The Lakes Region & Calendar of Events

Nurture Through Nature Offers holistic canoe trips in Maine & Utah, weaving mindfulness practices, yoga, and guided meditations into their unique retreat happenings to balance body and spirit.  Based in Denmark, Maine, the retreat land rests in a lofty view of the White Mountains, near the Maine ~New Hampshire border.  Offering three program types to meet your needs: Holistic Canoe Trips, Women's Wellness Weekend Retreats, Custom and Specialized Services. Proprietor: Jen Deraspe, Registered Maine Guide.  207.452.2929, www.ntnretreats.com.  (25% Noble House Lodging discount for retreat guests)

Shawnee Peak Ski Resort Your Maine Mountain & longest running ski area in Maine offering the most night skiing in New England. 5 minutes from downtown Bridgton, 1 hour from Portland, 20 minutes from North Conway & 2˝ hours from Boston. 40+ trails & glades, 2 terrain parks, 400' half pipe, five lifts, 98 percent snowmaking & unprecedented big-mountain experience & small-town friendliness.  See our terrific Ski & Stay Packages.

Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center celebrates contributions of Rufus Porter to American arts & industry. Preserved in a home on 67 N. High St. in Bridgton containing his vivid circa 1828 murals in the front parlor.  An exhibition & teaching facility devoted to the creative arts & sciences of the 19th & 20th centuries, it's the only entity devoted to his work. Related works by Maine folk artists John Davis, John Brewster, Jr., George Hartwell & William Prior enable visitors to compare period art of his contemporaries. Extensive collection of early issues of Scientific American magazine also on display. The Cultural Heritage Center is proud to offer its Cultural Heritage Series of Workshops, Classes & Lectures.  Schedule on their website.  Enjoy a 25% midweek lodging discount when registered for the series.  

Mushers Bowl Winter Carnival Bridgton's annual winter carnival and national dog sled races.  Snowmobiling demos & rides, ice fishing, skijoring and dog sled rides held at Highland Beach only steps from the inn.  Watch fundraisers take a polar plunge in the lake for Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Home to Carol Noonan & nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains.  SMAC is a beautiful timber frame music hall hosting national acts up close and personal in an equally beautiful setting. Their unique space is located in Brownfield, Maine. Drive up a country road, with the mountains as your guide. This venue offers a dramatic audience experience you will not soon forget.  Performances will be represented by many different genres... from folk, Celtic, blues, Cajun, opera, comedy, and classical. Check out this season's schedule. 866.227.6523

Beech Hill Bison Ranch New England's premier buffalo ranch, and your source for top quality buffalo meat at a fair price. Combining bison from some of the top herds in the country, we are developing one of the best breeding herds in the east. When you're going to buy buffalo meat, Beech Hill Bison is the top choice!  Offering guided tours & hayrides. A must see!

Fryeburg Fair Maine's largest agricultural fair established in 1851, attracts 300,000+ annually.  Nestled on 185 acres in the foothills of the White Mountains, the fair boasts more than 4,000 animals as a result of its centerpiece 4-H animal program.  Highlights include calf & pig scrambles, sheep dog trials, Skillet Throwing Contest, Woodsman's Day, Pari-mutual harness racing, Firemen's Muster, Nightly grandstand entertainment & more.

Deertrees Theatre Built in 1936 in the Adirondack Style with near perfect acoustics, the 300 seat theatre was considered as fine as any on Broadway.  Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, it operates as a non-profit performing arts center presenting  over fifty productions during the June - Sept. season.  Home to the Deertrees Theatre Festival, Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Deertrees Children’s Wednesday Series, BackStage Gallery and Salt Lick Café, it is one of the most active performing arts venues in Maine.

The Big Kahuna Cafe The Big Kahuna Cafe, A Folk & Blues Venue presenting live Blues, Jazz, Folk, Contemporary Folk ,Bluegrass and Country music in an historic Masonic Hall that was built in 1863.  The cafe is located only minutes from the inn in Bridgton, Maine's historic downtown center.

Come swim in our crystal clear lakes.  Bridgton offers a terrific sand beach, park & playground on Highland Lake only a few hundred yards from our front door. Take a refreshing mid-summer plunge or lounge in the park with a picnic.  Enjoy the swim platform and views of Mount Washington, home to the world's most extreme weather on record.  We offer towels here at the inn.

Brewers Festival  Sample beers from Maine's Craft Brewing Industry and wines by Blacksmiths Winery.  Enjoy live entertainment, food and an all-day artisans fair.  A chance to sample the best brews and wine in Maine and now even some from "away.” Great music, awesome food and the popular Lake Region Community Theatre Artisan’s Craft Show. A fun day with something for all.

Camp Sunshine - Lakes Environmental Association
Camp Susan-Curtis Sunshine - High View Farm
Fryeburg Snowmobile Rentals - White Birch Guide Service - Angel's Flight Wild Plum - Flowerbed Farms - Sea Plane Rides Saco River Canoe & Kayak - Sebago Sailing Gallery 302 - Hidden Acres Stables
Blacksmith's Winery - Songo River Queen - Narramissic - Conway Scenic Railway Café DeCarlo - Favorite Pastimes Antiques

Friends From Here...

PAII  Professional Association of Innkeepers International serves bed & breakfast and country inn owners, managers & aspiring innkeepers through conferences, research, advocacy & trade shows.

Maine Innkeepers Association Maine, America's Great Places.  It’s a dream vacation. Whether you seek a hotel, B&B (bed and breakfast), inn, motel, resort, sporting camp or cottage, the Maine Innkeepers Association offers you the leading searchable database of accommodations and lodging in Maine. Come and enjoy our beaches, lighthouses, coast, lobster, moose, fall colors, romantic getaways and covered bridges. Enjoy some of the best shopping in New England at our famous outlet stores, antique dealers or L.L. Bean. Whitewater raft, ski the slopes or snowmobile on well-groomed trails. Ride the DownEaster train, experience a windjammer cruise, hike the Appalachian Trail, fish in our hidden streams and ponds or take a sunset stroll on the beach. The treasures of Maine abound.

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And Friends From Afar

1825 Inn Bed and Breakfast 1825 Farmhouse featuring six guestrooms each decorates uniquely.  Private baths, TV, AC, lovely gardens with gazebo, delicious full garden porch breakfast , wireless internet, romance packages, 3 miles to Hershey Park, PA.

Mt. Hood Hamlet B&B Mt. Hood Hamlet Bed and Breakfast in Mount Hood, Oregon, lodging accommodations near the mountain and town.

The Inn at McElmo Canyon A Bed and Breakfast located in the heart of the Southwest and Anasazi country.

Grace Grange Lodge and Stable Scandinavian style log home welcomes couples, families, small groups, dogs, and horses to enjoy the Mackinac State Forest near Petoskey, Michigan.  Open all seasons for a variety of activities in this noted resort area.