properties and restaurants in the United States rated by AAA receive the Four Diamond Award. As the rating criteria have strengthened over the years, we've made many many improvements to the inn which help maintain the Captain Lord Mansion in that top 3%.

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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