Ah, spring on Maine’s MidCoast: There’s just nothing like it! And there’s no place better to enjoy it all from than The Craignair Inn by the Sea, where you can relish luxury, award-winning bed-&-breakfast hospitality in a serene setting along Tidewater near Spruce Head, ME.
Winter—very much its own magical time to escape here—eases up slowly on the MidCoast. And that’s not a bad thing, if you ask us (or our returning guests this time of year): It only makes the vernal awakening that much sweeter, and, furthermore, gives late-winter/early-spring vacationers at The Craignair Inn the chance to enjoy some of that bowing-out season’s outstanding snowsports and its big-time hygge vibes.
A room at The Craignair makes the perfect “spring”-board (pun intended) for exploring all the many things to do in Maine’s MidCoast region this time of year. And some of the best things to do in Maine during the spring are on tap right on our property, not least in the wining-and-dining department!
Let’s run through just some of the activities and attractions that make a MidCoast Maine spring such an unmissable season…
As travelers with firsthand experience in the area know, the MidCoast—and the Pine Tree State in general, for that matter—is very much a year-round destination for outdoor recreation. With that said, the MidCoast is a relaxing and quiet escape from the hubbub of life before the warmer months bring tourists in with the tide.
Stealing away to The Craignair Inn in late winter or early spring, you’ll often find plenty of the white stuff yet to play around in: from the downhill slopes and toboggan chute of the Camden Snow Bowl and the snowshoeing and Nordic routes of Camden Hills State Park to the winter paths of the tranquil Clark Island Preserve just across the walkable causeway from The Craignair Inn.
After an afternoon’s worth of snowshoeing, skiing, or hiking out in the splendor of this transitional time of year, it’s sheer bliss to return to the cozy embrace of The Craignair Inn. That's all the more true given we boast one of the finest MidCoast Maine
The peace and quiet of the off-season come richly savored at the multifaceted waterfront retreat that is The Craignair Inn by the Sea, and when you throw in the culinary amazements of The Causeway, it’s so very easy to fall under the MidCoast spell here.
Spring always seems to arise thrumming with a sense of possibility and creativity, and those feelings jibe nicely with a bit of seasonal art appreciation. A springtime idyll in MidCoast Maine at The Craignair Inn offers fabulous opportunities for art enthusiasts, with numerous galleries and some very fine museums—among them the Farnsworth Art Museum and its Wyeth Center, the Center for Contemporary Art in Rockland, and the Langlais Sculpture Preserve—near at hand.
In fact, speaking of near at hand, we even lay claim to our very own standout hub for local and regional art: the Craignair Gallery, host to an all-year lineup of exhibitions featuring Maine artists. It’s wonderful to stay at our upscale bed and breakfast on the shore, admiring works right on-site that are inspired by the same ravishing Maine landscapes, weather, culture, and energy that you’re blissfully ensconced in.
And what’s more, you get to combine art appreciation here with a foodie experience, given that one of our Causeway Restaurant’s dining areas lies within the Craignair Gallery!
Among the gastronomic delights that are yours to enjoy at our Causeway Restaurant here at The Craignair Inn are locally caught Penobscot Bay lobsters. There is, of course, no more quintessential Maine seafood than that noble crustacean, and we couldn’t be prouder to partner with hardworking local lobstermen and women to supply it, magnificently plated, to our guests and diners.
Supporting local lobstering traditions and the tireless folks who carry it out is a strong priority of ours at The Craignair Inn by the Sea, where honoring the ecosystems, cultures, and lifeways of the MidCoast is part of our M.O. There are, needless to say, a slew of challenges to being a lobsterman or woman these days (though a recent high-profile lawsuit went the way of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, a major victory), and we’re committed to doing our part to helping out this long-running and defining regional industry.
After refining your chips, drives, pitches, and putts out there on the greens and fairways, kick back in The Causeway Restaurant or at our Clark Bar and enjoy some well-deserved refreshments.
As spring advances on the MidCoast, the snowshoe and ski trails of winter shift over to hiking corridors, with the spectacular shifting pageantry of greenup, flowering, bird migration,
Early spring doles out some special magic courtesy of the abundant and varied blooms of spring ephemeral wildflowers and other plant life. Fragrant, sunshiny MidCoast forests and woodlands come alive with skunk cabbage, bluets, anemones, trout-lilies, star flowers, trailing arbutus, and other early-blooming showstoppers, with the showy petals of lupines in April and May another keenly anticipated spectacle.
Spring is a downright thrilling time to get out on the water along Maine’s MidCoast. Calling The Craignair Inn by the Sea your home away from
home here, you’ll be ideally poised to do just that! After all, we're set right on the seashore, and a mere hop, skip, and a jump from some of Maine's iconic harbors.
This is a wonderful season for sailing in Vacationland, and for sampling the high quality of fishing in this part of New England—whether you’re casting for freshwater quarries such as smallmouth and largemouth bass or chartering a boat for a deep-sea chase of cod or stripers.
Even just hanging out by the water is deeply satisfying amid the balmy weather of spring—and now’s the time to enjoy Maine’s coastal hamlets and bays, before the rising sea levels of climate change transform them...
That intoxicating vernal unfolding isn’t far away on the calendar: Now’s a great time to book your Craignair Inn stay for the season. We can’t wait to introduce you to the many charms of the MidCoast in springtime mode!