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The Captain Lord Mansion Bed & Breakfast Inn Asks: “What is the Kennebunkport Festival? And When Is It Scheduled?”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by captainlord

The Kennebunkport Festival began six years ago as a modest event called "Arts in the Inns".  It was held the first weekend in June and featured local artists personally showing their work in the various area bed and breakfast inns.  The last several years the event grew into the Kennebunkport Fine Living Festival with an additional [...]

When Will The Foliage Peak in Kennebunkport?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by captainlord

            This is a photo of the Kennebunk River at peak foliage time which is now through the middle of October.  Also, we've included a photo of The Captain Lord Mansion Carriage House surrounded by color and the River Green framed with color!  We thought that if you are unable [...]

Are You Interested in Coming to Kennebunkport by Boat?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by captainlord

Focus on: Kennebunkport Harbor By Ken Textoron July 26th, 2010 – updated on September 9th, 2010   Ken Textor has written an excellent article in Boatinglocal.com about Kennebunkport's harbor and its many attractions.  We became aware of it through the local Chamber of Commerce and felt we should share it with our readers.  Even though our [...]

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

Posted on August 24, 2010 by captainlord

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 [...]

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

Posted on August 3, 2010 by captainlord

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 [...]

What Are The Names of The Children In The New Captain Lord Mansion Garden Sculpture?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by captainlord

Thank all of you who submitted suggestions of names for the children depicted in our new garden sculpture.  We had 99 entries with many folks offering unusual and different names, as well as interesting reasons for each suggestion.  Names people suggested included names of their children, their grandchildren, names of Captain Lord’s family members and other thoughtful ideas such as [...]

Wow! A Fodor’s Choice Award to a Kennebunkport Bed & Breakfast Inn!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by captainlord

We are thrilled to announce that The Captain Lord Mansion has been named a Fodor's Choice establishment for 2010.  This is the second consecutive year we have been the recepient of this prestigeous award.  Fodor's is a leading publisher of guidebooks for American travelers.  Travelers love to share their favorite discoveries, and so does the Fodor's [...]

What is Playing at The Arundel Barn Playhouse This Summer ?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by captainlord

The Arundel Barn Playhouse offers live, professional, musical theater productions, each running  from June to Labor Day.  The Playhouse enjoys an enthusiastic and loyal audience of Maine year-round and summer residents.  Tourists visiting the southeastern Maine area find an evening of old time summer theater in a barn irresistible.  Adrienne Grant, Producing Artistic Director, describes the experience [...]

Do You Know Who Abbott Graves Was and His Relationship to Kennebunkport?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by captainlord

Abbott Graves was an American artist who lived and painted in Kennebunkport during the early 20th Century.  The Kennebunkport Historical Society just opened an exhibit of his paintings.  The show runs from early June through Aug 30th, 2010.  Graves was a prolific painter of buildings; he loved New England's old homes.  However, he also loved [...]

Did You Know the Nutcracker will be in Portland this December?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by captainlord

The Victorian Nutcracker Join Portland Ballet, Portland's resident professional dance company, for a magical journey through Victorian Portland to the enchanted Kingdom of the Sweets!  This classical Nutcracker story is set in beautiful Victorian Portland, with sets and costumes inspired by the Victoria Mansion. PBC dancers bring this tale to life accompanied by the Portland Ballet Orchestra [...]