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Fall weeks are still available starting September 20. Please check the links to our "Reservation Calendar", many recent "Guest Comments," and especially our own web site for "More Info and Photos" (lots of them!).
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All the charm of a 1900-vintage house with completely updated kitchens and baths and modern conveniences for your vacation on the coast of Maine! Our first summer rental season, 2007, was a rousing success, with all our guests very pleased with our wonderful views and charming, well-equipped house.
Our family’s charming and comfortable old home has been called The Lobster Trap since its days as a restaurant back in the 30s. Built in 1900, she has stood proudly on Bayview Street, keeping watch as the neighboring wharf sheltered first the old-time steamboats plying the waters of Penobscot Bay down to Boston, then the fishing boats at the Stonington sardine cannery, and now the Isle au Haut mailboats, "Mink" and "Miss Lizzie" as they make their runs to that pristine island 7 miles south, part of Acadia National Park.
Stonington is a busy, working fishing village, a place of such unspoiled natural beauty that many who drive over the bridge from the mainland want to stay here forever! From The Lobster Trap there's always something to watch, whether it's the lobstermen bringing in their catch, pleasure boats exploring the waters and the islands, or the majestic windjammers sailing down the Thoroughfare from Camden, Rockland, and beyond.
We're just a short walk to Stonington village, yet we enjoy our own quieter corner of the harbor and the colorful flower gardens our parents lovingly tended on the ledges. Our stairway down to the water is easily accessible, and passersby often picnic on the rocks or launch their kayaks there.
As every visitor to the Lobster Trap says, "Wow, what a view!" The first floor of the house sits one story above street level and has a wide, wrap-around deck that always offers cool and refreshing breezes. If you can tear yourself away from the deck, you'll find an open, sunny living room and dining room, plus a cozy library with studio couch. The walls are graced with paintings collected through the years. The one bedroom on this level has two comfortable twin beds, with end tables and good reading lights for each. A full kitchen with gas stove and dishwasher, the bathroom with tub/shower, and a washer and dryer complete this space.
The view and the living space only get better on the second floor, where our parents spent the summers from the time that they bought the house in 1970. This level comprises one large room extending the entire width of the house, with well equipped kitchen (they both loved to cook!) and attractively appointed dining and living areas, a brand-new deck, full bath with shower, and sunlight galore! Facing due south, you'll gasp at the glorious sunrises, sunsets, and moonrises from this vantage point. Two bedrooms are on this floor: a small one with brand new extra-long twin bed plus the computer desk, and the master bedroom, also with brand new bed, a king. All linens and colorful quilts are provided. A bathroom with shower is accessible from this bedroom as well as the kitchen.
And saving the best for last - if the extended family wants to join you on vacation, head upstairs! Two more bedrooms plus bath with shower await on the third floor, as well as the wonderful Crow's Nest, a large living room with an extra bed for you to lounge on. This is the spot to sit and read, paint, or enjoy an evening cocktail or a game of Trivial Pursuit. This floor has a queen, a double, and a single bed.
With its south-facing exposure and many large windows, The Lobster Trap enjoys brilliant sunshine. But many guests find watching the fog banks creep in over the islands or a rip-roaring storm even more fascinating! No worries: we have central heat on the first and second floors, so you'll always be comfortable. Air conditioning is not needed on Stonington's waterfront. Just open the windows!
Cozy enough for a couple, convenient for two couples (each having your own complete living area), or great for a family reunion! We are offering the use of our deep-water mooring, out-haul, and a two-person, sit-on-top-style kayak (with signed waiver of liability). Although this is our own home, we have been in the real estate and vacation rental business for years and can offer professional management, practical local advice, and hands-on caretaking if the need should arise! |
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