Rockland was recently chosed as one of twelve towns as a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is a great honor and just continues the trend of Rockland “getting on the map”. It is an exciting time to be in this amazing community!!! Check out the brief news story from WCSH6.
Rockland Named a Distinctive Destination
February 4th, 2010
An evening with Ameranouche & Cellardoor Winery at Lily Bistro
January 27th, 2010
This sounds like an exciting and delicious evening!! From Lily Bistro:
Ameranouche (pronounced uh-MARE-uh-noosh), the Gypsy jazz, acoustic power trio will be performing a concert at Lily Bistro in Rockland on MONDAY, February 15, 2010.
The trio features two French acoustic Gypsy jazz guitars and upright bass, and is a two-time winner of Best of New Hampshire awards as well as being veterans of the famed Newport Jazz Festival. The group tours nationally, year-round and has released two albums, largely of original music inspired by legendary Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt.
National Lampoon director, Kevin Wheatley, calls Ameranouche “the new sound of America”. After hearing these folks sail through a melodious tune with such love, musicality, and signature, jaw-dropping velocity, you’ll be hard pressed not to agree. www.ameranouche.com has plenty of tunes to check out — if you’ve never experienced hot acoustic swing music, now’s your chance to fall in love with the joyful, uplifting, and dance-inducing sounds of Gypsy jazz!
Ameranouche – hot Gypsy jazz power trio LIVE at Lily Bistro
MONDAY, February 15, 2010
8pm
$15 for the show; seating is limited
optional $15 also for wine tasting (come early!)
207-594-4141 for reservations
Pies on Parade Featured on 207
January 14th, 2010Travel Writer Hilary Nangle appeared on the show 207 to discuss the 6th Annual Pies on Parade. It was great coverage for the event which takes place from 1 – 5 pm on January 24th. They even featured a bunch of my photography in the segment! Please check our Specials section for more information on the event. Tickets will likely sell out.
Joe Fedullo is the luckiest guy in the world.
January 8th, 2010Joe and Hether are guests that we’ve come to know as they return year after year to visit family in the area. Not only is Hether beautiful, she is an incredibly accomplished professional as the video link shows. Hether works in Ford’s SVT unit. Translation: She gets to play with some really cool cars and trucks for a living. Check out their latest creation the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as seen on AutoWeek.
On the Road Again!
November 18th, 2009Frank and I are taking a much needed break. We’re heading out to attend a good friends wedding. We’ll be back just in time for Rockland’s Festival of Lights Weekend. This years event will be better than ever! The parade of lights will feature a float created by the Historic Inns of Rockland. There is so much going on. The festvities kick off on Friday, November 27th. More details to follow!
Key LimeRock Pie at LimeRock Inn
November 8th, 2009Way back in June, we spent a few days with some travel writers that came to Rockland as part of Historic Inns of Rockland FAM tour. I heard the term FAM tour before, but always wondered what it meant. FAM is abbreviated for familiarization. Now, the light comes on in my head.
Anyway, the Tandem Tasters are part of the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association. Maralyn and Brenda stopped by one afternoon to watch me make Key LimeRock Pie. We had a lot of fun, and they seemed to enjoy the tasting part too.
Historic Inns of Rockland are hosting the 6th annual Pies on Parade in January 2010. If it sounds yummy to you too, think about coming to Rockland next January for a taste.
The world is VERY small!!
October 7th, 2009Over the five years we’ve been innkeepers, we’ve had many wonderful encounters with guests. In addition, the guests have wonderful encounters with each other. You’ve all heard of the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, well it seems that in the world there are far fewer degrees (although not neccesarily to Mr. Bacon!)
This morning we had one of the most bizarre and amazing coincidences of peoples paths crossing. There is an Aunt and neice visiting from the UK, one lives in England and the other Scotland. We also had a newlywed couple from NYC. After breakfast, the neice approached me to ask if the NYC couple, whom she’d not met, had just gotten married in Central Park. You see, prior to arriving at the inn, the aunt and neice had spent some time in New York City and toured Central Park. While there, a wedding was taking place in the Shakespeare Garden and they decided to stay around a bit to watch the bride and groom have their photos taken. Well, when this young couple walked into the dining room this morning, the neices jaw nearly fell to the ground as she thought this was the couple that she witnessed getting married in Central Park. A short while later, the couple confirmed that they indeed did get married and it was the same ceremony viewed by the aunt and neice.
Now I ask you, what are the coincidences that both sets of people would end up here are the LimeRock Inn in Rockland on the same date? It is just amazing and is one of the many reasons we love what we do!!!
Muvbox
August 20th, 2009Guests of ours who come each year for the New England Auto Auction have started a new business called Muvbox. It is a storage container that turns into a mobile restaurant. Incredible!! Please check out the video….
Art is Alive in Rockland
August 14th, 2009
Frank & PJ's Abode by Karin Grouf
From time to time, we have guests that are in the area to take painting workshops with local artists. For the past three years we’ve had a wonderful guest from NY named Karin Grouf who has stayed with us while taking classes with David Dewey’s Maine Masterclass. This morning, I found Karin in our backyward gazebo painting our cottage. I asked if I could photograph her work to share with you all and she graciously agreed. In the near future, original works of Karin’s will be available for purchase here at LimeRock Inn.
Senority Has Its Privileges Package All September
August 7th, 2009September is fast approaching! The leaves will start to change, the nights will be cool and the large crowds of people will be gone. There is still so much to do in Rockland. For the young at heart we are offering our Seniority Has Its Priviliges package durning the month of September. This three night package for travelers over the age of 55 is available Sunday through Thursday and offers a 25% discount off the standard room rate. It also includes museum passes, tours and so much more! Pleae click here for all the details.
