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Wherever you're heading, let ABOUT
ACADIA TAXI & TOURS give
you the lift you
need. Their immaculate, smoke-free van provides
affordable and reliable service anywhere within a hundred miles of
Ellsworth. Call
207/610-9929.
At ACADIA
HIGHWAY DOLLHOUSE TREASURES in Orland, Mary Soper stocks a wide
variety of dollhouses, miniatures, and tiny furnitures.
At AMERICAN
PIE on
Route One in Harrington, the girls use hand-tossed, homemade dough
baked to order in a brick oven. Best pizza and subs around. Open year
around.
Sharing space with Sierra Signs and Designs in Hancock, ARTFUL INFUSIONZ
creates artful jewelry—fun, one-of-a-kind and custom pieces for all
tastes.
You can eat your lunch at an authentic Maine working wharf at BEAL'S LOBSTER PIER in
Southwest Harbor.
BENNETT’S GEMS
& JEWELRY
in Belfast offers an interesting and varied assortment of gemstones,
minerals, and fossils. Open year round, Bennett’s is the place to find
affordable gemstone jewelry from Maine and the world..
Among
the treasures found at the BITTERSWEET GIFT SHOP
are Maine-made items and home decor. This shop’s original tin walls and
ceilings make it a one-of-a-kind original.
Operating in the back of the Bittersweet Gift Shop is the BITTERSWEET
BAKE
SHOP,
where Marie Chiofolo specializes in homemade pastries, cookies, special
occasion cakes. This is the home of Max's Jumbo Muffins.
"We're
not a biker
shop," Betsy is quick to point out, although her BLACKSHEEP TRADING CO.
on Rte 3 in Trenton stocks lots of stuff such a custom sheepskin
motorcycle seat covers that bikers
like. On hand also are thousands of articles to be enjoyed by the
whole family including sheepskin slippers and matchless American
memorabilia.
Writing
in "The Guide to Maine Golf Courses," Park Morrison called BLINK BONNIE GOLF LINKS
"one of Maine’s Hidden Gems!" Established in 1916, this links-style
9-hole walking course has an open layout with bunkers guarding its
velvet bentgrass greens and beautiful views of Flanders Bay from every
tee box.
The CALAIS MOTOR INN
has Washington County's only heated, indoor, Olympic-sized swimming
pool.
A bit of the Amish on coastal Maine. At the CHERRYFIELD MAINE
GENERAL STORE,
shopkeeper Royal, an organic egg farmer of Amish stock, believes in
simplicity and delivering true value at small cost.
Chef
Rich Hanson of CLEONICE named this
charming bistro in downtown Ellsworth after his
Italian mother, Cleonice Renzetti, who inspired his cooking career.
This casually elegant restaurant sources fine local ingredients, blends
them with flavors from around the Mediterranean Rim to produce
spectacular Tapas and Meze as well as soul satisfying lunches and
elegant dinners.
COUNTRY
HEART
ANTIQUES
SHOP
on Rte 182 in Franklin, one of Maine's nicest little antique shops,
specializes in primitives, country pieces, and kitchen collectibles.
Open seasonally, May thru October.
When Maine's
famous Perry's Nut House in Belfast closed its doors, its assets were
auctioned off, and its fabulous nut collection went to DIMARCO REALTY in
Prospect Harbor. It's the world's biggest nut collection, including
examples of every known botanical nut, and on public display.
After a
dozen years in the furniture refinishing business, David Conary has
opened a gallery at DOWNEAST
REFINISHING
on the Bucksport Road in Ellsworth that can only be described as a
unique cross between a new furnture showroom and an antiques shop.
Keith
Herkotz says he loves making pots. The pots he makes show this love.
You can see them at DOWN TO
EARTH POTTERY
shops in Blue Hill and Franklin.
The DRY DOCK CAFE
in downtown Southwest Harbor serves
seriously wonderful food, including CrispyChilean Style Haddock,
Scallops Southwest Harbor, Scallops Mornay, Walkers Wellington, Filet
Mignon, and Lobster along with Great Salads, and Homemade Soups and
Chowders.
The lovely DRYDOCK INN
in Southwest Harbor is open
year round and during spring and summer guests enjoy room service. The
inn features two suites with kitchen/living room combo and also
kitchenettes.
If cars
excite you, check out the possibilities at EAST COAST PERFORMANCE on
the
Douglas
Highway.
Here
you'll
find
all
the
add-on
accessories
to
make
your
car
or
truck something really special. Visit them on
FACEBOOK.
EDGE VIDEO, with outlets in Bangor, Brewer, and Ellsworth, offers thousands of great movies and games attractively priced.
The EGGEMOGGIN
COUNTRY
STORE on Route 15 in
Sedgwick serves as
the
center of community life hereabouts.
On hand are pretty much all of life's necessities—fresh produce, meat,
and other staples; a wonderful little bakery; the latest videos, fuel,
magazines and newspapers, and 24 and more varieties of soft serve ice
cream.
The people at EL
EL FRIJOLES take pride in
serving high-quality Mexican food
that is tasty, healthy, and nutritious. They make pretty much
everything from scratch, every day, and strive to use as many local
and/or organic ingredients as possible. They don't add sugars to things
that shouldn't be sweet and don't add fat to food that doesn't need it.
Maine
has
plenty
of
Variety Stores, but only a few Incredible Variety
Stores. Leading the parade here is ELMER'S
DISCOUNT on Route One in Columbia, a place of such
great variety it makes one a bit dizzy. Shop here for hardware,
housewares, crafts, plumbing, sporting goods, gifts, marine supplies,
paint, books, automotive, lawn & Garden, toys, and more.
Located
in the historic Archibald-Adams House (circa 1793) on Main
Street in Cherryfield, the ENGLISHMAN'S
B&B
is situated on the banks of the beautiful Narraguagus River. Originally
built in 1793, this Federal-style home was renovated and restored
to
museum quality in the 1990s. It is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
For fine
dining in an elegant atmosphere, check out FISHERMAN'S INN RESTAURANT
in Winter Harbor. They promise "Real Food Done Well"!
At GALERIE DUFOUR in
Belfast photographer Charles Laurier Dufour brings new meaning to
Natural Beauty with his stunning photos of both Nature and Nudes.
GLASSOURCE,
151
Downeast
Highway,
Ellsworth,
offers
an
extensive
line
of
glass-related
services,
including
a
full
line
of residential glazing
products.
KAREN'S
CAFE
at Mr. Paperback in Ellsworth serves made-to-order breakfasts and
lunches with quality meats, cheese, vegetables, and homemade dressings.
All of Karen's baked goods are made fresh daily.
Like your
courses hilly? You'll love the LUCERNE
GOLF
CLUB. Besides hills, it boasts some of the finest greens
found
anywhere. This challenging Donald Ross
course, established in 1926, is a truly fine 9-hole test of any
player's abilities.
At MDI
IMPORTED CAR SERVICE
in Town Hill, David White runs perhaps the world's greenest auto repair
business. Among other things, he heats his place with recycled motor
oil and wastes next to nothing.
The MAINE
COAST
SARDINE
HISTORY
MUSEUM
in Jonesport is a fascinating place to anybody the least bit interested
in Maine history. Museum director Ronnie Peabody has been associated
with the sardine industry his entire life.
The
people at MAINE'S OWN
TREATS on the Bar Harbor Rod in Ellsworth offer free samples
of the most popular of the 26 varieties of jams and jellies they make.
MAIN STREET
AUTO CARE
on the Bar Harbor Road in Ellsworth provides a broad range of
automotive services, including Transtech, a service that replaces
virtually every last drop of your transmission fluid.
MIKE'S COUNTRY
STORE
on Water Street in Ellsworth has been in business since 1897, having
survived fires and floods and depressions and God knows what else to
become one of Maine's oldest continually run businesses.
Looking for a good time? Besides food and drink, the NAUTICA PUB on East
Schoodic Drive in Birch Harbor provides pool tables, darts, regulation
horseshoes, free WIFI, and big-screen television. Visit the pub's FACEBOOK page.
A major attraction is the OCEANARIUM
on Route 3 in Bar Harbor. Featured
are a lobster hatchery, a lobster museum, and a marsh walk. Most often
there's a lobsterman on hand to explain the mysteries of his venerable
trade.
How does
one combine top quality with low prices? Amy Gilley, a very bright
young Maine lady, seems to have found a way. In her OUTFITS CONSIGNMENT
BOUTIQUE
on Rte 1A in Holden, she invites people to choose between donating and
submitting merchandise on consignment.
The RIVERSIDE CAFE
on Main Street In Ellsworth may not be beside the river exactly (it
used to be, but it moved awhile back to its present Main Street
location), but we can heartily recommend the food. Yankee Magazine
called the Riverside's crab cakes ”New England's Best.”
The folks
at RUSSELL'S MARINE
in Stockton Springs are happy to help new sailors. If you're a novice,
they know you have many questions. Well, consider them your boating
answer source. They'll answer your questions in a low pressure,
friendly way.
If you stay on Rte 1 east of Ellsworth, you'll come to RUTH AND WIMPY'S KITCHEN
where quite often you can get the area's best deal on a lobster dinner.
Here also is Hancock’s foremost celebrity Wilbur the Lobster, the
world's biggest lobster sculpture. Ruth and Wimpy were featured
nationally on The Cooking Channel in a show called "Hook, Line, and
Dinner."
Your Sign is often completely
responsible for the first impression your company makes. You need to
make a good one. With complete professionalism, SIERRA SIGNS AND DESIGNS
in Hacock will put your best foot forward.
SOUTHWEST BOAT
MARINE SERVICES
in Southwest Harbor serves the individual needs of anybody with a boat.
From metal fabrications and welding to underwater hull inspections,
Southwest Boat is the company to turn to.
Kayakers staying at the SUNSET
HOUSE
B&B in Gouldsboro find access to both fresh and salt
water.
TASHAFER'S
at the Pine Ridge Golf Center in Sedgwick offers cuisine that is really
quite excellent. You can get such things as mozarella sticks with hot
marinara sauce, pepper poppers, chili cheese fries, brocoli poppers,
and sweet potato fries.
Besides
general auto repair, Tim Bybee of TDP AUTOMOTIVE on
Rte 1 in Steuben has the area's only Mustang Dynomometer, the
instrumentation high performance dragsters employ to coax the most from
their machines .
How do
you please the locals, summer people, and tourists all at the same
time? The folks at THE GOOD
KETTLE
have found a way. They combine simple, good, home-style cooking with
high-quality ingredients to provide nutritious, wholesome, delicious
food.
Looking for something hot? On Main Street in Ellsworth, THE MEX has been
serving its memorable sauce since 1979. Call 207-667-4494.
We like getting breakfast at the TIDEWAY MARKET.
Our favorite is their biscuits and sausage gravey, but there are
several additional tempting offerings. There's also made-from-scratch
pizza and fresh chicken tenders.
At TUCKER MOUNTAIN LOG
HOMES
in Sullivan skilled logsmiths build custom-designed, handcrafted
dwellings. Unique digs like these are available nowhere else in Maine. C.A. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
is the construction arm of Tucker Mountain Log Homes.
VACATION
COTTAGES,
LLC, the Blue Hill Peninsula's premier property
management
company, offers over 100 weekly waterfront rentals,
including but
not limited to cottages, cabins, houses, mansions and estates along the
coast of Mid Coast & Down East Maine, including Bar Harbor and
Acadia National Park.
Phil Alley’s ACADIA
WEATHERVANES AND WOODSHOP CUPOLAS on the Bar Harbor Road in
Trenton is the area's original Cupola and Weathervane
factory store. These family-crafted cupolas are built with only
the finest materials using methods usually reserved for high-quality
cabinetry.
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