Friday, September 16, 2011

Ah, September

Full on sunshine, cooler days and definitely cooler nights, crisp clear air--we love September!

We've had guests write some great reviews about the inn and the restaurant. If you haven't visited us yet, come see for yourself what they're talking about.

This weekend is Maine Open Lighthouse Weekend when you have a chance to tour some of the many Maine lighthouses. (See my blog entry from Sept. 20, 2009, for details about my visit to Eagle Island Light.) Tomorrow I'll get to go to Mark Island Light in Deer Isle Thoroughfare! We're traveling with Capt. Water Reed, who will charter his lobster boat for you. The lighthouse on Mark Island has a foghorn--it's the one you can hear on most of Deer Isle and certainly from my favorite hike to Barred Island.

Dining at the inn has been end-of-summer delicious! Listen to the steak offering: Grilled 8 oz. New York Center Cut Steak with gorgonzola and shallot butter, red wine braised cabbage, crispy kale, and garlic mashed potato! The baked haddock has the best roasted potatoes, the lentil soup is served with heirloom tomatoes from right around the corner. And dessert--doesn't a warm apple crisp with house-made caramel and ginger ice cream sound scrumptious? Or perhaps you would prefer our flourless chocolate cake with toasted walnuts, organic strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Most nights we run out of tables so do call ahead for a reservation.

One of the quotes from the guestbook this week celebrates our favorite local author. "In the words of E.B. White's Charlotte: 'Terrific.' And to bend another of her weavings: 'Some inn.'" Elizabeth was quite a Charlotte's Web
fan and turned me on to The Story of Charlotte's Web by Michael Sims. I ordered it from Blue Hill Books and am now waiting
patiently for winter to delve into it. We also got a copy of another interesting looking book, Jonathan Fisher of Blue Hill, Maine
Commerce, Culture, and Community on the Eastern Frontier.
Fisher was the first Congregational minister of Blue Hill but was a talented man in many directions. You can tour his 1814 homestead here in Blue Hill.

If you plan to visit us this fall, make your reservations soon! Our fall is busier than ever, right through October. Foliage in this area, along the coast, peaks between Oct. 13-21, right during our fabulous Foliage, Food, and Wine Festival. Contact the inn for more information.