Milbridge and Schoodic Point Tour
This end of July tour will have us all meet up in Ellsworth (Home Depot) on Friday the 30th and proceed to Schoodic Peninsula for a cookout lunch and then a driving tour of the park. From there we will drive to the Red Barn Motel in Millbridge to check into our rooms and get settled. Later we can have our own Happy Hour and then go to the local restaurant for drinks and supper.
Saturday after breakfast we will head to Columbia Falls and tour the Ruggles House (an interesting local landmark) and then on to the Big Blueberry for a little shopping. Then it’s time to head back up to the Cinammon Stick store. After shopping we’ll head over to George and Jane’s camp ,on the shore in Steuben for fresh crab rolls with a view. If we have time on the way back to the Red Barn we can stop over to McClellan park ,to see the granite shoreline.Then back to the motel and decide on supper.One note of interest,the Town of Milbridge will have it’s annual parade on Saturday from 11AM to 12 noon and we can either join it or avoid it ,we can figure that out later.
Sunday ,after breakfast ,if we didn’t make it to McClellan park ,the day before, we’ll do it Sunday morning. Then it’s taillights ….heading home.
What to know:
Where /When---------Meeting in Ellsworth at the Home Depot on route 1 heading out of Ellsworth. .We will meet at 12 noon Friday the 30th of July. There’s only one Home Depot you can’t miss it.
Where-------------Schoodic Peninsula (part of Arcadia Nat Park) is south of Gouldsboro off rte 1.Either route 186 or 195 will get you there. We will be a group by the time turn off rt. 1 so it should be just follow the leader.
Where ---------Red Barn Motel ,right in the heart of Millbridge.
What to bring----FOLDING CHAIRS
Food / drinks for Friday’s picnic (charcoal if you want to cook—the park has grills).
Drinks for Saturday’s lunch (plenty of stores around locally)
Where ---------McClellan park, a good restaurant ,the lobster pound and boat ride are all minutes away from the motel .
Cost------------Crab.Rolls and Chips---what ever it costs to make them—won’t be much
Cost ------------Red Barn Motel is $60.00 per night + tax. For 2 people or $50.00 per night for 1 person. The rooms have 2 double beds a fridge and a microwave. If you singles double up you can save $.
Restaurants-----------there are several good one’s around for breakfast/supper etc.
IMPORTANT—IMPORTANT—IMPORTANT -----The motel has only 25 or so rooms and July/August is their biggest season and it’s location is perfect for our tour. So we need all you members ,that want to go, to make reservations ASAP. We’d like to have a full head count by April 15st, so please act on this NOW. The Red Barn Motel’s phone is 207-546-7721 . Also please let us know that you made the reservation ,contact George at (832-7388) or george@dutchneckbuilders.com
If you only want to stay one night (Fri or Sat) that’s ok ,but please let us know.
There are other motels around, but they are quite a distance from the action.That’s why booking early at the Red Barn makes a lot of sense,it’s right in the middle of things and we would pretty much have the whole place to ourselves. This should be a great meet and we’ll have more details in one of the upcoming news letters.
George