I recently showed Inn on the Harbor in the quaint fishing village of Stonington to an aspiring innkeeper. The immediate, common reaction was "WOW, this is an absolutely amazing spot". Indeed. Stonington is idyllic, postcard Maine. Many of the islands off the coast of Maine are incredibly beautifu
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05/29/2009
There's really nothing like a nice springtime in Maine (well, other than a beautiful summer with 80 degree weather and low humidity) with the flowers and trees in bloom and just the right amount of rain to do its magic. I had to drive down the coast a couple days ago and stopped along the way to
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05/29/2009
Innkeeping and Social Media...are you keeping up? There are numerous Social Media sites out there today...some are industry specific, some for personal use. So many today are wonderful business marketing tools, regardless of the nature of your business. If you have a product or a service to offe
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05/29/2009
Hopefully we're all getting busier these days...I know we're all trying to keep up with the demands of Social Media. I used to be on AR daily, or even a few times a day. I'm a foodie, so I would post to Foodbuzz and to DancingSpoon. Then I found Twitter. And loaded the Tweetdeck and that's where
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05/06/2009
Wow, I can't believe it's been a month since I last blogged on AR. I've been swamped between selling my B&B (The Kingsleigh Inn) and buying a new home...craziness! And now I am representing a buyer for a vacation home in Bass Harbor and I get to fully furnish it and run the rental...Do I need m
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04/28/2009
Craignair Inn & Restaurant, on the water in Spruce Head, Maine... I had a showing today at the inn so I grabbed my camera in hopes the snow had melted enough for me to take new photos. It was cold but clear and gorgeous with blue skies and puffy clouds. Besides, I figured out how to use my new DS
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03/23/2009
I recently came across this clipping while I was going through some files and clearly remember why. Twenty plus years ago I snipped this from a Washington Post when it reminded me of someone I knew whose father made good money and all he did was save; but by his attitude it was evident he did not
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03/11/2009
I've used this vendor for years, for the personalized, hand decorated sugar cubes for our inn, for coffee and tea. But this talented woman makes all sorts of miniature, personalized gifts -Kara from Sugarcubes.ca out of Canada is one very talented and patient woman with her amazing creations. She
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03/08/2009
Maine offers some of the most spectacular dining in the country. The 2009 James Beard Foundation nominations are in and we're proud to have such talent right here in the Pine Tree State. Here are this year's Maine Semi-Finalists:Outstanding Chef: Sam Hayward, Fore Street, Portland, MaineOutstand
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03/07/2009
The Portland Press Herald did a piece yesterday that in part read "Maine is where Americans want to be; they just don't know it...The American Dream circa 2009 are places where you can imagine yourself with a stuffed garage - filled with skis, kayaks, soccer equipment, hiking boots and boating eq
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03/02/2009
