Damariscotta
It was a bright, sunny day perfect weather for a day trip to Damariscotta! Damariscotta is about an hour’s drive South on Route 1 from Searsport Shores. The name “Damariscotta” was derived from the Algonquian word Madamescontee, meaning “place of an abundance of alewives,” which are small, salty fish that spawn in Damariscotta Lake. Today the…
Read MorePeace in a package
According to the calendar, we’re already working our way toward Spring…but luckily it doesn’t feel that way yet! It’s bone chilling cold outside, the goats and birds are puffed out like silly souffles on stick legs and the sea smoke is rising from the Bay. It’s a brilliant time of year for those of us…
Read MoreMaine Sea Scallops, a Winter Delicacy
This is the first in our guest writer series”What’s Cooking in Maine” by our friend and accomplice Alice Seeger of Belfast. Yesterday brought us a layer of fresh snow…and scallops for dinner. But this story actually started in June, 2014 when I attended Maine Fare Festival in Belfast. I spent two tasty hours learning about the sweet, succulent scallops…
Read MoreCounting Blessings
It’s hard to believe that only seven days sit between us and the turn of the year. The long nights and lingering meals allow our minds to wander and reflect on the wealth we’re fortunate enough to enjoy. Like everyone, our lives aren’t a Disney movie version of through the rose garden. We’re occasionally grabbed…
Read MoreMaine Indian Baskets
Last Saturday Alice and I traveled to Orono (about 1 hour 15 minutes from Searsport Shores) to the Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at The Hudson Museum on the University of Maine Campus in Orono. For one reason or another, neither of us had ever made it to the Market but wow…we were missing something grand! First…
Read MoreAnd the decorations were hung with care…
At the campground, we’re a mile from Searsport and about 5 from Belfast so we’re just as apt to go in one direction or the other. When we head South to Belfast it never fails that we pinch ourselves as we drive over the Passy Bridge and hear a little voice that says “wow, I…
Read MoreA Card from Maine
IMHO the best part of having holidays here on the coast is that we’re not inundated with commercial pressures for celebrating…we still feel like part of the main stream when we make our cards and gifts at home. Our Christmas parties revolve around music, local food and show and tell, with a fair amount of…
Read MoreGive them Summer in Maine- A shameless plug
A gift of warm memories, brilliant inspiration and relaxed attitudes…isn’t that what we all want? This year offer your loved ones a Searsport Shores gift certificate. You choose the dollar amount and we’ll personalized a certificate that is unique…e-mail us a photo to include and the exact wording you’d like and we’ll send you a…
Read MoreMeeting New Friends
Where exactly did October and November go? In my has been filled with washing & dyeing fleece, putting the gardens to rest, weaving a new blanket and trying to adjust to the rhythm of being alone in the park with Steve and the critters…you’d think that would be easy to transition into our winter rhythm …
Read MoreThe Last Weekend of the Season
It’s always so hard to accept that summer is over and it’s time to close up the cabins, clean up the gardens and pack up all the projects we have in the park. I love that we live in a 4 season world but I always have a hard time letting go of one season…
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