Our guests say ... :
'What a wonderful place to spend our 10-year wedding anniversary!
We give it two paws up! Thank you!'
Melissa and Matt Triplett and miniature schnauzers Oreo and Jellybean
Wadsworth, OH
'You have an adorable cottage. We had a wonderful time. Would like to return later this year.'
Steve
Mattapoisett, MA
'My wife loved it! She said it was so clean!'
Ken Nishimura
New York City
'So kid-friendly. Beats a hotel any day. My son Aidan asked if we could live here.'
Matthew Campbell
Rutland, VT
Customize your stay!:
Whatever your interests: romance, fine dining, a family get-together, history, painting, antiquing, hiking,
I can customize a weekend or an entire vacation stay just for you.
I grew up on the ocean in Connecticut and spent 15 years on Boston's South Shore. I've been in Rockport seven years. Since arriving here, I have explored great places to visit on the North Shore and in Boston.
I'm also a former travel writer who has published in 'Yankee,' 'The Boston Globe,' 'Caribbean Travel and Life,' and 'Walking Magazine,' among others. I am the author of 'Massachusetts Off the Beaten Path' and co-author of 'Hidden New England.'
I have two children, a son 16 and and a daughter 18, adept babysitters and dogwalkers. If you want to know where are the best playgrounds or beaches for young children, tweens or teens, just ask me! Rockport also has a brand new teen center with games, movie nights and live music and dances.
History of the main house:
My house was built in 1850 as the home of Olive Tarr, wife of one of the original founding families of Rockport, and is in the Historic District. It has a Greek Revival exterior and is surrounded by perennial gardens and flowering trees and shrubs: crabapples, a magnolia, lilacs, beach roses, enkianthus and weigela, as well as evergreens.
You are welcome to use the terrace beside the house, furnished with patio chairs and tables.
Sea Mist Cottage was originally a carriage house for the main house. While remodeling, I saw the holes left by enormous hinges that once held the massive doors. The carriage house later became a garage. The former owner made it into an artist's studio with eight skylights (a lot of closing when it rained).
I envisioned a small summer cottage with larger skylights, which became a reality in May of 2006. I have stayed in the cottage myself, and much prefer it to my house.
Other Activities:
kayaking
