11 Apr, 2018

Our pet friendly vacation rental is available from August to October this year! This one bedroom apartment was originally built for the parents of the hotel managers. It's set off to the side of the property for privacy, but renters can still us all the hotel ammenities such as our hiking trail, fire pits, and indoor and outdoor games. Breakfast does not come with the vacation rental stay but can be purchased as desired.  The apartment has a full kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom and

22 Mar, 2018

Our hotel was just awarded the "Loved by Guests" award from Hotels.com. According to Hotels.com "The Hotels.com™ Loved by Guests awards are based on verified guest reviews. Fantastic work in delivering exceptional levels of guest service!" We'll proudly display this next to our Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. Thanks to all our wonderful guests for your lovely reviews! We've loved having you stay with us and we're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay.

16 Mar, 2018

Red's Eats is a famous lobster shack located in Wiscasset just a few miles from our hotel. The lobster shackwill be featured on the Travel Channel's Zimmern List! "CULINARY EXPLORER ANDREW ZIMMERN REVEALS HIS PICKS FOR THE ULTIMATE FOOD EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE U.S.IN TRAVEL CHANNEL’S ‘THE ZIMMERN LIST’" You can watch the show next Tuesday, March 20th at 9:30 pm ET.  The

08 Mar, 2018

http://www.wiscassetwoods.com/wandering-around-wiscasset/maine-summer-adventure-races-2018Love bicycling, kayaking, and treasure hunts? Consider signing up for this year's Maine Summer Adventure Race.  The Maine Summer Adventure Race is an annual event designed to showcase the most beautiful parts of the Midcoast region of Maine. "The Maine Summer Adventure Race promises to deliver a full (or half!) day adventure. Midcoast Maine is an adventurer's paradise, ranging from thick pine forests to

26 Feb, 2018

This is popular recipe is similar to the dish I grew up calling “funeral potatoes”. It’s a great way to use up leftover potatoes or you can microwave raw potatoes until almost cooked. Whichever potatoes you choose they should be almost fully cooked or cut into cubes. Note: This dish can be prepped the day before and refrigerated overnight if desired.   Ingredients 4 cups homefries or other cooked potatoes (seasoned with salt and pepper) 2 slices of bacon (crumbled) 1 ½ cups diced onion Cheese

18 Feb, 2018

This recipe was developed as our Christmas morning breakfast. The crepe recipe comes from Fanny Farmer’s cookbook and the cheese filling is adapted from Dana Moos’ The Art of Breakfast cookbook. Batter 2 eggs 1 cup milk ½  tsp salt 1 cup flour 2 Tbs butter (melted) Cheese Filling 4 ounces softened cream cheese ½ pint cottage cheese ½ cup granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla Fruit 1 cup thawed/drained blueberries (peaches also work well in the crepes) Instructions Make the batter. Beat all the wet

12 Feb, 2018

If you love railroads you'll love The WW&F Railway Museum. They are rebuilding the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington (WW&F) Railway and have many opportunities for volunteers to help out. They’ve already restored 2.6 miles of railroad, rebuilt an original WW&F steam locomotive, and restored several railroad cars. The railway was a two-foot “narrow” gauge railroad that operated from 1894 until 1933.  The line ran from Wiscasset to Winslow Maine, never making it to either Waterville or

10 Feb, 2018

If you love vehicles of all types then Owls Head Transportation Museum is a must see during your next trip to Midcoast Maine. Here's the Owls Head Transportation Museum's schedule of special events for 2018 Pioneers, Innovators & Maine | Feb 17, March 24, April 21 Like the daredevils and

12 Jan, 2018

When I contacted the Wiscasset Newspaper to find a photo of the Forrest Inn for my History of Wiscasset Woods Lodge page they were able to dig up an article their paper wrote when the inn burned down in 1975. Most of the history I've received up to now has been oral, told to me by neighbors, staff of the Forrest Inn and past owners of our lodge. This article challenges some of what I've learned and will require a rewrite of our lodge's history. According to this article the inn was built in