Open House at the Blue Hill Inn

Spring continues to be a delight here on the coast of Maine. I haven't seen so many smiles since Black Dinah Chocolatiers were dipping truffles in the kitchen here. Your hardworking innkeeper has been dining out to test the waters--El El Frijoles, Whale's Rib, Table, C Shells, Bird Watcher's, Dennett's Wharf. We'll have the inside scoop for you when you ask for reservation suggestions. The photos are ones I took on the way to the Whale's Rib, which is at the Pilgrim's Inn on Deer Isle. The 20-minute drive really is this beautiful. I'm not sure what the schedule for the bridge work is but when cars have to wait it usually isn't long.

The full inn opens next week, Thursday, May 20. We have our annual open house the night before. If you're in the area, please stop by, 5-7 p.m. We'll have live music from the George Stevens Academy Varsity Jazz Band, delicious nibbles, and great company. During the quiet season we offer a continental breakfast in the Cape House but next week we start the full menu. Our blueberry pancakes, homemade granola and yogurt, an omelet, the poached eggs with the fire-roasted red peppers and chive flowers... And that amazing bacon Libby makes for us at Smith's Smokehouse. It's going to be a delicious summer once again.

Have you checked us out on Facebook? We're always posting about things happening in Blue Hill and the surrounding area.

We're looking forward to Wings, Waves & Woods, May 21-23, the annual birding festival with all sorts of events going on down on Deer Isle. We'll get you started with maps and birding lists.

If you're planning to come visit, make your reservations now. It's going to be a busy summer and lots of weekends are already booked up. We are running a spring special to encourage people to come earlier, stay a bit longer, and really relax--come for three nights but pay for two. Call us for the details. Here's to a blossom-filled spring.