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Maine Foliage Driving Tour
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In Bridgton, the Noble House B&B, run by Rick and Julie Welchel, has nine guest rooms furnished with antiques. Across the road they have a private beach on Highland Lake, where a canoe awaits. If you are an antiques buff, don't miss Bridgton. In the past few years, the town has attracted numerous shops. If antiques aren't what you're looking for, try one of our favorite shops, Craftworks, in the Upper Village. Their extensive inventory (pottery, clothes, books, toys, and local crafts) fills a former church and two other buildings.
In Naples, the Augustus Bove House is an 1820 Colonial that was Hotel Naples from 1850 to 1939. The guest register includes opera star Enrico Caruso, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Howard Hughes. Here you'll find nice views of Long Lake.
Another fine B&B is Lamb's Mill Inn, an 1890s farmhouse on 20 acres; fields, woods, and perennial gardens surround this treasure.
Next the tour moves into New Hampshire, but before leaving the area, get your blood moving with a short hike up Jockey Cap. This climb to the top takes about 10 minutes and affords breathtaking views of the White Mountains and local lakes. Look for the Jockey Cap Motel on Route 302; tucked between this and a small general store, there is a little white wooden arch. This is the entrance to the path; take the right fork, then left. If children are with you, be sure to leave time to scramble on the huge boulders at the head of the trail. At the rocky summit, a bronze marker designed by Arctic explorer Admiral Peary identifies the view.
If you are continuing our foliage bonanza, head west on Route 302 into New Hampshire.
Reader Comments
Comment from on September 9, 2008
If you put this in either Google Maps or Yahoo Maps format it would be a big help.
Larry - Hobe Sound (one color) Florida
Comment from Wendy Tyler on August 17, 2010
You say you are in Bethel but you really never go near the town With Gould Academy, the Bethel Inn and common, the magnificent churches and awsome restauants you really missed out on what bethel is.
Comment from Jonathan Goldberg on August 17, 2010
Perham\'s of West Paris closed its doors after 90 some years this spring.
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