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Narrow Gauge Realty Float to Flagstaff Main St., PO Box 457, Kingfield, ME 04947 • 265-4949 www.narrowgaugerealty.com CARRABASSETT VALLEY: Log sided chalet in Sugarloaf Village has deck with views of Bigelow Mountain. Full foundation, 1.5 BA, 3 BR, a workshop/utility room, nice kitchen/living/dining room with beamed ceiling and stone fireplace, new hardwood and tile floors. 1+/- acre. $269,500. #H841228 NORTH ANSON: Beautiful and spacious 2-story farmhouse on large 1.67 acre lot with pond. 3-4 BR, 2 ¾ BA, high ceilings, hardwood floors, laundry room, attached 3-story barn, garden cottage and much more! Stately home is well-maintained and landscaped, and close to amenities of town. $224,900. #H894436 KINGFIELD: Charming home on the Carrabassett River offers seasonal mountain views and tranquility year-round! On “The Island”, this home has 2 BR, full BA, kitchen, living room and dining room, refinished wood floors, full basement, 200+ feet of frontage on the river! On ½+/- acre. REDUCED $150,000. #H874579 N. NEW PORTLAND: Nicely refurbished apartment building with 3 one-BR units and a commercial unit. Pretty hdwd floors, new siding and windows, good rental history. Centrally located for a business venture! $145,000. #I869149 NEW PORTLAND: In-town farmhouse with nice old barn sits on approx. .37 acre and has frontage on pretty Lemon Stream. 3 BR, full BA, deck, screened-in porch, septic and drilled well. $98,500. #H868153 EUSTIS: 2 BR log cabin has open kitchen/living area, loft, ¾ bath and screened porch. Full bsmt, Franklin fireplace, drilled well and septic, and over 500 feet of Flagstaff Lake frontage! Enjoy the water, or ski at Sugarloaf and Saddleback resorts. This cozy cabin would make a great hunting or snowmobiling cabin, also! $179,000. #872454 EUSTIS: On Rt. 27, 2+ BR, 1 BA home; has laundry room, hardwood floors, sunporch. Full block bsmt, att. 1 car garage, tar drive. 3/4+/- acre across from Cathedral Pines and Flagstaff Lake, perfect for yr. round or vacation home $139,500. #H461 Tim Pond Camps is located near the Rangeley Lakes Region and not far from the Sugarloaf Mtn. Ski Resort & Golf Course. The camps are located on a “Private” Pond. (No other camps around or on the pond.) The gated access assures you uncrowded facilities. Relax and enjoy your stay in our log cabin accommodations. We offer fly fishing, mountain bike riding, boating, canoeing, picnicking, wildlife & bird watching, and hiking. Our kitchen staff prepares excellent meals for your hearty appetites. Special family rates for July & August. Call and let us help you plan a relaxing stay here in the Western Mountains of Maine! IN JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, OUR DINING ROOM IS OPEN FOR DINNER BY RESERVATION. P.O. Box 22, Eustis, Maine 04936 207-243-2947 (camp) • 207-897-4056 (winter) www.timpond.com E-mail: relax@timpond.com 4 Maine Mountain Summer 2008 natiional Recogniitiion Hart’s rainbow graces chamber guide Original Irregular staffer David Hart’s spectacular photo of the double rainbow over the Carrabassett River as seen from Centennial Bridge in Kingfield, is the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce 2008 guide’s front cover. Catching this photo, which ran in the Irregular last summer, was truly a matter of being “in the right place at the right time.” The guide, which is available now, is full of information on things to do and see, fairs and festivals, and includes an annual events calendar, business resources, places to visit, where to eat and more for Franklin County. This guide is many visitors’ first glimpse of our area. Visit the chamber office at 407 Wilton Road in Farmington or one of these member towns for your own copy: Town of Farmington, Town of Wilton, Town of Strong, Town of Carrabassett Valley or Town of Kingfield. Or, stop by the Irregular office on Main Street in Kingfield, and grab a copy —don’t forget to congratulate David on his accomplishment. Rangeley, The legend lives on The Rangeley area has been a magnet for fishing aficionados as long as people have sought the world renowned trout, and later salmon, that populate the area’s waterways. Popular magazines have often played a role in drawing folks from away to this treasure, including Field and Stream in 1924 when it announced that Carrie Stevens, the wife of a fishing guide, caught the largest trout ever recorded in Upper Dam —taking second in the magazine’s fishing contest, using a fly she tied herself. Continuing in this tradition, Down East Magazine’s 2008 Summer Guide features a 12-Page special section titled, “Rangeley’s Legendary Lakes — Discover Maine’s Best Fishing.” This special section is divided up into four features: The Lure of Lakewood, a lodge that’s been catering to fishermen and vacationers for more than 150 years; The Legend of the Gray Ghost, the story of Carrie Stevens and her famous flies; Rangeley’s Lost Trout, a short piece on the gone but not forgotten blueback trout; and Bass vs. Brookies, which discusses the battle between native brook trout and smallmouth bass, an invasive species introduced illegally more than two decades ago. Worthy reading, all the articles have much to say about Rangeley as an angler’s haven. Or for that matter as a haven for anyone seeking the solace of natural surroundings. Most of us in this area —both residents and visitors— know the special places small towns are. And while some of the most popular spots have their allure, it’s the small hidden gems that often stand out in the long run. In that spirit, Down East Magazine’s 2008 Summer Guide offers “15 Small Town Getaways” —off-thebeaten-path destinations from Bird Watching in Jonesport to Yachting in York Harbor to Painting in Port Clyde. The western mountain region is well represented by “Float to Flagstaff in Eustis.” While the blurb acknowledges the Eustis area’s attraction to hikers and mountain bikers, and its proximity to the drowned towns of Dead River and Flagstaff, it suggests that the real treat is renting a canoe and paddling the Dead River onto the lake to fish and view Bigelow Mountain. Don’t just take the magazine’s word for it —or ours— get out there and paddle! Northern Outdoors, Loon Lodge named to 2008 Editors’ Choice List Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England: Special 2008 Travel Issue has named local Maine establishments as Editors’ Choice winners for 2008. Among them was Rangeley’s Loon Lodge for Maine’s Western Woods and Lakes region section, and Northern Outdoors for Maine’s Norther region. The designation recognizes Yankee editors’ and contributors’ favorite restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England, with information resources divided by state and region. The issue also features great escapes across the six-state region, from Vermont’s forested lakeshore to Rhode Island’s glorious sunsets and moose safaris in Maine. “Yankee’s editors and our trusted legion of travel writers select our Editors’ Choice winners,” says Yankee editor Mel Allen. “From their own experiences and tips from our readers, they research and find the most deserving establishments in New England. Recipients range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and memorable destinations.” The Editors’ Choice recipients in Maine’s Western Woods and Lakes region include: Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston; Jockey Cap Mountain, Fryeburg; L. C. Bates Museum, Hinckley; Loon Lodge, Rangeley; Mountain Woman Guide Service, Dixfield ; Museum L-A, Lewiston; Noble House, Bridgton; Rufus Porter Museum, Bridgton. The Editors’ Choice recipients in Maine’s Northern region include: Appalachian Trail Café, Millinocket; Eureka Hall Restaurant, Millinocket; Little Lyford Pond Camps, Greenville; Northern Outdoors, The Forks. For more than 30 years, Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England has been the most widely distributed and best-selling guide in the six-state region, providing readers with a comprehensive vacation planning tool and daily reference. Editors Choices will also be recommended on YankeeMagazine.com, where new mapping features, an expanded online database, and search and browse tools are available for travel planning, as well as the functionality to create and save travel itineraries.
Mounta iin Notes Home and garden tour planned Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host its first home and garden tour, titled “Hidden Treasures of Western Maine.” The tour will highlight nine sites and is believed to be the first and only home and garden tour ever held in the Farmington and Wilton area. The tour will feature Wilson Lake Inn gardens and the Victorian Rose Bed and Breakfast, as well as several private residences in Wilton. The remaining locations are in Farmington and include the Healing Garden at Franklin Memorial Hospital, the Nordica Homestead Museum, the Titcomb House, Beverly Oliver’s whimsical Lady Bug Gardens, and a home on the shores of Clearwater Lake. Advanced tickets are $25 (with a gourmet-boxed lunch) and will be $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased after June 26 at the FMH Gift Shop, at Mickey’s Hallmark in Farmington, and online at www.fchn.org. Proceeds from the tour will provide scholarships to FMH nurses wishing to continue their education or obtain an advanced degree or certification. “For many nurses in rural Maine travel time, expenses, work commitments, and educational loan paybacks are major obstacles in obtaining advanced degrees,” said Maureen Goudreau, Director of the Franklin Community Health Network Foundation. “By providing financial support to increase our nurses’ level of knowledge, the whole community benefits. The information that these nurses can share with other healthcare professionals will improve professional practice and patient outcomes,” Concludes Goudreau. For additional information, contact Catherine Merrow in the Development Office at 779-2750. LLC 975 Arnold Trail, Eustis Groceries, Meats Produce Deli Sandwiches Gasoline On & Off-Road Diesel Kerosene Propane Filling Station Bait & Tackle Resident & Non-Resident Licenses Sporting Goods & Clothing Weekdays 6 am - 9 pm Weekends 7 am - 9 pm 246-4221 975 Arnold Trail, Eustis W Ski museum of Maine setting up new exhibit FARMINGTON — The Ski Museum of Maine, located at 109 Church Street, will be closed until Wednesday, July 2 as it sets up a new expanded exhibit. During this time the museum will also be re-locating all of their storage, office and exhibit items onto the first floor of the Church Street Commons Building. This will allow the museum to have everything at a walk-in level, and will allow for a much larger space to display the increasing number of artifacts and memorabilia. The Mountain Counties Heritage will also have a display highlighting the heritage of this fascinating corner of Maine. Call Megan Roberts at 491-5484 at the Ski Museum with any questions or go to: www.skimuseumofmaine.org. elcome to the Loon Lodge on Rangeley Lake where the sunsets are spectacular and the views breathtaking. As you enter the Lodge you will feel the warmth and hospitality we offer to all who visit. We offer distinctively rustic guest rooms & suites and fine dining cuisine. Enjoy cocktails & lighter fare at our Pickford Pub. During the spring and summer you can fish, swim and boat from our dock and beach area or just relax on our spacious deck with your favorite book and cocktail. The Loon Lodge is the perfect setting for your class reunion, family gathering and wedding. Please feel to stop by for a tour. Call (207) 864-LOON, WIFI, www.loonlodgeme.com Maine Mountain Summer 2008 5
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