A new package for winter – “Toboggan Building 101”! Our two night getaway package includes a fun filled weekend of toboggan building (Saturday & Sunday), just in time for a winter of sledding. You’ll receive two days of instruction in basic techniques of bending, sanding, finishing and fastening your very own toboggan. Mark your calendar …
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Posts Categorized: Winter Activities
Camden Winterfest 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013 Live music, ice skating, ice carving, hot soup…we LOVE winter in Camden! “The Winterfest Committee urges you to save the date, January 26, 2013! Winterfest returns to the Camden Amphitheatre for the 11th annual celebration of winter and community ice carving on January 26 at noon. The Winterfest Committee …
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Winter Fun Getaway Packages – Skiing and Ice Climbing in Camden
It is officially wintertime here at the Hartstone Inn. The air is chilly and there’s snow on the ground. That doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of outdoor fun to be had! The Camden Snow Bowl is just a short distance away from us and it offers skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, skating, tubing and a toboggan chute. …
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Camden, Maine Winterfest 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012 From their website: “The Camden Winterfest returns for its 10th annual community celebration of winter on Saturday January 28th,2012. Presented by The Camden Public Library and the Winterfest Committee along with local sponsors. The centerpiece of Winterfest activity remains the Community Ice Carving Event.Community members transform ordinary blocks of ice into …
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Skiing in Maine “Learn to Ski” Package
Skiing in Maine is often the first experience of someone new to the sport. We are always trying to create fun, new getaway packages that we feel our guests at the Hartstone Inn will enjoy. We thought this package would be perfect! The Camden Snow Bowl is just a short distance from the Inn an …
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Hartstone Inn Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 2011
Believe it or not, fall has officially arrived which means Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Leave the cooking and dish washing behind and spend Thanksgiving with us at the Hartstone Inn. Choose one of our 21 well appointed guest rooms and make it a special holiday getaway sure to be remembered for years to come. Thanksgiving …
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Farnsworth Art Museum
On a snowy day like this one our guests are in for a treat, well several actually. Of course there are Michael’s homemade cookies set out in the afternoon with tea, to be enjoyed in the warmest of spaces (perhaps even in your own room by a fire), but there is also such beauty right …
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Jo Ellen Designs
One of the places we recommend to guests is the super smart shop Jo Ellen Designs at 21 Main Street in Camden, conveniently located across from Glendarragh Lavender. Owner Jo Ellen Stammen was a fine artist and children’s book illustrator. Her training and success – 15 published titles, including a Caldecott nomination and Christopher Award …
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Glendarragh Lavender
One of the benefits to staying at the Hartstone or Hideaway is our proximity to the shops in downtown Camden. Guests often walk down to the harbor to see the boats and stroll about Camden visiting shops selling books, hand knit pieces, gourmet food items, toys, clothes, jewelry, antiques, souvenirs, and home goods. We will …
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New Year’s Eve Dinner 2010
Our sold out New Year’s Eve dinner last night was so much fun. Chef Michael and Chef Zeph experimented with new flavors and received rave reviews from the guests. For all of you who missed it, we have posted the menu and pictures of each course. Happy New Year! We are looking forward to making new …
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Gourmet Specialties on a Budget
Going out to eat can sometimes take as much, if not more, effort than sitting down for a home-cooked meal. Hiring a babysitter, getting a reservation, deciding what to wear, making the reservation, and then mentally ticking off all those dollar signs (bottle of wine, check, appetizer, check, salad, check, main course, check, dessert, check, …
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The First Snow of the Season
Yesterday we had our first snowfall of the season. The timing could not have been more perfect as we had just decorated the outdoors for the upcoming holiday. Maybe it will be a white Christmas after all…