Explorer’s Guides has published their first edition of  ”Maine Coast and Islands – Key to a Great Destination.”

The guide lists Cedarholm Garden Bay Inn as a “Best Place To Stay” in Camden/Lincolnville Maine.

The authors write  …

“Cedarholm Garden Bay Inn offers private waterside cottages.  Incredible gardens are the first symptom of the lavish care at this spot with four perfect upscale cottages right on the sea.”

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Lots of late spring color right now,  here are a few pics of  some plants currently in bloom.

One of our many perennial gardens

A patch of bright orange-red Oriental Poppies stands out along our 200 foot long serpentine garden.

Spires of Lupines Lend Height And Texture To The Garden

Lupines are in bloom, we have  the traditional purple, white, and pink variety blooming throughout the gardens.

Colorful Mix Of Hosta Plants

Hosta plants almost completely fanned out.

rose arbor garden

Purple, lavender, and yellow German Iris align the pathway leading through our rose arbor garden.

A shade garden

These Rhododendrons pack a colorful punch in one of our shade gardens on the Northwest side of the property.

Some photos of our favorite Iris in bloom. The Yellow Flag Iris was started from seed and took 3 years before it reached maturity.

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Camden Maine Spring Getaway Package – Third Night Free!

Take advantage of our Maine Coast Inn’s Spring Special by booking now for Stays of 2 Nights or longer in May or June and receive your Third Night Free. Our noted private, quiet, and uniquely beautiful seaside property with luxury cottages at the edge of the sea beckons you to indulge in life’s simple pleasures. Awaken to an ocean sunrise, enjoy up-close views of picturesque Penobscot Bay or wander our Inn’s acres of  perennial gardens and grounds.

Loon Oceanfront Cottage Deck

Viewing a regatta from our private shoreline

Shore Artistry

Walking the Camden Hills State Park Multi-Use Trail offers natural woodland scenery and seasonal water views. The 4.8 mile well-maintained trail winds through the forested lower slopes of the mountains ending at Youngtown Road in Lincolnville. On this day, we walked to the ski shelter and back which is approx. 4 miles round trip.

Heading through the campground

Access to the multi-use trail begins at the campground entrance.

Multi-use trail entrance

A short distance from the campground gate the trail begins.

Well-Groomed Trail

The park staff does an excellent job of keeping the trail groomed.

Seasonal Water Views

Distant views of Penobscot Bay and its snow lined islands along with Camden Harbor are visible through the wooded landscape along the first mile of the trail.

Winter Wonderland

Long stretches of picturesque winter scenery.

Huge Pillows of Snow

The only sounds on this day were of  the occasional trickling streams along the trial and the foraging wildlife.

Multi-Use Trail

Approaching the ski shelter.

Ski Shelter

The ski shelter is located approx. 2 miles from the Camden Hills State Park main entrance and is available for public use for a nominal fee.

The time has come once again for us to dig up our Dahlia tubers and prepare them for winter storage. A substantial undertaking as any one of our guests can attest to due to the number of plants that we grow.

Cutting Down Our Dahlias

All Dahlias are cut down leaving enough stem for a handle, this allows for us to attach a tag to the stem identifying each Dahlia variety. It also aids us in transferring the Dahlia clumps to the rinsing station after we dig them up.

Ready For Digging Up

To date, we have not had a frost which is unusual at this time, so psychologically  it was not easy cutting down these beautiful plants that were still pumping out  spectacular blooms.

Mingus Nichole

Taiheiyo

Show-N-Tell

Mingus Nichole, Taiheiyo, and Show-N-Tell were a mere few that were remarked upon by our guests for their extraordinary size and color.

Windjammer Festival: Important

Schedule Changes/Hurricane Earl

Here is our original post on August 9, 2010 for the upcoming Camden Maine Windjammer Festival event, however the scheduled has been changed due to Hurricane Earl. Our local chamber has posted the following important information regarding the event:

Following consultations with public safety officials and based on the best weather information available the evening of Wednesday, September 1, the Camden Windjammer Festival committee organizers are delaying the start of the festival unti 4pm on Saturday, This means that the Festival is cancelling all of Friday’s and most of Saturday’s events.

This is due to both the prospect of heavy rain and strong winds from Hurricane Earl Friday night into Saturday early afternoon and because as a responsible community we do not want to start an event that brings large crowds to town at a time when Emergency Management Agencies are likely to be counseling caution and limited travel.

The festival will begin officially at 4pm on Saturday with an official announcement over the PA. Saturday’s events will consist of:

7:30pm  outdoor movie, Library Amphitheatre (wind permitting)
7:30pm (doors open) Paranoid Social Club and guests, Camden Opera House

On Sunday, we are adding the pancake breakfast (7-10am) and the Chowder Challenge (11:30am-2pm)- both contingent on availability of both volunteers and product from the Rotary Clubs. We are also moving the fireworks to 9pm on Sunday evening, contingent on an ok from the Coast Guard and Central Maine Pyrotechnics (the fireworks company).

All other Sunday events will proceed as scheduled, unless changing weather conditions require further changes.

Full Revised Schedule: Available online atwww.camdenwindjammerfestival.com/events