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Camden Harbor Arts & Crafts Show

This event is a Hartstone Inn guest favorite!  From their website:   Show Information The 35th Annual Carol Sebold Summer Harbor Arts Juried Arts & Crafts Show will be held at the harborside in Camden, July 16th and 17th from 9am to 5pm. Bring your family and friends for this two-day celebration of the arts in [...]

Tess Gerritsen Book Launching at the Owl and Turtle Bookshop

Book launching event for Tess Gerritsen’s new book, Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel!   Where: Owl and Turtle Bookshop             32 Washington St.             Camden, Maine 04843 When:  Tuesday, July 5 from 6pm-7:30pm   From the Owl and Turtle Bookshop’s website About the Book In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s [...]

The Lucky Dog Gallery in Rockland, Maine

written by Mary Jo Brink My parents are visiting this week so Michael and I are playing tourist!  No visit is complete without a visit to our favorite shop in Rockland, Maine -  Lucky Dog Gallery.  We met one of the owners, Hal Hagy, several years ago at Camden’s Art in the park festival.  Hal [...]

Camden Garden Club's House and Garden Tour

Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:30am to 4pm From their website:  “The Garden Club’s main event and only fundraiser is its famous Annual House and Garden Tour. Held on the third Thursday in July since its inception in 1947 this tour has become so popular that many tourists plan their vacations around it. In 2011, the [...]

Camden, Maine's 4th of July "Festival of Independence"

“Music by the Sea” and spectacular fireworks display to highlight Festival of Independence on Maine’s Midcoast The Festival of Independence Schedule is as follows:  Friday, July 1: Bay Chamber Concerts Summer Music Festival Opening Night, Rockport Opera House, 8 p.m. Friday, July 1: Celebration Life Family Church concert, Camden Amphitheatre. Free concert; bring blankets or chairs for [...]

North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, Maine July 16 & 17

For all our Hartstone Inn guests who dig the blues, this festival is for you! Advance tickets $25/day or $50/weekend pass. Tickets at the gate $35.00/day or $70.00/weekend pass. ADVANCE TICKET SALES END JULY 11TH, 2011. Saturday or Weekend Pass also gets you into the club crawl at the participating bars and restaurant. A special [...]

Pop the Cork 2011 at Cellardoor Winery

We are always on the lookout for events that we think our Hartstone Inn guests will enjoy!  WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 5:30-10PM WHERE: Cellardoor Winery 367 Youngtown Rd, Lincolnville ME 04849 TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/173230 Phone: (207) 763-4478 From their website: “Join Cellardoor Winery and Megunticook Market on June 23, 2011 for its 4th annual Pop [...]

Lobster Fishing in Camden on the Lively Lady Too

What better way to experience Maine then to take a trip on an authentic lobster boat!  This is a Hartstone Inn favorite!  Their website describes the trip best: “The captain hauls up traps, takes out the live lobsters, bands them and makes comments. You’ll learn whether the lobster is hard shell, soft shell, male or female. [...]

Center for Maine Contemporary Art

For our Hartstone Inn guests who enjoy art, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is wonderful place to visit on your next trip to Camden, Maine.  It is located right next door, in downtown Rockport.  Here are some frequently asked questions from their website: What kind of art do you show? Our specialty is contemporary art of [...]

New Restaurant in Camden: 57 Bayview Bar & Bistro

We always want to keep our guests here at The Hartstone Inn informed on what is new in the Camden dinning scene.  As we have mentioned in previous blog entries, several new restaurants have opened in Camden recently.  57 Bayview Bar and Bistro, located where Ephemere restaurant was formerly, opened April 9th.  Read about the new restaurant in the [...]

 
 

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