Some Available Options for your group!:
Lovely Lobster Bakes on Morse Cove for your group, $35 per adult and $5 per child, providing the kids eat hot dogs! This is an amazing treat and if you request in advance and the permit can be obtained we will do a bonfire on the beach for you with S'Mores! Imagine all this and right on the water. Or you can ask for the Lovely Lobster Bake to be done on our deck for a little more money per person, but certainly convenient. The Morse Cove dinner on the water has a 'rain date' scheduled in and is probably the most fun! It is five minutes by car from the house!
Birthday Cakes and other Special Cakes can be ordered for you from Bah's Bakehouse (they also do catering). Let us know what you desire!
Boat rides in Castine Harbor or from Morse Cove or another beautiful spot can be arranged for your group if we have the dates in advanced. Kayaking and canoes?
Traditional Massages ? Mayan Massage? Tarot Readings? Golf? Tennis? Babysitting? Wine and Cheese? Pedicures and Manicures?
When you are here::
Our house includes everything you could most likely think of for a great time!
Most cell phones are usable in Castine these days due to some new or improved cell towers -- AT&T especially works! The house telephone is local only -- Castine, Bucksport, Blue Hill and Ellsworth basically, so you might like to have a telephone card with you for “long distance”. Your phone number here will be 207-326-0586.
Bring your laptop computers as the house is wired with Lynksys, but you will need a notebook adapter if one is not built into your computer already.
We have a very big TV in the Family Room with a VCR and DVD player. We have a lot of DVDs and VHS tapes here for your use.
Yes, we have a pool table and some equipment for it, but it is for fun play not tournament play as our floors are far from level! But we think families usually enjoy playing pool at the table!
There is croquet set, badminton and there are lots of indoor games and puzzles. We have tons of books!
And besides the Brass Band on the Green. . .:
We have a great beach and saltwater pool in addition to the water at the cove, an easy walk! There is a private/public golf course and tennis within walking. Four Flags is a great shop for souvenirs and all sorts of wonderful items. We have a clothing store called Sarah, Sarah. Our little grocery is the T & C. Don;t miss The Castine Handiwork Shop.
There is a nice bookstore called Compass Rose downtown.
Adams School on the Village Green has a good playground and the library is near there with books for the kids and maybe a story hour before bedtime.
Ski:
there is no skiing in the Summer
Golf:
There is a private/public golf course with a pro shop and tennis with lessons, within walking. Some say the lay of the course reminds them of Scotland!
Guest Book:
1.'The thunder and lightning scared me at first on our second night, but then I just fell asleep remembering our day on the BackShore Beach!'
2.'It was sunning and perfect all seven days we were at your house in Maine! If you had anything to do with that, many thanks.'
3. 'Our personal favorite place to eat was Dennett's Wharf. The grilled bread and olives and the seadoods were perfect. And oh that Blueberry pie! Thank the owner, Paul, for his kindnesses our last night. '
4. 'We loved the chocolate peanut butter cake we got from BAH's and you were right about her Bakehouse Betty sandwhich!'
5. 'We hated you for having so many good DVDs. We had trouble getting the kids to go outside.Seriously, the games and stuff for kids was very well thought out.'
6. 'We will remember our mother's wedding to her new husband fondly when we get back home to Germany. The two weeks we booked were perfect ones for our family reunion. Your yard was perfect for the ceremony. Thanks for everything.'