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.
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Rockland Named a Distinctive Destination
Thursday, February 4th, 2010An evening with Ameranouche & Cellardoor Winery at Lily Bistro
Wednesday, 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
On the Road Again!
Wednesday, 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!
The world is VERY small!!
Wednesday, 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!!!
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Well, the 62nd Annual Maine Lobster Festival went by like a flash of lightning. We also had a visit from one of my dearest friends, Karen along with her husband Kyle and their little daughter Jessica. Despite some sprinkles, this years festival seemed to be a roaring success.
Starting August 7th is the annual Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors show. This is the largest in the water boat show in the country and draws people from all over. The show also features many fine furnture craftsmen. A good friend of ours, Paul Smith of Cathedral Woodworking, will be showing again the year. Last year, we purchased a beautiful porch swing for the front of the inn. 
Guests have throughly enjoyed using the swing. It is truly beautiful. As Paul now lives in Michigan, our swing will be in display at the show this year as a sample for visitors to see.
One of the highlights of the event is the Boat dog trials. Here is a photo of last years winner.
- Truman, his team of secret agents, and the Pup Cup. Photo by Jeff Scher
LimeRock Inn on If Walls Could Talk
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Two years ago, we were featured on HGTV’s If Walls Could Talk. It was a really fun show to be a part of although we filmed for 13 hours straight for about a 13 minute segment!! Enjoy the video below!
North Atlantic Blues Festival
Sunday, June 28th, 2009The North Atlantic Blues Festival is only two weeks away. The event takes place July 11 & 12 in Harbor Park right here in Rockland. A crowd of 12,000 is expected. The whole things starts with a Blues Pub Crawl on friday night. After a whole day of blues saturday, Main Street is closed for the BIG Blues Pub crawl. What is most exciting for us about this event is that we have the same guests from year to year. It is like having a big family reunion!! Let’s hope the weather holds out. There is a great lineup this year. Please click here for more information.
Paula Poundstone comes to the Rockland Strand August 14th
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Back by popular demand! Comedienne Paula Poundstone will be performing her stand up routine at the Strand Theater on August 14th. Paula will be selling copies of her book, “There’s Nothing In This Book I Meant To S
ay” with proceeds going to the Friends of the Rockland Public Library. As a board member of the Friends, I will be working on promotions for the event along with another board member. I urge everyone to get their tickets early as she will definitely sell out! After the show, make sure to pick up a copy of her book. She will even be there to autograph them. It should be a night filled with laughter and your book purchase will be helping the library. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. To learn more about the Rockland Public Library, please click here.
2nd Annual Lobster Boat Race this Sunday
Thursday, June 18th, 2009This Sunday, June 22nd, marks the second annual lobsters boat race here in Rockland. Lobstermen from all over midcoast Maine will come to Rockland harbor for the chance to win over $12,000 in prizes. Spectators will have a spectular view of the whole event from the breakwater. The races kick off at 1o a.m.
This Place Matters!
Monday, June 15th, 2009That’s the mantra of Main Street! In Rockland, it’s our beautiful and artfully restored Strand Theater. This photo was taken on Friday, June 5th at the closing of the Maine Downtown Center Annual Conference. Do you recognize that handsome fella down in front?
Our downtown matters! Rockland’s downtown is vibrant and alive. Anchored by the Farnsworth Museum and The Strand, Main Street is home to award winning restaurants and chefs, a useful variety of local shops; and an enjoyable array of galleries from reclaimed to fine art.
If you have not been to Rockland, it’s worth the trip. If you haven’t been recently, it’s worth the trip back. From rotating exhibits in the museum and galleries to the every changing storefront windows, there’s always something new to discover.
From Boston, we’re just 30 minutes North by Cape Air at Logan Airport. Round trip tickets can be purchased for as little as $150. Train enthusiasts can take a two-hour excursion from Brunswick and enjoy one of the most scenic rail trails in North America. Of course, nothing could be finer than sailing up the Maine coast into beautiful Penobscot Bay and being greeted in Rockland Harbor by the Breakwater Lighthouse.
Call us for reservations and availability!