Foodies in midcoast Maine are celebrating last weeks news that Primo restaurant owner and chef Melissa Kelly has won the James Beard awardone of the highest accolades in the culinary world. This is the second award for Kelly (she won when she was chef at Old Chatham Sheepherding Co. in New York)making her the first chef ever to win the [...]
Ospreys and bald eagles soar high above, scouting for fish. Harbor seals sun themselves on pink granite ledges. A mother fox teaches her kits to hunt. A great blue heron stands sentry in the cove, and thousands of songbirds flutter among the trees. Lady slippers and lichens line trails through spruce forest. Changing seasons bring wild [...]
In the late 1920s, heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney married socialite Mary Polly Lauder, whose father had recently built a house on Johns Island, a gem of an island located smack dab in the middle of Johns Bay, between the Bristol and South Bristol branches of the Pemaquid peninsula. The property became the Tunneys summer home for generations to [...]
It has been a challenging real estate market for the high end over these past five years, but it seems increasingly likely that 2012 was the bottom of the market, and 2013 will be the leading edge of the [...]
For anyone seeking a convenient, in-town location and the best view of the harbors activity, the Minot Wharf House is a winner.
For more information on this property or otherlistings in the Camden area, contactTerry Sortwell,tsortwell@landvest.com in ourCamden office.
Were always pleased when our listings catch designers eyes. Its no surprise that the Norumbega Carriage House did so recentlyits an architecturally stunning historic house that was completely renovated to the highest standards by its current owners. This beautiful home for sale in Camden, Maine, was recently featured in [...]
Penobscot Bay on the Maine coast is considered one of the worlds finest cruising grounds, largely because its dozens of islands provide anchorages, scenic beauty, services, and cultural interest. There are tiny private islands (some with houses, many still without) and larger islands that are home to year round fishing communities and well [...]
MIDCOAST MAINE REAL ESTATE REPORT, MARCH 2013
We have begun the new year with a renewed feeling of optimism about the high-end real estate market in Maine. A slight increase in sales statewide, some robust activity in select regions, and a shift in media commentary all have us feeling more positive about the direction of real estate on the [...]
was featured in Barrons as one of Americas Best Retreats. The article notes a trend of buyers fleeing high-tax states to purchase real estate in low tax states. If you are looking to park your money, why not look at a tangible asset such as real estate in Mount Desert or Blue Hill, Maine? There are few investments that [...]
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