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Top 5 Boutique Kennebunkport Maine Restaurants as Recommended by The Captain Lord Mansion

Posted on April 17, 2012 by captainlord

In previous posts, I have recommended Kennebunkport’s Top 5 Romantic Restaurants, the area’s Top 5 Casual Restaurants and with this post I am recommending our Top 5 Boutique Kennebunkport, Maine Restaurants.  These 5 are all casual, but each of them has a really unique atmosphere combined with unusual menu choices.  I’ll begin with 50 Local [...]

Top 5 Casual Kennebunkport Maine Restaurants as Recommended by The Captain Lord Mansion

Posted on April 10, 2012 by captainlord

Maine is know for lobsters and lighthouses, so I’ll start my recommendations of the Top 5 casual Kennebunkport Maine restaurants with Mabel’s Lobster Claw.  President George H. W. Bush was known to frequent this restaurant for their lobster, as well as its other seafood offerings. One dish for which Mabel’s is famous is a shrimp [...]

Top 5 Romantic Kennebunkport Maine Restaurants as Recommended by The Captain Lord Mansion

Posted on April 3, 2012 by captainlord

Bev and I travel frequently and have rarely been to a destination area like Kennebunkport, Maine where there are so many excellent restaurants. I am starting a series on Kennebunkport’s restaurants because I believe it is important for our guests to know what a wonderful selection the area offers.  I am starting with Kennebunkport’s 5 [...]

Where Can You Find Works by Edgar Degas Near the Captain Lord Mansion?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by captainlord

The Portland Museum of Art is featuring a current exhibit titled “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist”, which is comprised of more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, photographs and sculptures. This exhibit runs from February 23 through May 28th, 2012.  Edgar Degas was a 19th century French master who not only was renowned as an artist, [...]

What is “The Dime for Time” Charity Fundraiser at the Captain Lord Mansion?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by captainlord

Just by staying with us again in 2012 you will be helping find a cure for cancer! Inn owners, Bev Davis and Rick Litchfield invite you to participate in their annual Lois Ann Fincher Memorial  “Dime for Time” Charity Fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society. For each guest stay from January 1 – October [...]

Where Can You Enjoy Maple Sunday Near The Captain Lord Mansion?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by captainlord

From the “Get Real Maine” website “Join Maine’s maple producers to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday on March 25, 2012.  It’s the day when sugar makers around the state open the doors of their sugarhouses for the public to to join them in their rites of spring-making maple syrup.  Most sugarhouses offer free tasting and live [...]

Where Can You Find The Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Near The Captain Lord Mansion?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by captainlord

The Captain Lord Mansion announces The Maine Boatbuilder’s Show, “a gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast.  Also exhibiting are numerous manufacturers of boating equipment, sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats. The actual builders will be there to discuss and sell their work.”  Wooden Boat Magazine has [...]

The Captain Lord Mansion Announces Maine Restaurant Week!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by captainlord

From the Maine Restaurant Week website, “Maine Restaurant Week™ is more than a celebration of Maine’s incredible food scene, it gives restaurants a much-needed boost during a time when business often slows. Its economic impact is felt by the many businesses that provide goods and services to Maine’s vital restaurant industry; customers love it because [...]

Where Can You Stop & Smell The Roses Near The Captain Lord Mansion in March?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by captainlord

From the March edition of Down East Magazine, “For four days in early March pretend spring has sprung in Maine at the Portland Flower Show. This year’s theme is ‘Celebration!’ so keep that in mind as you peruse sixteen garden exhibits, listen to lectures from several of Down East Book’s gardening authors, purchase goods from [...]

Introducing The Captain Lord Mansion Book Club in Kennebunkport, Maine

Posted on February 7, 2012 by captainlord

I enjoy reading, especially historical novels, biographies and general history books.  I just finished reading “Lost in Shangri-La: Escape From a Hidden World”, By Mitchell Zuckoff.  This is a true life adventure about a World War II military plane crash in the wilds on New Guinea.  Mr Zuckoff spins an intriguing tale of death, survival [...]