We are pleased to announce our "Romantic Seaside Escape" which runs from January until May 1, 2006.
The crowds are gone and you can enjoy a peaceful walk at Ocean Point, play tennis
It includes a two night stay in the guest room of your choice, hearty breakfast for two each morning, afternoon refreshments, two one-hour massages with a licensed massage therapist, and a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant.
The price of this package is $350 for a room with a queen bed and $375 for a room with a king bed. Please add 7% Maine lodging tax. Call us toll free at 1-800-596-7420 to make your reservations and let us help you relax and rejuvenate.
Linekin Bay B&B Gardens
We have completed our three year landscaping plan with Kathy Court and are very pleased with the beautiful gardens she has created. Before owning the inn Marti did not know a weed from a plant, but she is learning and enjoys working outdoors and spends many hours maintaining the gardens. The bluestone patio is surrounded by the Patio Garden of colorful perennials.
We have purchased new wicker furniture for the patio and also for the Holbrook Suite porch. The Shore Garden features Adirondack chairs surrounded by deep pink roses, day lilies, bayberry and winterberry holly. The antique cart in the front sits amid hosta, astilbe, ferns and other shade loving plants. Near our towering horse chestnut tree hydrangea, rhododendron, viburnum are growing. In the fall as you step out of your car, vibrant black-eyed susan, chrysanthemum, sunflowers and sedum will greet you.
Marti’s sister, Mary Beth, has introduced us to a new activity called geocaching, which is an adventure game for GPS users. A GPS unit is an electronic device that can determine your approximate location on the planet. We now have a GPS unit at our B&B so guests can join in the fun. In geocaching (GEO from geography and CACHING for the process of hiding a cache) the GPS device is used to locate caches which are hidden all over the country.
The locations of these caches are shared on the internet. GPS users can use the location coordinates to find the caches. Mary Beth met with the executive director of the Boothbay Region Land Trust, Julie Lamay, who was very excited about having these caches on land trust properties. Larry will be helping to hide the caches and monitoring the activity. The purpose is that geocaching will encourage more people to hike and explore our scenic nature preserves.
| Wireless Internet |
| We are pleased to offer both wireless 802.11b & 802.11g internet access for our guests to use with their laptops. Thanks to our good friend and computer genius, David Gudas, each room in the inn has Adelphia high speed internet access. We are very appreciative of his efforts and know that guests will enjoy this convenience. |
| Expansion at Linekin Preserve |
 Recently, a generous summer resident donated 40 acres of land adjacent to Linekin Preserve, the Boothbay Region Land Trust's largest property located across the street from our B&B. Larry, who is steward for Linekin Preserve, and others walked the new area and feel that this will be a great addition to Linekin Preserve. The Land Trust plans to develop trails this spring, so guests will be able to enjoy hiking trails this summer. |
For the fourth year in a row, Larry braved the 44-degree water on New Year's Day and ran into the ocean at Ocean Point as part of the "Penguin Plunge" to raise money for the Boothbay Region YMCA. This year Larry, who is a regular on a local cable sports talk show called "Bob's Bullpen" interviewed participants and spectators at the Penguin Plunge, which has become the social event in Boothbay on New Year's Day. He even talked friends, David & Pauline Gudas, into doing the plunge and they are planning on coming back in 2007.
2006 Penguin Plunge - Grimes Cove
Are you interested in an invigorating start to the New Year in 2007? We have rooms available at a special rate for Penguin Plungers. After the Penguin Plunge you can head to the Botanical Gardens for their New Year's Day "Here Comes the Sun" Bonfire Party. Enjoy roasted hotdogs, marshmallows and s'mores as you listen to bagpipe music around a blazing fire.
Festivals, Festivals, Festivals!
The Boothbay region has many unique festivals. The following is a list of festivals and their dates for 2005:
| Fishermen’s Festival | April 28, 29 & 30 |
| Maine Photography Show | April 29 - May 14 |
| Boothbay In Bloom | June 11 |
| Lobster Boat Races | June 17 |
| Windjammer Days Festival | June 27-28 |
| Rock Skipping Contest | July 8 |
| House & Garden Tour | July 14 |
| Antique Auto Days | July 15 & 16 |
| Jazz Festival Weekend | July 21, 22 & 23 |
| Boothbay Boat Builders Festival | August 6 |
| Shipyard Cup | September 8 - 10 |
| Fall Foliage Fair | October 7 & 8 |
| Scarecrows and Pumpkins at the Gardens | October 14 |
| Early Bird Sale/P.J. Party | November 18 |
| Harbor Lights Festival | December 2 |
| Winter Wonderlands Tour | December 9 |
Our four guest room B&B is a perfect size to bring friends or relatives and book the entire inn. For more information about these festivals visit our web site www.linekinbaybb.com and click on the Events button, call us at 1-800-596-7420 or e-mail us at info@linekinbaybb.com. The Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce website has a yearly calendar with all area events. It iswww.boothbayharbor.com.
For more information about these festivals visit our
Events Page
call us at 1-800-596-7420
or e-mail us at info@linekinbaybb.com.
Recipe
Blueberry French Toast- (serves 6)
This recipe is a hit with guests, especially when I let them know that Maine is the top producer of wild blueberries, which is what I use. The cinnamon swirl bread works well with the blueberry sauce.
Blueberry French Toast
12 slices of: Pepperidge Farm French Toast swirl thick sliced bread or Thomas thick slice bread
4oz. cream cheese
6 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
12 oz. milk
4 oz blueberry jam
Spread cream cheese over a piece of bread and on another piece of bread spread blueberry jam. Put them together just like making a sandwich. Place in a greased 9 by 13 baking dish. Do this with the rest of the bread. Beat eggs and milk and pour over the bread (I use a blender). Let set for a couple of minutes and turn over each “sandwich” so that the liquid mixture absorbs evenly. Cover and place in ref. and let set overnight.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, checking to see when top just starts to get crispy.
Blueberry Sauce
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 cup water
2 cups, blueberries
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Combine sugar and corn starch. Add water-bring to a boil stir enough so that mixture does not stick. Add in butter, lemon, & blueberries simmer 8-10 minutes stirring occasionally. Spoon over French Toast.
