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Maine Lodging 2009
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Best "Green" Lodging:
THREE PINES B&B, Hancock
Ed and Karen Curtis's combination off-the-grid bed-and-breakfast and organic farm fronts on Sullivan Harbor, just below Reversing Falls. The 40-acre site is permanently protected through an easement with the Frenchman Bay Conservancy. Ditch the carbon-packing car behind and launch a kayak from the front lawn, or walk or pedal the rail trail to Tidal Falls lobster shack on another conservancy-owned property. Rates: from $85-$125, depending on season, including full breakfast. 274 East Side Road. 207-460-7595; threepinesbandb.com
Best North Woods Oasis:
BLAIR HILL INN, Greenville
The views over Moosehead Lake are spectacular from Blair Hill Inn, Dan and Ruth McLaughlin's oasis of elegance in the rugged wilds of northern Maine. Gourmet breakfasts, five-course dinners on summer weekends, and sunset cocktails on the wraparound porch provide respite from hiking, fishing, and moose-spotting adventures. Many rooms have fireplaces to warm chilly evenings, and there's a hot tub for soaking tired bones. Rates: from $300, including full breakfast. Lily Bay Road. 207-695-0224; blairhill.com
Best Sunset Views:
COUNTRY CLUB INN, Rangeley
Yes, it's all a bit retro, but the views are stupendous. The hilltop inn, with golf course and a restaurant serving classic Continental fare, overlooks Rangeley Lake to the distant Presidential Range of New Hampshire's White Mountains, capped by Mount Washington. Divine anytime, but especially so in autumn. Rates: from $130, including full breakfast. 56 Country Club Road. 207-864-3831; rangeleyme.com/ccinn
Best Coast Guard Rescue:
QUODDY HEAD STATION, Lubec
Credit Bill Clark for rescuing the abandoned and deteriorating Quoddy Head Life-Saving Station, located within walking distance of the historic candy-striped West Quoddy Light. The bluff-top, ocean-view property now accommodates guests in an overnight cabin, four-apartment lodge, and four-bedroom Station House. Rates: cabins from $95, lodge from $80, house from $200. West Quoddy Head Road. 877-535-4714; quoddyvacation.com
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