Art lovers, while visiting Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport, do not miss a new exhibit of recent works by William B. Hoyt at the Gallery on Chase Hill;  Kennebunk, Maine  (7/3  - 8/5).  The show will include more than 30 new seascapes, landscapes and interiors.  Top off this special event by visiting numerous other art galleries in the area showcasing regional artists.         

Make your trip unforgettable with a stay at the exquisite Old Fort Inn, Kennebunkport’s exceptional retreat where you will find yourself surrounded by elegance in an atmosphere of old world charm.  Browse through the charming on-site antique shop or play a game of golf at one of two great golf courses, 5 minutes away from the Inn Cape Arundel Golf Course and Webhannet Golf Club.

If you’re you’re vacation includes a stay in Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkkport, be sure to visit the Portland Museum of Art, an easy 25 minute ride from Kennebunkport.  The Portland Museum of Art is featuring a fantastic exhibition showcasing approximately 20 Winslow Homer works (June 5 – September 5).  This is the first time in 22 years that these watercolors and oil on canvas works will be available for viewing.  You’ll also not want to miss the Museum’s exhibition of masterworks on paper from the Wadwworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1910 – 1960 (June 24 – September 12)! This exhibition includes more than 100 works on paper!

Any mention of  automotive history would have to include the Stanley Brothers from Kingfield, Maine.  The twin brothers were noted as being inventive  and as entrepreneurial geniuses.  They developed the airbrush, a line of drafting instruments, the “Stanley Dry Plate” process that was used by Eastman Kodak under the Stanley name for many years.  But the stand out and best known was the “Stanley Steamer” first produced in 1897.  The “Steamer” has quite a history-

First auto to climb Mount Washington.

First time a US President rode in auto-President William McKinley

Fastest steam powered car ever produced-in 1906 Fred Marriott drove the Stanley Steamer “Rocket” to a speed of 127.66 mph at Daytona Beach.  A record that stands today.

While visiting Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport a day trip to the Stanley Museum would be in order.

The KENNEBUNK-KENNEBUNKPORT Chamber has tickets to The Flower Power Fashion Show for sale at the chamber office.  Call to reserve tickets – 207.967.0857FLOWER POWER FASHION SHOW-JUNE 17TH @ The Colony Hotel 5:00PM – 8:00PM

The guest speaker is Louise Hurlbutt-Hurlbutt Designs-and will feature Michael Payne who was the original host of HGTV’s Designing For The Sexes.

Make this a special evening while staying at Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport.  Additionally a silent auction will be held with all proceeds going to the Maine Cancer Fund.

While visiting Bed & Breakfast Kennebunkport make sure to pick up a copy of THE TOURIST NEWS and it will become your indispensable guide to places to visit and things to do.  It has been Southern Maine’s favorite source for arts and entertainment since 1958.

The Southern Maine coastal region offers a very wide variety of things to do and see while visiting the area.  Miles of beach, hiking, biking, museums, golfing, amusement parks, whale watching, sailing, summer playhouses, lighthouses, islands and of course shopping to mention a few things.

Dining venues range from the informal to fine dining.  Lobster, of course, is the king and always available almost everywhere from the basic boiled to the more exotic such as lobster toco’s and hotdogs.

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For those who have an interest in history while visiting Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport your activities should include the various locations that the Kennebunkport Historical Society has provided for your viewing.

The exact date for the settlement is uncertain but the town was first incorporated in 1653 as Cape “Porpus” by the government of Massachusetts.  The area was renamed  Arundel in 1719 and remained that until 1821.  The area became a bustling port and was renamed Kennebunkport.

The Kennebunkport Historical Society offers Things To Do while visiting the Historic Seacoast Village of Kennebunkport.

Links to other sites of interest in Maine.

Pamper yourself with top notch Spa Services while to complete your stay at the Old Fort Inn.  All treatments are performed by award-winning licensed staff from “Your Body Works & Day Spa” using the finest skin-care products.  The aromatherapy products are created from botanical extracts.  All treatments are customized individually for quests of the Old Fort Inn.

Choose from the following services-

KENNEBUNKPORT SPECIAL-Traditional Swedish Massage is complimented with warm basalt stones.  Available for 60 or 90 minutes.

OLD FORT INN SIGNATURE MASSAGE-This Swedish Massage not only includes warm basalt stones but also is complimented  buy the express facial.

Other services include Mainely Feet-Reflexology, Mainely Stones, and Balancing Act-Facial Rejuvenation.

Advanced booking recommended.(same day appoinatments are upon availability)

While visiting Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport a day trip to the Portland Museum of Art is well worth your time.  ”The Portland Museum of Art’s collection of American and European master works is a must see.”-Woman’s World

The Museum’s collection contains works by artists such as Frederic Edwin Church, Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, John Singer Sargent, Andrew Wyeth and Marguerite Zorach from the United States and Maine.  International artists would include Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Rene’ Magritte, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir along with others. The collection contains more 17,000 pieces from the 18th century to present.

Check out the current exhibitions and collections.

While visiting Bed & Breakfast Kennebunkport you will want to experience “Lobster” the tasty icon for the State of Maine.  Every restaurant serves Lobster in some fashion.   The more traditional method is steamed in a very casual setting.  The famous Lobster Roll is made with picked lobster meat served in a hot dog bun.  Government Wharf and the Cape Porpoise Pier are local spots that the Lobster Boats unload their catch each day.

Lobstering is done year round with baited wire traps.  The old traditional wooden traps are mostly used for decoration and coffee tables.

Lobsters are mostly green and brown before cooking and red after cooking.  A one pounder is somewhere between 5 to 7 years old and it takes about 5 to make one pound of lobster meat.  Maine lobsters besides being delicious are good for you.  They have less cholesterol, calories and saturated fats than skinless chicken.

If you would like to delivered overnight to your home check out “Catch a Piece of Maine“.

Lobster by itself is enough reason to visit the “Kennebunks“.

While visiting, Bed and Breakfast Kennebunkport, one of the more interesting sites would be The Seashore Trolley Museum.  Founded in 1939 with one trolley it has grown to over 250 transit vehicles from all over the United States, Canada and many other countries.  It is now considered to be the oldest and largest electric railway museum in the world.  The collection now includes vehicles from almost all major cities that had streetcar systems.

Take a tour and discover and witness restoration in progress in the three exhibit carbarns from the observation gallery.  The favorite part of the visit will be a chance to ride a streetcar out along a rebuilt portion of the Altantic Shore Line Railway.  Volunteers will explain the whys and  wheres if trolley systems.

Guest of the OLD FORT INN over the years include a lady who discovered the trolley with the same number that went by her house as a little girl and a man that spent his vacation volunteering as a conductor.

During the year special events take place with equipment that doesn’t operate everyday.  Keep an eye on the Calendar of Events.